Aug 25, 2014
Bill Stokes on Horicon Marsh .
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82-year-old Bill Stokes is Wisconsin's most famous outdoor writer. He was hired away from the Milwaukee Journal to become a columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
One of Stokes' Tribune articles told Midwest readers about the major rivers in Wisconsin, including our Rock River. He also wrote a series about paddling the Rock River from its origins north of Horicon Marsh.
Stokes told me about the trip and read from his book entitled, "The River Is Us," a collection of nature essays he wrote for the Chicago Tribune's OPED page.
Aug 17, 2014
Aug 16, 2014
Bill Stokes at home
Glen Loyd talks to 82-year-old Bill Stokes who made a career out of writing about outdoor Wisconsin. Stokes has written six books including "The River Is Us", and coauthored three more including "Wisconsin's Rustic Roads." And stokes was a columnist for the Wisconsin State Journal, Milwaukee Journal, and the Chicago Tribune. He's now working on two more books: a novel and a career memoir.
Aug 15, 2014
Aug 11, 2014
Great Blue Herons Rule Rock River
Some great blue herons stay year-round on the Rock River, but last winter's harsh temperatures drove virtually all of them south. The monster birds are back now entertaining boaters and bird watchers.
Aug 10, 2014
Aug 2, 2014
Eagles as common as robins?
Bob Anderson of the Raptor Resource Project in Decorah, Iowa tracks an eagle to the Polar Circle and speculates on the growing eagle popluations of Iowa and Wisconsin.