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The Otter Creek Redneck

Rural Stories. Outdoor Places.
And Small Moments from Wisconsin.

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Funnel Cloud at Sunset
22 Jul 2020

Funnel Cloud at Sunset

by Otter Creek | posted in: Nature & Outdoors | 0

We had severe thunderstorms moving through Otter Creek yesterday. I walked down to the garden and saw this funnel cloud. It didn’t touch down and didn’t last long but it moved right over our fields and house.

funnel cloud, sunset, tornado, weather
Aerial Aerobatics! Not Something You See Everyday
25 Sep 2019

Aerial Aerobatics! Not Something You See Everyday

by Otter Creek | posted in: Nature & Outdoors | 0

We were treated to a bit of an aerial aerobatics the other day at sunset when a crop duster was flying over our place in Otter Creek.

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Sunset Hike at Hoffman Hills
11 May 2019

Sunset Hike at Hoffman Hills

by Otter Creek | posted in: Nature & Outdoors | 0

I went for a hike after work yesterday at Hoffman Hills. It’s been a very long time since I was out there; I had forgotten just what a cool place it is – especially at sunset.

hiking, outdoor, sunset, wisconsin
Gone Fishing on Spirit Lake
25 Sep 2018

Gone Fishing on Spirit Lake

by Otter Creek | posted in: Nature & Outdoors | 0

Last weekend I went up to Spirit Lake in northwest Wisconsin, just outside of Frederic, for our annual Fall fishing trip. Myself and 6 other good friends rented 3 cabins and a pontoon boat at the Birchwood Beach Resort. The … Continued

fall, Fishing, lake, outdoor, sunset, water, wisconsin
Winter Sunset in February
18 Feb 2018

Winter Sunset in February

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

Sometimes you just got to stop and watch the sunset.

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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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