GREAT
No...not again...when will we learn?
In my early days in emergency management I compiled a report about what has come to be known as the "Great White fire". That was the fire that was started when pyrotechnics were used in a Great White ...
Posted on 1/28/13 at 12:12 PM
Heavenly gift awaits skywatchers Christmas night
Don't nod off too early after your Christmas feast or you'll miss the astronomical dessert. Jupiter and the moon will be stacked like strawberries on shortcake all night long. You may remember thei...
Posted on 12/23/12 at 10:57 AM
A Generation Back From the Dead
This is a piece about our connection to ancestors, their way of life in the Midwest, and these discoveries through one little old lady. My Aunt Olive Hendrickson was born in South Dakota and now liv...
Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:07 AM
So long, old friends; remember what’s important
I never saw it coming, but it’s here whether I like it or not — my last weekly column for this paper.By Jim Bennett, outdoor columnist , April 17, 2009
Wild Side: Anticipation is half the fun
By Dan Wilcox, columnist , February 26, 2009
The early bird gets the best campsite
By Jim Bennett, Staff Correspondent , February 05, 2009
The early bird gets the best campsite at Boundary Waters
By Jim Bennett, Staff Correspondent , February 05, 2009
A fallen giant in Wisconsin
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , January 29, 2009
On the Wild Side: A fallen giant
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , January 29, 2009
Man proposes Great Wall replica near Spring Valley
A long-time collector of Chinese art says he wants to build a mile-long replica of the Great Wall of China in near Spring Valley.December 16, 2008
Outdoor Trails and Tales: Is there another world record out there?
This is the time of year musky hunters are out in full force: Eighty-pound test line tied to a Calcutta musky reel; leaders that go over 100-pounds; lures that often are the size of the catch of many anglers; lures with names like Bull Dawgs, Cisco, Suick, Cowbells, Showgirls; and buck tailed spinners of every shape, color and size.By Jim Bennett, columnist , October 31, 2008
Nothing fishy about these records
So you want to catch a Wisconsin State Record Fish, huh? Is it skill or just dumb luck that put those guys and gals in the record books?By Jim Bennett, Outdoor Columnist , July 25, 2008
Weeding has various techniques
Overall, I feel very fortunate in my life. I found away to make a living doing something I love. After almost a decade of working as a gardener, I still find plants and gardens endlessly fascinating and rewarding.By Ted Beverly, Columnist , July 25, 2008
River trip features Red Cedar, Chippewa and Mississippi
The City of Durand will host the Great River Rumble on Monday, July 28.July 22, 2008
Program opens skies to state park visitors
MADISON — Visitors to certain Wisconsin State Parks will have more than 30 opportunities this summer to view the night sky through telescopes through the “Universe in the Park” outreach program conducted by the Department of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.July 11, 2008
Wild Side: Smart use of floodplains
Smartweeds (Polygonum family) are native plants adapted to an amphibious life. There are about 15 species of smartweeds growing in our region in floodplains, shallow marshes, disturbed areas and farm fields. They have a remarkable ability to continue to grow when flooded and to flourish after the water recedes.By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , July 03, 2008
Great Lakes water protection agreement advances
The proposed Great Lakes water protection agreement keeps moving forward.June 30, 2008
June proclaimed ‘Great Outdoors Month’ in Wisconsin
The month of June has been proclaimed Great Outdoors Month in Wisconsin by Gov. Jim Doyle.June 13, 2008
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