Darling Dahlias CAROL SHIRK CERTIFIED MASTER GARDENER This was a tough growing season for many perennials. With the driving, extensive rains in the early spring followed by near drought conditions in the summer, fungal diseases flourished and plants suffered. However, one plant that seemed impervious to the onslaught of negative weather conditions was the dahlias. They continued to thrive

LAND BETWEEN THE MARSHES Beasts of Burden ROB BOWE CONTRIBUTOR If you grew up on a farm in the land between the marshes before the 1950s, you probably had work horses. Beasts of burden have been a part of farming in Wisconsin from the 1830s until the mid-20th century. The use of oxen in Wisconsin lasted a little over fifty years as the state was transformed from raw frontier to settled agricultural