At the southeast tip of the Driftless Area, a rugged region in the upper Mississippi River basin that was spared glacial flattening, Galena is defined by undulating hills and river valleys: bucolic ...

The sun had barely risen at the Kickapoo Valley Ranch near La Farge, and I was already tempted to abandon my plans for the day and instead spend it rocking away on my cabin’s porch. I cradled a cup of ...

The name of the Driftless Region has always seemed a misnomer to me. Less implies lacking something. The last glacier to plow through Wisconsin didn't touch this western portion of the state, so it ...

You can be more than just a spectator for the spring classics. Across the nation, local regions’ own takes on Paris-Roubaix are popping up, with or without cobbles, including in the Midwest. Want to ...

There’s an enchanting geological masterpiece located in the Midwest called the Driftless Area. This unique region, unscathed by ancient glaciers, is characterized by aggressive topography—steep, ...

Glaciers steamrolled their way across the continent during the Ice Age, leveling out the land as they went. But they bypassed the 24,000 square miles where Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois ...

With idea to establish a national park in the Driftless area of Southeast Minnesota set aside, the discussion about preservation and promotion continues. Sean Macaday stands on a blufftop of the ...

VIROQUA - It's nearly Thanksgiving, so I'd like to express my gratitude to the glaciers of the Paleozoic period for leaving the southwest corner of Wisconsin alone. Because those glaciers, for ...

All along the highway toward southwest Wisconsin, there’s blowing snow and a hard sky, and I worry aloud to my husband that the whole place will be shut down, the weekend trip a bust. By the time we ...

ROCHESTER — Although the idea of centering a Driftless national park in Minnesota has been set aside, it has sparked conversation about the future of the area and its identity. Minnesota’s top tourism ...

Small Viroqua, Wisconsin, pop. 4,362, hardly feels like the kind of place that foments revolution. Situated in the rural southwest area of the state, it is the county seat and largest community in ...