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Gaining Back the Daylight at Otter Creek
23 Dec 2025

Gaining Back the Daylight at Otter Creek

by rsimpson | 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.

daylight hours, longer days, Otter Creek, rural living, seasonal changes, winter outdoors, winter solstice, Wisconsin winter

About the Ottercreek Redneck

First off, I don’t really fit the stereotype most people picture when they hear the word redneck. I’m just a guy living in rural Otter Creek Township in northwest Wisconsin.

Why do I live here? Simple. There’s a dirt road about 100 feet from my driveway. My nearest neighbor is a quarter mile away. I can walk north out my back door and not cross a road for four miles. That kind of space makes me happy.

I deer hunt. I turkey hunt. I fish. I garden. I ride horses. I watch nature. I fix things when they break down.

And then I turn around and head to a high-tech job in town… and my deer stand has Wi-Fi.

That’s Otter Creek living in a nutshell.

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