Kick off the holiday season with a Norwegian Christmas celebration at Vesterheim November 30, 2025 - Kick off the holiday season with a Norwegian Christmas celebration at Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, in Decorah, Iowa, on Saturday, December 6, from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Admission to the Museum Building is free for youth under age 18, and activities throughout Heritage Park and Hanson Vesterheim Commons are free. Read More
2025 Green Mountain Grill Winner! November 14, 2025 - On September 30, 2025, Katie Brown, of Millville, Minn., won a brand new Green Mountain Grill Ledge Prime+ Pellet Grill from a drawing for the Visit Bluff Country Magazine Best of the Best contest. Paul Wagner, of Waukon, Iowa, won a brand new Blackstone 4-burner Griddle in August. Nancy Brown, of Trempealeau, Wis., won a… Read More
Play Ball: Wykoff Fall Festival Hits It Out of the Park! September 22, 2025 - In vintage baseball, players do not use gloves, only one ball is used for the entire game, and the bat is a round wooden stick with a maximum diameter of 2.5 inches. Photo submitted By Charlene Corson Selbee The Wykoff Fall Festival is stepping up to the plate this September 25-28, bringing a weekend of… Read More
2025 Blackstone Griddle Winner September 18, 2025 - On August 31, 2025, Paul Wagner, of Waukon, Iowa, won a brand new Blackstone 4-burner Griddle from a drawing for the Visit Bluff Country Magazine Best of the Best contest. Nancy Brown, of Trempealeau, Wis., won a brand new kayak in July. Shannon Knoepke, of Rochester, Minn., won a brand new kayak in June. Tina… Read More
Third Kayak winner of the 2025 Summer September 11, 2025 - On July 31, 2025, Nancy Brown, of Trempealeau, Wis., won a brand new kayak from a drawing for the Visit Bluff Country Magazine Best of the Best contest. Shannon Knoepke, of Rochester, Minn., won a brand new kayak in June. Tina Darr, of Rushford, Minn., won a brand new kayak in May, as well. As… Read More
Step Back in Time with the Toot & Whistle Boys at the Hesper-Mabel Steam Engine Days August 25, 2025 - By Charlene Corson Selbee Visitors flock from all over to Mabel, Minn., to take part in the annual Hesper-Mabel Steam Engine Days festivities. You won’t want to miss the oldest steam engine show in Minnesota, held September 4-7, with its origins in nearby Hesper, Iowa. The members of the Toot & Whistle Club Inc. –… Read More
