Driftless Stories

Gabi Masek, licensed acupuncturist and diplomate of Oriental Medicine* at Wildcrafted Acupuncture and Herbs in Decorah, Iowa, was kind enough to make a list of…

During the last ice age – 20,000 years ago give or take a few years – the ebb and flow of glaciers forever changed the…

The story starts out in a familiar way: Boy meets girl. They get married. They start a family. Alex Weber and Moran Lonning met in…

For Jamie Schwaba, art is a necessary rhythm of life.  “I don’t feel like my day is complete if I haven’t done some form of…

Winter 2025-26 Inspire(d) At Inspire(d) Magazine, we write positive stories about neighbors doing good things. The idea is that folks will read these stories and…

As summer days slip away and goldenrod buds swell, birdsong is replaced by a six-legged symphony. The three tenors of the Driftless Area – cicadas,…

Decorah’s community theatre group, New Minowa Players, have been welcoming people into its unique and vibrant family for the last 50 years. Since the troupe’s…

Decorah artist Angie Herrmann has embedded painting into everyday life. Perhaps it’s this real-life aspect of her work that makes it strike such a chord…

It’s not uncommon to see Dr. Jodi Enos-Berlage, a biology professor and researcher at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, lugging a decent-sized clump of dirt…

Happy 18th birthday to Inspire(d) Magazine! I love personifying our mag (it’s as demanding as a child), so: If Inspire(d) was a person, it could…

When we switched printers in 2023, we decided to start featuring local photographers’ work in the Center Spread spot in each Inspire(d) Magazine. We wanted…

Ah, summer camp! Pack your hiking boots and your flashlight, because it’s time for canoeing, hiking, and playing chamber music. Wait, what? Yes, we are…