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Get out of your comfort zone with the Fall 2018 Inspire(d)! Fly Fishing • Svalbard Seed Vault • Roadschooling • Community Builders • Pumpkin Surprise Balls!

These little paper butterflies are super cute & easy! Roxie had a blast putting this together with Aryn one rainy day. Click on over to make one (or 5) too!

Lots of fun things to look forward to in the Summer 2018 Inspire(d): 4-H • Dunning’s Spring bridge / Stonemason Ted Wilson • Viroqua’s Growing…

Eleanor and Tip Bagstad were both born on Norwegian-speaking farmsteads in the coulees of Vernon County, WI. Eleanor recalls the farm life, and playing piano, as well as playing “teacher” with her 8 siblings. Tip grew up in Timber Coulee, and farmed his whole life, in addition to “2 or 3 other jobs… always”.

Lots of fun in the Spring 2018 Inspire(d): Westby Community Feature, National Eagle Center, States of America films - Beth Hoven Rotto, Xong Xiong, Kathy Christenson - Sum of Your Business: K & K Gardens, Happy Earth Day, DIY Mini Mother’s Day Magazines, & More!

It would be easy to tell the story of Westby, Wisconsin, through quaint scenes of Norwegian Americana. But just focusing on that would be an understatement of “Uff-da” proportions.

10 Years of Inspire(d)...today! Happy birthday to us! After decade of this experiment in positive news, here are 10 things we've learned.

It’s tough to stay positive in the winter – it's cold, it's snowy, and the force of the couch is strong. Looking for ideas to get happy? We've got 'em.

Here’s what’s happening in the Winter 2017-2018 Inspire(d): Learn to be Koselig This Winter! Stay cozy tips • Norwegian Best Cake recipe • local author…

Greg Wennes, a recovering alcoholic himself, helped found Sunrise Care Facility in 1988. It was among the first of its kind in this part of the Driftless.

“I got this.” It’s a phrase Shannon Dallenbach Durbin has found herself saying a lot. Usually it’s for something creative.

Roxanne Schnitzler and Jessica Rediske run Red-Roxy Quilt Co. in Decorah, and foster a growing community of crafters in the region.