Storybook Gardens opened on the strip in Lake Delton in 1955. The attraction featured scenery and actors portraying nursery rhymes and other children’s stories. It closed years ago, but will be the subject of a presentation about nostalgic locations. (Photo from John Bennin)
The Sauk County Historical Society will delve into some of the former tourist sites Lake Delton and Wisconsin Dells.
This hummingbird nest, sitting in a silver maple, is covered with lichens. It holds two nestlings. (Photo by Jerry Davis)
Male ruby throated hummingbirds may be the first to leave area red flowers, sugar-water feeders and butterfly weeds. Females will follow during the next several weeks.
COVID-19 relief funds will go toward creating a training center in Sauk County.
Last week, the Sauk County Board of Supervisors approved a request to use $100,000 of American Rescue Plan dollars for the center, which will not only offer training and apprenticeship opportunities but also create family supporting jobs.
A Sauk County Sheriff’s Office squad sits outside the Law Enforcement Center in Baraboo. Sauk County will be part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over starting Aug. 20. (Photo by Heather Stanek)
Law enforcement agencies across Sauk County will be watching for impaired driving starting this weekend.
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over begins Aug. 20 and continues through Labor Day, Sept. 6. The effort includes the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office and police departments in Reedsburg, Baraboo, Lake Delton, and Sauk Prairie.
Here is the dirt of Virginia stickseed, a native plant that is becoming more obnoxious each year. If these biennial plants (usually) are not pulled, destroyed, dug out or otherwise destroyed, you are in for a clothes-picking autumn.
A horse in Monroe County has tested positive for a deadly illness, according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
