Driftless Stories

You get a sneak peek, you unicorns, you! Check out the Fall 2015 Inspire(d) Magazine online here today. Here’s what you’ll get to read: Steam Sisters Clara…

By Benji Nichols • Photos courtesy Carl HomstadOriginally published in the October/November 2009 Inspire(d) Many people in the upper Midwest can recognize the unique wood…

Woodworker Paul Bauhs takes the road less traveled By Sara Friedl-Putnam • Photos by Kyrl HendersonOriginally published in the Winter 2012-13 Inspire(d) Paul Bauhs lives barely…

By Susie Clark • Photos courtesy Elisabeth MaurlandOriginally published in the Summer 2011 Inspire(d) Some things are better left unsaid; others speak for themselves. “It…

Driftless Art Tours and Festivals are coming up! By Sara Friedl-Putnam • Originally published in the Fall 2013 issue of Inspire(d) Ahh…fall! For some it means once…

More than a hobby: Lori Biwer-Stewart, linocut printmaker Story and photos by Sara Friedl-Putnam • Originally published in the Fall 2015 Inspire(d) Artwork by Lori…

Decorah native Clara Bergan follows in family footsteps as a steam engine operator Intro and interview by Aryn Henning Nichols • Photos courtesy Clara Bergan…

It’s live! The Summer 2015 Inspire(d) Magazine! Read it online here (it will hit stands starting today, local friends)! We love all the yummy local food…

By Aryn Henning Nichols • Originally published in the Spring 2011 Inspire(d) All Photos Courtesy of the Jensen Family Families are bound together – whether…

“A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community.” -Aldo Leopold ——————————- By Benji Nichols • Originally…

By Maren Stumme-Diers • Originally published in the April/May 2010 issue of Inspire(d), updated Spring 2015 Looking to green your life on earth day? How…

By Aryn Henning Nichols • Photos courtesy Seed Here Studio There’s a fine line between inspiration and intimidation. It’s so easy to look at super…