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Probituary time! The best advice Lorena Ellingson ever got? "Be honest and dependable. Do your best job!" Lorena loves traveling, family, and potatoes!

Some days, it’s hard to feel upbeat about everything. Or anything. Life can feel overwhelming, unlucky, and, honestly, kinda crappy. Enter happy lists! Yay!

Road trip!!! Time to head to Schera's Restaurant in Elkader for tasty Algerian American food, great beers, & a sweet patio view of the lovely Turkey River!

Aase Haugen Senior Services celebrates 100th anniversary in Decorah.

Richard and Mildred Dinger are a wealth of local information and history. On their desert island, they would want each other, water...oh, and potatoes!

We're 110% sure you ALL want to make our totally epic paper project: a unicorn piñata! Step-by-step instructions at iloveinspired.com. Unicorns forever!

Betty Rikansrud Nelson's ideal “balanced meal” is a piece of milk chocolate in one hand and dark chocolate in the other! She's a self-described know-it-all!

We’re excited to be hosting a new Q&A section in Inspire(d), Sum of Your Business, featuring entrepreneurs in the Driftless Region. Meet Robin Bartell!

By Sonya Luse Geenen • Illustrations by Natalie Moore Originally printed in the Spring 2011 Inspire(d) Magazine So you want to start a garden? There’s no…

It's live! The Spring 2015 Inspire(d) Magazine! Read it online here! We hope you love it, and yes - that's a unicorn. About time, right?!? XO - Inspire(d)

Probituary: It's a notice of life! Read about Decorah's Anna Iverson and all her awesome wisdom!

Inspire(d) road trips it to Cedar Rapids IA. We discover CR's collective heart is huge... & worn proudly on its sleeve! Czech (ha) out our travel tips here!