RURAL CHIC
By Rachel Werner | Photos Courtesy BMae Photography RURAL PRIDE BEAMS from sisters and The Midwest Girl owners Marissa Dressler and Marah Odgers. Born 12 years…
The Tastemakers
By Kailey Bender | Photographed by Kaia Calhoun After a decade of working in various restaurant-industry roles, Melanie Nelson was overcome with an idea she couldn’t shake….
A CLEANSE TO CURE YOU
By Rachel Werner | Photographed by Sunny Frantz NO ALCOHOL, BREAD, CAFFEINE, CHEESE OR CHOCOLATE for one week. That may sound like a small slice of…
THE FREEDOM OF ESSENTIALISM
By Shelby Deering When Darcy Luoma, a nationally-acclaimed speaker and professional life coach, asked an audience if they’d heard of essentialism, very few hands…
A WEEK AT THE LAKE
By Livia King | Photo courtesy Ben Zeske/The Beacons of Minocqua IT’S SUMMER—AND IN WISCONSIN, THAT MEANS WE HEAD NORTH, to slow days, pine trees and…
HELPING CANCER SURVIVORS HEAL
By Livia King Women recovering from breast cancer need help healing emotionally as well as physically, and the Breast Cancer Recovery organization offers several…
HEALING HOPE
By Marni McEntee INSIDE AN UNASSUMING BUILDING on busy East Washington Avenue, The Rainbow Project’s staff has created a universe of healing for families affected by abuse, neglect,…
A DIFFERENT KIND OF LANDSCAPER
By Teri Barr | Photographed by Hillary Schave SHE’S BEEN TEARING DOWN WALLS HER ENTIRE LIFE. These days you’ll most likely find Liza Lightfoot moving the rocks…
ELKHORN’S GOOD THINGS
By Shelby Deering ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM THE TOURIST DESTINATION OF LAKE GENEVA, YOU’LL FIND A HAMLET OF JUST OVER 10,000 NESTLED AMONG FARMERS’ FIELDS AND COW…
PRETTY, USEFUL THINGS
By Rachel Werner | Photographed by Hillary Schave Christianne Laing’s Avid Gardener boutique is devoted to the art of floriculture—and to those who love it. Whether a…
