We very much enjoy the Amish community. They are a life-giving, generous, friendly group who seem to thoroughly delight in serving people.

With a freewill offering, one can enjoy a breakfast hosted by the these sweet folks, located in rural Marion. Homemade pancakes accompanied by scrambled eggs (with ham and cheese), ham slices, porky links, orange juice and coffee are on the menu, along with a melt-in-your-mouth glazed doughnut.

“Until death do you part” is a standard phrase in most wedding vows today, but it doesn’t seem to hold true in “Queens,” a historical drama about King Henry VIII and his wives that Shawano Community High School will perform this weekend.

Taking a drive down Tree Farm Road in northern Oconto County is like going back in time.

Nestled in the woods and lakes of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest five miles northwest of Mountain is Camp Lake Resort, which Steve Larson’s family has owned and operated since his grandfather, Wilmot Swanson, purchased an abandoned logging camp and began building cottages near Camp Lake more than a century ago.

As you prepare your gardens for winter, consider marking the location of late emerging perennials to avoid accidentally weeding them out next spring. Use bulbs, commercial or DIY plant labels, stones or simply leave their stems intact to help guide your cleanup efforts next spring.

Have you heard of the free eBird app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology? I use it to record the birds I see and other data including date and location of the sighting. It keeps track of my “Life List” — my personal cumulative record of every bird species I’ve ever seen. I also use it to generate reports using a variety of filters.

What started as a hobby has turned into a difference-making venture for a Marion company.

The Rogers family, which has owned and operated Great Lakes Veneer Inc. in Marion for more than a century, purchased an airboat manufacturer in Ontario, Canada, about a decade ago.