Today small dairy, beef and other farms dot the hillsides, and we share a portion of our beautiful landscape with Wildcat Mountain State Park.

With Organic Valley nearby, many of our farms are small and organic. Cooperatives have always been rural farmers’ friends, and a new Driftless “Back to the Land Co-op” was formed. The co-op  includes small farmers who raise grass-fed and free-range animals as well as organic crops.

Activities in the area include recreation on the Kickapoo and Baraboo Rivers, canoeing and kayaking, trout fishing. Wildcat Mountain State Park, camping, hiking, biking, horseback riding. Vernon county round barns, hunting, motorcycling routes, and Amish communities. Their simple lifestyle and unique craftsmanship makes the Amish part of our local culture.

A whitetail buck in prime October condition.