One Norwegian holiday tradition that I never took part in is julebukking. What started as a pagan holiday tradition evolved into what may best be described as a Norwegian Halloween party in December.
Just as I finished working on some Christmas lights, a gust of wind came through that was strong enough to shift the aluminum ladder I had used to reach the roof. Before you could say St. Nick, the ladder fell all the way to the ground, leaving me stranded.
I was thrilled with getting a nice buck, but time spent with my son was by far the best part of the day.
The garden harvest season is long over, but we’re still enjoying the bounties. Sort of. Can squash be the main entree at holiday dinners?
The crumbling remains of a two-story stone building along the Mississippi River are all that’s left of what was once a bustling brewery and hotel.
The seasonal physiological, behavioral and chemical changes in male deer hunters seem to match that of the bucks they seek. At the peak of the time of year when bucks seek does, deer hunters seek deer stands.
A few weeks ago, my wife Sherry and I hiked to the top of Brady’s Bluff in Perrot State Park near Trempealeau on a cool fall afternoon. As we stood atop the bluff some 460 feet above the river, I was struck by the breathtaking vista before us.
Halloween is the season for ghost stories and hauntings, but are there even bigger creatures that go bump in the night?
In less than a month — Nov. 7 at 2 a.m. to be precise — most of the nation’s clocks will be turned back an hour as we return to standard time. At that time, the clock in Chris Hardie’s office will again display the correct tim.
It’s harvest time in the country, with farmers busy in the fields at all hours of the day collecting the annual crops. The warm and dry fall has created ideal harvest conditions so far across much of Wisconsin.
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