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What’s Inside

Why Would a Turtle Cross the Road

19

Wisconsin DNR installs turtle barriers along major roadways.

Data Center Updates

23

Latest developments in the Data Center debate.

Nature Venues – Where Land and Concert Meet

24

Visit three performance venues off the beaten track where the Driftless landscape becomes part of the show.

Ancient Dugout Canoes Recovered from Lake Mendota

29

Remain of 16 dugouts – some thousands of year old – are being studied by scientists and historians.

A Peaceful Drift on Pepin

33

Forward facing sonar has generated plenty of controversy in the fishing world. Now researchers are beginning to take a look.

Fishing Electronics – Do They Make You a More Successful Angler?

36

Share the quiet pleasures of drifting on Lake Pepin on a nice summer day.