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Street View Dream Sequence - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Has Google Street View been through your town yet?  If you live in a city of under 100,000 that’s a fair question.  While some guy in London may be worried that the world can see him tossing his cookies outside the pub, a city like Baraboo is lucky if Google’s Street View driver bothers to [...]

Big Outdoor Events This Weekend - Mon, 08 Mar 2010
Outdoor lovers from all over the mid-west will be gathering in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend, March 12 – 14, 2010, for Canoecopia, the world’s largest paddle sports expo.  Hosted by Rutabaga of Madison, Canoecopia features hundreds of vendors from the outdoor industry and 3 days of presentations by some of the world’s foremost paddling experts [...]

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Everybody Loves A Clown? - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Opinion – One of the laws of being a Baraboo resident is that you must be a Circus World Museum booster.  The un-written rule states that the press must only ask powder-puff questions and only speak of CWM in a way which will inspire tourism. Ok. I get that too. Loyalty is a good thing.  [...]

The Art of Marquetry – Featured Artist, Mark Jacobson - Mon, 01 Mar 2010
The sum is greater than its parts could describe the art form developed by Mark Jacobson.  Mark layers thousands of tiny colored wood pieces together to create magnificent pieces of art. The art of inlaying wood veneers has been around for centuries and is called the art of marquetry. Marks work is unique because he [...]

Devil’s Lake Facebookery - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
While we’re waiting for the snow to melt.. (which shouldn’t be too long actually) I thought I’d share a bit of Devil’s Lake Facebookery.  There are 3 Facebook pages worth joining for Devil’s Lake State Park fans and addicts..  There’s ours of course..The Skillet Creek Fan Page which is fairly new, Then there is the [...]

Canoecopia This Weekend - Mon, 08 Mar 2010
Reposted from The Skillet Creek Journal - Outdoor lovers from all over the mid-west will be gathering in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend, March 12 – 14, 2010, for Canoecopia, the world’s largest paddle sports expo. Hosted by Rutabaga of Madison, Canoecopia features hundreds of vendors from the outdoor industry and 3 days of presentations [...]