Hiking the Ice Age Trail near Medford MARK WALTERS COLUMNIST This week, I found the perfect place for you to explore if you would like to do a day hike or multi-day trek with a backpack. Read on to get the scoop! This would be one of those adventures where I had the gear and the knowledge of how to live out of a backpack, but my homework and maps were incomplete. The Ice Age Trail

LEGION SOFTBALL from page 1 was just 10 games, this season, but that was by design, and she said the league is likely to expand in the future. “We didn’t want to wear the girls out,” said Clarke, who noted that many work summer jobs and play in other recreation leagues. Unfortunately, the postseason tournament was scheduled on the same weekend (July 22) as a club-league tournament

Practice Safe Swimming this Summer WIS. DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES From swimming holes to lake beaches to the Great Lakes, Wisconsin has plenty of ways to enjoy the water each summer. However you have fun, make sure to keep safety top of mind, especially for little ones; drowning is a leading cause of death in children ages one to four years old. Here are a few things from the Centers

Human Books JAMIE LYNN GOURLIE CONTRIBUTOR Dearest You, Do you judge books by their covers? Honestly, when I see something eye appealing, I am more apt to explore it. It is human nature to welcome what is appealing to the eye. In some cases it is acceptable, though there is the risk we could be denying ourselves of what something truly is. We tend to judge by our own personal,

Kudos to the Volunteers MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR What can I really write about our area’s Fourth of July celebrations that hasn’t already been written? If you weren’t aware, no matter where you live in this readership area, you are close to some of the most highly-regarded Independence Day celebrations in this state, which I’ll just go ahead and say puts them up there in