Rosy cheeks. Cozy retreats and roaring fires. Snowmobiling. Cross-country and downhill skiing. Snowshoeing, mushing and hiking. Ice fishing. Ice skating. Sleighriding. Hot mulled cider. Wildlife. The sublime silence of snow-covered forests. The shimmering glisten of billions of ice crystals on frozen glacial lakes. . .and so much more. That's winter in northern Wisconsin and the Northwoods. Come and be part of it all. Kids, families, seniors, … [Read more...]

(With a nod -- or glare -- to El Nino, who seemed to be causing some warm weather the winter of 1997-1998) "T'was the night before Christmas and all through the north... Resort owners were wond'ring what snow would be worth... The snowmobiles were lined by the trailways with care.. In hopes that the snowbase soon would be there... When up in our woods there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my desk and said, this shortfall will matter... Unless we can keep those snowmobiles … [Read more...]