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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.

airplane, crop dusting, outdoor, redneck, sunset, wisconsin
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.

outdoor, snow, sunset, winter
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Otter Creek Redneck is dedicated to documenting and preserving the disappearing quiet moments, hard-earned wisdom, and simple beauty of rural life through honest storytelling and lived experience.

Through hunting, farming, horses, wildlife, family traditions, and everyday life in northwest Wisconsin, I share the stories and experiences that deserve to be remembered.

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

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