Wisconsin Silent Sports - Canoeing, Hiking, Kayaking
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6/29/2019 11:05:00 AMBy John Luthens I left Wisconsin on an early-summer morning: flowers budding, insects humming, blades of grass sharpening into splendid shades of green. I remember stopping for the night at a nameless inn somewhere in Nebraska. The cornfield terrain was flat as a billiard table, but I slept restlessly and rolled the starchy sheets on the mot...
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2/9/2016 3:50:00 PMBook Across the Bay set for Feb. 13 ASHLAND, Wis. – The Upper Midwest's most unique winter event, Book Across the Bay, will celebrate two decades of sparkling success in 2016. On Saturday, Feb. 13, cross-country skiers and snowshoers of all ages and ability levels will set out on the 10-kilometer course, following a rou...
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1/12/2012 10:15:00 AMBy Steve Henske Barely heard over the violent pounding of the whitewater Jeff Konopacky yells: “It doesn’t look too bad and I don’t feel like portaging, so I’m going to run it.” I don’t blame him. The temperature is on the uphill side of 90 degrees and the air is thick with humidity. Portaging this C-III rapid w...