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From the Great River Road to Eau Claire, the western half of the state offers much for travelers.

Head west to explore three overlooked Wisconsin travel spots Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Video: Aerial view from a drone of the Mississippi River and Great River Road Replay Video UP NEXT If you want a little taste of the mountains on a getaway, you have to head west. But not as far as you think.  "Who says Wisconsin doesn’t have mountains?” my mom marveled as we traveled down Highway 14 along the bluffs that tower above the Mississippi River.   We were actually in Minnesota, but her point held. Not 20 minutes before we had been driving along the blu...

WISCONSIN — This is Wisconsin mountain biking, where rolling hills make for intense off-road adventures and single-track trails are built to demand bike-handling skills. Both beginners and seasoned single track experts will find a playground in the woods that is just right for their skill level. Here are a few top destinations for mountain bike trail action. WinMan Trails This network of single track trails near Winchester covers 1,300 acres of private and public land just across the border from the Michigan U.P. Tackle fat and flowy trails, technical downhills, berms and bridges. Wat...

Leopold Conservation Award winner tells his story At Tainter Creek Watershed Council meeting TAINTER CREEK WATERSHED - Jack Herricks family began farming their rural Cashton farm in 1912. The farm sits at the headwaters of Brush Creek, a Kickapoo River tributary that joins with the river near Ontario. Originally, the family farmed 124 acres and milked 34 cows. Today, Herricks farms 1,120 acres, rents another 470 acres, and milks 600 cows. “I started farming in 1971 when I was 19-years-old, and had already had a fair bit of experience,” Herricks said. �...

March 25: Years Ago… ‘Years Ago’ is a compilation of newsy tidbits as published in the Crawford County Independent & Kickapoo Scout on this week ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or sixty years ago. TEN YEARS AGO MARCH 24, 2011 – Kickapoo Earth Day will take place April 22 and 23 on the banks of the Kickapoo River in Readstown. The organizing committee invites artists and other exhibitors to be a part of the weekend, which this year has the theme Indigenous Ties to the Land. Friday night will feature a local wine, beer and cheese tasting with a concert of original musi...