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Winter Redneck Fun
25 Feb 2019

Winter Redneck Fun

by Otter Creek | posted in: Winter | 0

A bit of redneck fun in the winter with a snowmobile and a sled.  

outdoor, redneck, snow, snowmobile, winter
Where’s the Road?
12 Feb 2019

Where’s the Road?

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

Sometimes when you live in rural Wisconsin and you go to work in the morning, you’re just not sure where the road is because it’s completely covered with several inches of new snow.

bad roads, snow, snowstorm, weather, winter, winter driving, wisconsin
Hauling Hay in the Winter
7 Feb 2019

Hauling Hay in the Winter

by Otter Creek | posted in: Farm & Field, Winter | 0

Last weekend, we went to visit LeAnne’s sister in Mondovi and brought home a small load of really nice grassy hay for the horses.

farm, farming, hay, horses, snow, winter
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
Poppa Bear Norton and “The Ice Shack Song”
27 Dec 2018

Poppa Bear Norton and “The Ice Shack Song”

by Otter Creek | posted in: Fishing, Winter | 0

This has got to be the best ice fishing song ever written!

ice fishing, ice shack, music video, redneck, 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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