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The Inspiration for Inspire(d)
In the spring of 2003, my sister was getting activated to go to the Iraq War. I was a senior in college at the picturesque…
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Like right on, but read on, right? (Or write?!)
Anyway, this is your landing page for ALL of our content. Here at Inspire(d), we write about inspiring people, places, and things in or related to the Driftless Region.
Driftless Stories
Algific Slopes: Secret Ecosystems!
By Aryn Henning Nichols There’s an undeniable appeal to secret gardens and hidden worlds – just think about all the cool stuff we don’t know…
Paper Projects
How to Make a Super Fly Paper Airplane!
(download super fly paper airplane template here)
Paper Projects
How to Make a Paper Pinwheel!
Paper Projects: Pinwheeeeeeels! Supplies
Paper Projects
How to Make a Paper Bird!
A Paper Project by Inspire(d) Media/Aryn Henning Nichols These paper chicks are a fun spring project for the young and young-at-heart! Supplies: Construction paper or…
Paper Projects
How to Make a Paper Lantern!
Supplies: Paper (I like red for Chinese New Year, but you can use any you like, 8.5 x 11 works best) Pencil Tape or Stapler…
Paper Projects
How to: Make a Turkey Hat!
Gobble, gobble! It's time to get crafty up in here!
Paper Projects
How To: Fold an Origami Crane (and it’s for a good cause!)
Tutorial and one-handed photos by Aryn Henning Nichols Read an inspiring story about Decorah’s Spencer-Berg family and their four-month sabbatical in the Summer 2011 Inspire(d)…
Driftless Adventures
Dam Good Times: Discovering the beauty of the Kickapoo Valley Reserve
By Lauren Kraus Originally published in the October/November 2010 issue of Inspire(d) Fall is upon us, whether we like it or not. Personally, I find…
Driftless Adventures
Effigy Mounds: Movement to go National
Iowa’s only National Monument is Better than Ever Text and Photos by Lauren Kraus Oirginally printed in the October/November 2009 issue of Inspire(d) The Driftless…
Probituaries
MARY HENRY
Interview and foreword by Karen Kerndt I met Mary Henry in 1988 when I started working with Winneshiek County Public Health. She has been a…
Probituaries
GALE LUDEKING
Gale Ludeking, 84, is an army veteran with a lot of great tales and a great memory to store them! Interview and foreword by Ron…
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