A sweet essay about a close encounter water rescue of a little jumping mouse ( Zapus ), written by Ben Johnston. And a brief warning and description of a plant no one wants to live anywhere near; Poison Hemlock, making its way into our landscape. But we will...

We get a rare look at the pre-settlement Blue Mounds landscape and  the thoughts of a Tory in the Wisconsin Wilderness as he must re-enter society approaching Dubuque after long travels along the river courses. "I should soon be in the vortex of a...