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Last Saturday, members of Viroqua, surrounding communities and communities beyond, gathered to celebrate the library receiving the “Wisconsin Library of the Year Award”.
Tucked away just West of Hillsboro, Wisconsin in Vernon County, lies yet another of Wisconsin’s Driftless area’s treasures, the Blue Highway Lodge.
Going on its 10th year and after a two-year hiatus, the ever popular, free eclectic music, the Driftless Music Festival (DMF) returns to Eckhart Park in Viroqua on Saturday, July 9.
Coffee, tea, and Koselig, were the main ingredients in a grand opening held last week at the Westby Blend, located just North of Viroqua in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
Built in 1897, originally housing the Congregational Church, the historic building on the corner of North Washington and East Jefferson streets in Viroqua, Wisconsin, has evolved over its 123-year history.
I caught up with Matt Albright, a technician for Vernon County Land and Water Department and Caroline Druschke of UW Madison, last week to look at the nearly completed project.
Tucked away in a breathtaking deep valley, that could arguably look like topography in Norway, is a historically rich gem of the Driftless region.
The Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center located just outside of Coon Valley, Wisconsin, despite continued work to restore flood damage from last year, held their 36th annual Midsummer Fest. Midsummer is the second most important yearly celebration in Norway.
This year’s event was held at the Torgerson farm located a short drive outside of downtown Viroqua, Wisconsin. Over 2000 people attended this year’s event that featured kid activities, live music from local artists ‘The Lovelys’, a grilled cheese contest, and tractors on display that were part of the Bill Ripley Jr. Memorial Ride. I would be remiss not to mention the traditional breakfast of eggs, sausage, pancakes, yogurt and of course milk served to guests.
