By Mary Fairchild Ringling’s: ABT. 1895, left to right–Al, Alf T., Gus, Charles, Otto. Seated–John, Salome and August (parents), Ida (Mrs. North), Henry. Did you know that if you drive into Baraboo, Wisconsin, on Rt. 33 that it turns into “Ringling Boulevard?” The Ringling riverfront property is actually on Water Street, however. The city of…
Local Native Americans Buried in Blue Wing Cemetery
Recently, through the kindness of part-time Lake Delton resident and neighbor Mary Fairchild, my wife and I were able to revisit the Blue Wing Cemetery near Tomah. Mary is interested in Indian mounds and is rapidly becoming an authority on the subject. The entrance to the Blue Wing Cemetery with spirit houses in the background. We also visited the Decorah…
Globalism and Willow Creek Church
By Mary Fairchild Willow Creek/Politics Bill Hybels at Willow Creek (above), spring of 2013; Pictures on Flickr. Updated 7/10/22. See the latest Willow Creek Report: Summer Notes: Dave Dummitt Picks Up Bill Hybels’ Mantle at Willow Creek Community Church to Promote Peter Drucker’s “Next Society” The Willow Creek Association, now the Global Leadership Network,…
While Vacationing in the Dells
By Mary Fairchild DO YOU KNOW THE MUFFLER MAN? LAKELESS LAKE DELTON HOLIDAY SHORES KAYAKING WISCONSIN’S INDIAN MOUNDS WITH ROSS M. CURRY Do you know the Muffler Man? Roadside statues came to be in the latter half of the 20th century when the West opened up to the middle class as a vacation destination. These large statues where…
Stonecroft Ministries Expose: Larry Crabb Psychology and TEV Bible Replaces “Girl” for “Virgin”
By Mary Fairchild Schaumburg Christian Women’s Club Luncheon 1990s. PSYCHOLOGY AND LARRY CRABB: Christine Narloch Expose STONECROFT MINISTRIES TEV ERRORS Stonecroft Ministries is a non-denominational, non-profit Christian organization providing global leadership in women’s ministry. Classic Stonecroft Bible Studies are designed to be used with the TEV Good News New Testament because page numbers are given to make…
Wisconsin’s Indian Mounds
By Mary Fairchild After rock climbing at Devils Lake one evening, we saw a strange shape in the grass alongside the lake. It was a great time to spot it as the sun was beginning to set and shadows began to detail the shape. (Pictures on Flickr) Devil’s Lake State Park, which is approximately 15…