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Skunk Cabbage!
Spring is almost here when skunk cabbage emerges through the snow. The plant actually puts out heat that melts the snow that covers it and gets its name from its smell, although you have to stick your nose up very close to smell it. The smell is to draw insects to the...
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The Opossum
Another sign of spring are the critters that are starting to move around. The much misunderstood and often maligned opossum is the only marsupial in Wisconsin and a fascinating creature. They really do play dead when frightened and their babies are born as tiny, tiny...
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The Great Grey Owl
With changing weather comes the astounding migration of birds. Some stay in Marquette County and others only linger for a moment before moving on. This Great Grey Owl gave the gift of its presence to those who cared to gaze upon his all-knowing countenance.
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Recipe for Community
The growing, harvesting, and processing of food has been a catalyst for community in Marquette County for generations. Recipe for Community is about the story of building community around food and how changes in technology, knowledge, and industry have influenced how people gather together in this rural community. Written with the support of the Wisconsin Humanities Council, this book tells stories from yesterday and today, all with food as their centerpiece.
Abundant Harvest
Abundant Harvest the Hunting and Fishing Legacy of Marquette County is 180 pages of photos, stories, and history about the legacy of hunting and fishing in Marquette County, Wisconsin. Includes Understanding Legacy…..thoughtful insights on how hunting and fishing are a part of human stories and connections throughout time. A portion of the sales of the book help support the Marquette County Historical Society and the Montello Historic Preservation Society. $20 plus $5.15 for First Class Postage
Muir is Still Here
Authored by Kathleen McGwin and Daryl Christensen, Muir is Still Here is available for $20 and $5 postage. This 2010 book contains four maps of Marquette County with birding, geologic, early settler, and wilderness locations. Learn about the place young John Muir called home…the landscape, his neighbors, his friends.
Order Muir is Still Here for just $20 plus $5 shipping and handling by clicking on Write to Kathleen in the right column. You will receive a return email with address to send your check.
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