Gleanings from the HillsidesThis is the fifth book by Marshall Cook a Wisconsin writing institution true cheesehead. This witty, articulate "journalist" reveals interesting facts and little known tidbits of information that makes a hometown worthy. The book peeks into the hearts and heads and hot-spots of this wonderful state's hinterlands. The journey winds across the Badger State from "slow and easy" in Baraboo to idylic Bayfield, gateway to the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior"s shore. |
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