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Innovative couple has transformed old warehouse into charming hotel In Soldiers Grove THE DAVENPORT ROOM at the new Tobacco Warehouse Inn in Soldiers Grove gives a sense of the tasteful charm and sumptuous comfort to be enjoyed there. The room is named for owner Noel Miller’s mentor in the hotel business. SOLDIERS GROVE - The Village of Soldiers Grove is a beehive of innovation and transformation these days. In the old part of town, ...

SPRING GREEN — Peter Rott knows his way around buildings designed or inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. Rott was the project architect in the 1990s during the construction of the Monona Terrace convention center in Madison. He’s now working on restoration efforts of the A.D. German Warehouse, the only warehouse designed by Wright and constructed between 1917 and 1921 in downtown Richland Center, Wright’s hometown. Rott spent eight years studying at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of A...

April 15: News from around the Driftless Area ‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area. VIROQUA –Friends of Vernon County Parks & Forests will hold the first of their series of ‘Spring Ephemerals Hikes’ at the Duck Egg County Forest, on Saturday, April 17, starting at 4 p.m. Hikers will search for spring ephemerals. Participants should meet a...

April 1: News from around the Driftless Area ‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area. VIROQUA –Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center is requesting volunteers on Sunday, April 18, 1-4 p.m., to help with some spring-cleaning involving invasive plant species… The Viroqua Lions Club is now accepting donations of furniture, lawn and garden, outdoor ...

Watershed council hears presentation from Adam Kramer Tainter Creek THE KRAMER FAMILY of Patch Grove, who own and operate Black Sand Granary, seem to delight in their field of sunflowers. Adam and Kellie Kramer are shown with their four children, from left, Ezra (10), Hailey (13), Harper (11), and Ila (4). Sun flowers are a joy to watch because, like solar panels mounted to follow the sun’s progress across the sky, they swivel their ...

March 11: News from around the Driftless Area ‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area. VIROQUA –Kickapoo Corners Family Restaurant will receive monthly funding for COVID-19 relief from Barstool Sports. Kickapoo Corners owner Dionne Cary submitted a video plea to Barstool Fund after not receiving adequate government aid. On Monday, February, 10 s...

Pandemic-related closures and restrictions may be in place. Please check destinations websites before making travel plans. Despite an elevation below 900 feet, Decorah feels like a mountain town, a nook hiding more than an hour from any interstate. Limestone cliffs and clear streams dodged the last glaciers. (Northeast Iowa is part of the Driftless Area, rolling hills that also ripple into Minnesota and Wisconsin.) Here, visitors will find refined paddling strokes, fly-tying, radical conservat...

March 4: News from around the Driftless Area ‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area. VIROQUA –The Friends of Vernon County Parks & Forests recently concluded their successful series of ‘Winter Hikes and Bonfires’ with a hike at Sidie Hollow County Park. Expect an announcement soon about a spring series of ‘Spring Ephemerals Hikes,’ to b...

Oak Wilt increasingly a problem for local landowners DRIFTLESS - Problems with the Emerald Ash Borer have grabbed headlines in recent years as a threat to the forest resource in Southwest Wisconsin. Oak Wilt is another plant disease that has potential to damage the forests, particularly as oak is such a prevalent species in our forest mix. “Oak Wilt is increasingly a concern in Crawford and Vernon counties,” WDNR Senior Forester Christine Walroth said. “The problem is that...

February 25: News from around the Driftless Area ‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area. VIROQUA –Students in Carissa Brudos’ first semester art and design class at De Soto High School had the opportunity to create designs for Wonderstate Coffee for a logo design challenge. Brudos said she wanted to incorporate real world art and marketing in...