A Fine Day in the Driftless Area

Hello all, let me tell you about our idea of a well spent Saturday in the Driftless Area.  Our first ”must do” was a walk over to Cafe Ellie to get a cup of latte (a pumpkin spice one for me) made with Kickapoo coffee.  Then we made quick stop at a Little Free Library to drop off a book [...]

It’s “Sugaring” Season at Cooks’ Woods

The arrival of springtime in the town of Fennimore has been signaled by the sweetly scented smoke and steam wafting out of the Cooks’ Woods sugar house.  Dave and Barb Cook have been drawing many visitors from all over the world to watch the process of making pure maple syrup since 1995.  The smell surrounding the [...]