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Get ready! Decorah’s second annual Wellness Weekend is scheduled for November 1-3, 2024! Find details at decorahareachamber.com/events Last year, Decorah businesses launched this fun weekend…

17 Years of Inspire(d) Magazine! Thank you to our readers and advertisers for making Inspire(d) Magazine a possibility. We appreciate your support over the years!…

Caring…for barns, flowering plants, and, most importantly, people, has been the mission and passion of longtime Decorah resident Marlene Fenstermann. Her husband Duane talked her…

Laree Schouweiler is the kind of person who manages to turn strangers into friends within one conversation. But after she moved to Decorah from the…

Each October, as daytime temperatures dip and leaves slowly shift toward red and gold, Erin Ryan packs up the car for a day trip. But…

What does inspiration mean to you? Roxie Nichols on inspiration Inspiration is connected to everything you do in life. When you get up from bed…

Thanks for reading Inspire(d) for 17 years! We are grateful. Are you feeling thankful this fall too? Make these fill-in thank you cards and share…

Autumn tends to evoke feelings of comfort. The crisp air beckons us outdoors – to pick seasonal fruit, appreciate the brightly colored foliage, or to…

It’s taken resilience to promote positive news for 17 years. Negative news tends to take top billing in mainstream media, and this can lead us…

Paul Reardon is hard to chase down. If he’s not traveling the world as a mechanic for various bike races, he’s back home in La…

A main street barbershop is so much more than a place to get a haircut. Dave Dudek, a barber who’s been cutting hair in his hometown…

Decorah music educators Nicole and Matt Cody see firsthand how music can act like a glue, binding a community together in harmony – both figurative…