Wisconsin
Looking for a Valentine’s Day getaway in the outdoors? Some top spots for seeing America’s national symbol
Valentine’s Day is about to arrive, and perhaps you aren’t ready. Have you considered taking your special someone to see bald eagles? Sure, you could get a fancy chocolate box or sparkly jewelry, but nothing says you care like taking your sweetheart to see a few hundred bald eagles scavenging for dead fish on a cold, wintry day.
Seriously, all of February is usually a great month for eagle watching because there’s been enough cold to really ice up rivers, and eagle hormones are starting to shift towards breeding season.
Dean Bortz: This Wisconsin hunting, fishing crew still going strong
The original epistle for this week’s space was headed in a whole different direction when I discovered
Christine Thomas: Oh no, stuck yet again!
Christine and Stan Thomas have collected a number of stories of getting vehicles stuck over their 50
Looking for a Valentine’s Day getaway in the outdoors? Some top spots for seeing America’s national symbol
Valentine’s Day is about to arrive, and perhaps you aren’t ready. Have you considered taking your special someone to see bald eagles? Sure, you could get a fancy chocolate box or sparkly jewelry, but nothing says you care like taking your sweetheart to see a few hundred bald eagles scavenging for dead fish on a cold, wintry day.
Seriously, all of February is usually a great month for eagle watching because there’s been enough cold to really ice up rivers, and eagle hormones are starting to shift towards breeding season.
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Looking for a Valentine’s Day getaway in the outdoors? Some top spots for seeing America’s national symbol
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The original epistle for this week’s space was headed in a whole different direction when
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