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Thunderstorm & 80 MPH Winds
3 Sep 2018

Thunderstorm & 80 MPH Winds

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

Last Monday (Aug 27), we had a pretty nasty thunderstorm come over our place here in Otter Creek. Our power went out about 6:30 and was out for just about 4 hours. The wind was really blowing. The National Weather … Continued

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Thunderstorms in Summertime
1 Jul 2018

Thunderstorms in Summertime

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

We’ve had a few impressive thunderstorms so far this summer here in Otter Creek, but this one was particularly photogenic. This storm was different from most thunderstorms because it was moving straight south – this photo is looking north from … Continued

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Tractor Pulling – Not a Good a Start
30 May 2018

Tractor Pulling – Not a Good a Start

by Otter Creek | posted in: Tractor Pulling, Tractors | 0

Not a good start for the 2018 tractor pulling season for Brian Tandberg of Colfax Wisconsin last weekend in Ridgeland as he ran the sled into the wall.

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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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