Woodstock Square during the holidays is one of the most wonderful sights in the Midwest. All lighted up with strings of white lights, from those trimming the tops of buildings to those strung among the trees, the Square sparkles as though posed for a postcard. The Square is so inspiring that the city holds a ceremony each year, the day …
Life is full of choices. For residents of Elkhorn, as in other Midwestern communities, the choices extend to snow removal. On the one hand, you might choose to hire a reputable snow removal company, such as Cal & Shan’s, to clear the snow from your walkways and driveway. Or, you might choose to remove the snow yourself. If you make …
Woodstock is beautiful in the winter. When The Square is illuminated with holiday lights, it virtually jumps onto the canvas of a Norman Rockwell painting. It’s the same in the surrounding area where rolling meadows and horse farms seem as though they were created just for the most awe-inspiring winter backdrops. While it’s easy to appreciate the beauty of nature …
One day this winter, Jill will dress in layers, pull on her insulated boots, hat and gloves, grab the snow shovel and head out the door of her Lake Geneva home. Of course, the layers won’t be enough and a biting wind will snap at her nose. Then, she’ll start shoveling. While shoveling, Jill will inevitably notice that Johnson’s across …
Maybe your family Christmas tradition includes driving to the parking lot in front of a department store that is closed, or was replaced by a second-hand store. Sometime, days before your arrival, a truck pulled up and dropped off a beat-up-old camper. Then some workers setup posts around the camper and strung orange twine through loops in the posts. Finally, …
A ring of light around the pole glistens off the snow in your Walworth yard. Out the window, your landscape lighting beats back the cold-winter darkness, illuminating the contours of your property and highlighting even the most detailed features, including boughs lined with snow and rows of ice cycles hanging from the eves. Landscape lighting turns your Walworth outdoor patio …
Another summer has slipped away and we’re well into another Lake Geneva autumn. Hopefully, you made the most of the warmer weather. If so, that probably includes the time you spent in your own backyard – barbeques, maybe a party or two, relaxing as the sun set on the other side of Lake Geneva. How did you spend the time …
If you look into the backyard and all you see are some rough trees, patchy grass and some overgrown brush you may find yourself envious of your Elkhorn neighbors. Where you occasionally rolled a barbeque out to grill, they have grills built into their brick paver patios. Where you sometimes set a lawn chair up in the sun, they have …
What if you couldn’t get your car out of the driveway or if your customers and employees couldn’t get their vehicles in the parking lot at your store or office? What if the short walk from the car to the front door was hazardous? This isn’t a hypothetical scenario or a plot for movie. It’s real. It happens every year. …
When spring arrives here in Walworth County, the snow will melt soaking the ground. Of course, autumn has just begun. To talk about spring now is to get a bit ahead of ourselves? Or is it? If there is a lot of snow this winter and/or the melting snow is accompanied by heavy rain, the water may seek ‘unusual’ places …
