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This Winter in Otter Creek
2 Apr 2019

This Winter in Otter Creek

by Otter Creek | posted in: Nature & Outdoors, Winter | 0
cold, ice fishing, outdoor, redneck, snow, snowstorm, weather, winter, wisconsin
A Difference of One Year
9 Mar 2019

A Difference of One Year

by Otter Creek | posted in: Winter | 0

There’s a big difference in the amount of snow between last year 2018 and this year 2019. Here’s our lower driveway from the same place one year apart. March 2018 March 2019

cold, outdoor, redneck, snowstorm, weather, winter, wisconsin
Really F’In Cold!!!
1 Feb 2019

Really F’In Cold!!!

by Otter Creek | posted in: Winter | 0

It’s been really frickin’ cold here in Otter Creek. We had lows in the minus 30+ below zero and wind chills pushing minus 60 below zero. Look below and you’ll see that we almost ran out of thermometer! I can … Continued

cold, outdoor, redneck, snow, snowstorm, weather, winter, wisconsin
Old Fashioned Hot Chocolate
24 Jan 2019

Old Fashioned Hot Chocolate

by Otter Creek | posted in: Winter | 0

OK – It’s really cold! Who wants to make old-fashioned #homemade hot chocolate? Here’s my wife’s recipe for her yummy hot chocolate: 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup cocoa dash of salt 1 1/2 cups water 4 cups milk 1/4 to … Continued

cold, hot chocolate, old-fashioned, recipe, winter
Ice Fishing Season is Here!
8 Dec 2018

Ice Fishing Season is Here!

by Otter Creek | posted in: Fishing, Nature & Outdoors, Winter | 0

I made it out ice fishing for the first time this season! There’s just something great about being able to get out fishing without having to haul a boat around. Just get the sled out of the back of the … Continued

bluegill, cold, Fishing, ice fishing, outdoor, redneck, snow, winter, wisconsin
Eskimo EVO 1iT – 1 Man Ice Fishing Shelter
25 Nov 2018

Eskimo EVO 1iT – 1 Man Ice Fishing Shelter

by Otter Creek | posted in: Winter | 0

I’m selling a USED ONCE last year Evo 1it crossover 1 man ice fishing shelter. I’m selling it for my Dad who has built a permanent ice shack. There are no tears or rips. Comes with screw in stakes, tie … Continued

cold, Fishing, outdoor, snow, winter

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About Otter Creek Redneck

Otter Creek is a small rural township in northwest Wisconsin — the kind of place where the nights are quiet, the winters are long, where the people, fields and woods hold stories that deserve telling.

Otter Creek Redneck exists to preserve the quiet moments, hard-earned wisdom, and simple beauty of rural life in northern Wisconsin — through honest storytelling, reflection, and lived experience.

This blog isn’t about trends or headlines. It’s about place, memory, and the simple rhythm of life lived close to the land.

Here, you’ll find reflections from the woods, stories handed down through family, and moments that would otherwise slip past unnoticed. It’s a record of rural life as it is — sometimes hard, often quiet, always honest.

Because these stories matter.
And because someday, they may be all that’s left.

Welcome to Otter Creek.

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