Month: April 2019

Driftless Terroir: The Wild Violets of Immutable Memory

There is something about the distinctive curl of heart-shaped leaves and soft simple purple petals…

Once I Was Young and There Was A War

By Bob Butler If I don’t write now about my activities during World War II,…

Welcome to May

Beyond plenty of upcoming events to keep us busy all spring long, there is some…

Re-imagined Kundiman Music Explores Identity

By Leslie Damaso In the March 2018 issue of Voice of the River Valley, I…

Driftless Dark Skies

The warm nights ahead are a great time to explore our dark skies. The giant…

Junior Curators Learn Valuable Skills from Museum Artifacts

Students from Platteville Middle School are gaining a unique opportunity to engage with primary sources…

Garden Blitz

Trees and shrubs are an essential part of any landscape. Landscape designers call them the…

Tracking Your Past

Ask a question of Steve Harrington, president of the Arena Historians, and the answer often…

Celebrate Birds at May 11 Festival

River Valley Birders invites the public to the 2019 Spring Green Bird Festival on May…

Raising Driftless Kids

I love books. I grew up in a home where books were treasured. Messages were…