River Road Ramblings

Comments and photographs from an old local historian and backwoodsman about life in the St. Croix River Valley

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Barn Straightening Part 1

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Well, after a trip to Washington Island to revisit some of my former students and fellow teachers 40 years after teaching there, and hea...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Old School Photo Research

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Janice Nelson of Luck found this old photo in her mother's items.  She thinks it may be from Burnett or Washburn counties in NW Wisconsi...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Island Reunion Begins

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Forty years ago Margo and I moved to Washington Island Wisconsin to begin what was to be a year of teaching math and science on the Islan...
Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Can you go back home?

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Forty years ago Margo and I moved to Washington Island, WI -- a ferry ride north off of the tip of the Door County peninsula out into Lake M...
Sunday, October 5, 2014

Hay Ride and Rifle Competition

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Something like 25-30 years ago, brother Byron started a family autumn 22 rifle competition.  Five shots at a target with the winner getting ...
Friday, September 26, 2014

9th Annual River Road - Hwy 87 Ramble Saturday September 27th

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Margo and I just got back from putting out the blue and yellow signs along Hwy 87 and the River Road north of St Croix Falls for the 9th tim...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Another Autumn Arrives

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The Haralson is loaded this year, one of the few trees to hang on to its apples through the big storm We soon say goodbye to the v...
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