Inspire(d) Ideas

Five Science-y Reasons to stop giving winter the side-eye. Love and hate ride such a thin line, right? Let’s embrace it and try to love…

By Aryn Henning Nichols • Photo by Joyce Meyer Photography Originally published in the Fall 2012 Inspire(d) It’s a familiar fall scene: you hear the…

Why do leaves turn colors in the fall? By Benji Nichols • Originally published in the Fall 2011 Inspire(d) Magazine As you well know, we…

Text & Infographic by Aryn Henning Nichols Fall in the Driftless Region should be called fall in love with the Driftless Region. It’s beautiful not only…

Ever wondered what falls into the gourd family? How about the history of gourds? We wondered! The result, was, of course, an infographic! Enjoy!

(And other holometabolic insects…) Beautiful photos by Joyce Meyer Photography! By Aryn Henning Nichols • Originally published in the Spring 2014 Inspire(d) Many of you…

By Aryn Henning Nichols • Photo by Evan Sowder Originally published in the Summer 2015 Inspire(d) There’s always been a buzz around bees. Okay…it’s a…

Is it Gnome or Nisse? Not a question you might ask on a regular basis, that is…unless you’re Scandinavian. Or you live in Decorah. Or…

By Aryn Henning Nichols • Photo by Radim Schreiber Originally published in the Summer 2014 Inspire(d) You know what’s super magical? Light-up bums. I’m talking fireflies,…

It’s a dirty Business…but it’s worth it!  Shutterstock photo/ Marina Lohrbach By Kristine Jepsen • Originally published in the Spring 2015 Inspire(d) You know you’ve…

By Aryn Henning Nichols • Photos by Benji Nichols Originally published in the Spring 2013 Inspire(d) Whether the discovery of sap was a happy (sappy?)…

It’s live! The Spring 2015 Inspire(d) Magazine! Read it online here (it will hit stands later this week, local friends)! We hope you love it,…