Fort Atkinson resident David Firari continues his 2,200-mile adventure hiking on the Appalachian Trail. In this, his second video update shared with Fort Atkinson Online, Firari has returned to the trail after a second visit home to Fort Atkinson to receive medical treatments for Crohn's disease and is moving through...
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Hoard museum offers birding hike in Dorothy Carnes Park
The Hoard Historical Museum has announced that it will be hosting a birding hike in Jefferson County’s Dorothy Carnes Park. According to information released by the museum, the hike will be led by birding expert Tom Belzer. The hike, which will be held Friday, May 19, at 4 p.m., is offered in...
Hoard Museum plans events in celebration of Lorine Niedecker’s birthday
Three separate activities in celebration of Fort Atkinson resident and nationally recognized poet Lorine Niedecker’s birthday will be hosted by the Hoard Historical Museum, the organization has announced. Activities include a bike tour, featuring locations that are of significance to Neidecker’s life and work; a discussion led by Lauren Carlson, a...
Young entrepreneurs serve lemonade in Barrie Park
Young entrepreneurs participating in “Lemonade Day” set up stands Saturday in Fort Atkinson’s Barrie Park. Stands came with creative names such as “Pig-a-Juice” and “Sunny Day,” and featured themes such as the Super Mario Brothers and Pikachu. Organized by the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce and in its third year in...
Beautification Council planning ‘cow parade’
By Chris SpanglerThe Fort Atkinson Beautification Council is moo-ving forward with a project designed to showcase the community’s rich dairy history.The council has announced a “parade of cows” that will place near-life-size statues of the seven major dairy breeds throughout the city’s main thoroughfares.Those breeds are: Holstein, Red-and-White Holstein, Guernsey,...