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Missy Hoch
For many years, tattooing was synonymous with masculinity. Tattoos were often associated with the military or prison, and tattoo shops were run by men. But…
For many years, tattooing was synonymous with masculinity. Tattoos were often associated with the military or prison, and tattoo shops were run by men. But…
Caitlyn Konze had a vision for a new kind of space in the downtown business-scape of La Crosse, Wisconsin. A one-of-a-kind, welcoming place for people…
Like many others, Shaundel Spivey landed in La Crosse to go to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He set forth to earn a Bachelor’s degree…
Farming in the Midwest is a deep-rooted tradition. Grounded in a history of agriculture, cultivating the foods that end up on our tables has long…
Lots of fun things to look forward to in the Summer 2018 Inspire(d): 4-H • Dunning’s Spring bridge / Stonemason Ted Wilson • Viroqua’s Growing…
Interview by Benji Nichols • Originally published in the Spring 2018 Inspire(d) Eleanor and Tip Bagstad were both born on Norwegian-speaking farmsteads in the coulees…
Here’s what you’ve got to get excited about in the Spring 2018 Inspire(d): Westby Community Feature, National Eagle Center, States of America films – Beth…
It would be easy to tell the story of Westby, Wisconsin through quaint scenes of Norwegian Americana: The 50th Syttende Mai festival that will take…
Female Mountain Bikers Rule! By Aryn Henning Nichols Looking down at your mud-covered mountain bike tires, you wipe the sweat from your face, take a drink,…
Alicia Leinberger The words – uttered on public radio the fall of 2015 – stopped Alicia Leinberger in her tracks. They also changed the trajectory…
Inspired Magazine Summer 2016! Welcome to the 2016 ‘Summer’ issue of Inspire(d) Magazine! As always, the summer issue of Inspire(d) has a fun local food theme. This…
Driftless Day Trip: La Crosse, Wisconsin By Benji Nichols • Originally published in the Winter 2011-12 Inspire(d) • Updated January 2016 Within the high ridges…
“Electricity is really just organized lightning…” -George Carlin Story and photos by Benji Nichols, except as noted Imagine pulling out onto the street as your…
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…
Driftless Art Tours and Festivals are coming up! By Sara Friedl-Putnam • Originally published in the Fall 2013 issue of Inspire(d) Ahh…fall! For some it means once…
Compiled by Inspire(d) Staff Originally printed in the June/July 2010 issue of Inspire(d) Sure, summer is all about festivals and swimming and canoeing and fairs, but…
By Inspire(d) Viroqua, Wisconsin, is just one of those places – the kind you hear about and so want to visit, but getting there seems…
Part four in our series “Making a Scene”, features Steve Harm and The Warehouse in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Here at Inspire(d), we do all we can…