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Gaining Back the Daylight at Otter Creek
23 Dec 2025

Gaining Back the Daylight at Otter Creek

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

After the winter solstice, the days slowly start getting longer again. Over the next 60 days here in northwest Wisconsin, we gain more than two hours of daylight—and you can really feel it by February.

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