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High schoolers from across the state were elected to lead next year’s event at the recent Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association Youth Leadership Conference at UW– River Falls. They will also attend next year’s National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. Front row: Lauren Thompson, St. Croix Electric; Matthew Holtz, Oakdale Electric; and Maddie Cooley, Scenic Rivers Energy. Back row: Tyler Tautges, Central Wisconsin Electric; John Flynn, Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services; Mary Geurts (alternate), Adams-Columbia Electric; and Oliver Robish, Taylor Electric.
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Carolyn Moon of Baraboo, a former director of Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative and former chair of the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association statewide board of directors, died July 29 after battling cancer. She was 73.
Moon served 20 years, from 1997–2017, on the Adams-Columbia board and from 2003–08 on the statewide board, which she headed for the final three years of her tenure. She is survived by Clyde Moon, her husband of 51 years, two adult children, four grandchildren, and numerous relatives and friends.
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Power plants floating on reservoirs and water treatment ponds could offer a way around high urban real estate costs and local opposition to electric infrastructure projects, according to an Energywire report this summer. The generation facilities would be made up of solar panels floating on water bodies, the report said. An earlier federal study suggested as much as one-tenth of U.S. electricity needs could be met by deployment of floating photovoltaic panels.
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ike their counterparts nationwide, Wisconsin’s electric cooperatives operate as not-for-profit electric utilities created for the sole purpose of making electricity available to homes and farms that large, for-profit utilities long ago refused to serve. The co-op business model has worked exceedingly well for more than 83 years in our state. Now, the farm and rural economies are experiencing unprecedented challenges that are transforming the fabric of life in small Wisconsin communities. In many cases electricity sales are declining and most electric cooperatives just hope their volume remains stable from the previous year. One notable (and potentially positive) effect is a heightened awareness on the part of everyone associated with local co-ops of the need to keep costs in line to avoid the necessity of a rate increase. As the organization that represents this state’s electric cooperatives in Madison and Washington, D.C., the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association (WECA) is always looking for ways to help our co-ops and their members. To that end, we recently sponsored a program on “Beneficial Electrification,” a term first heard relatively recently. The concept is pretty simple. It means replacing fossil fuel use with electricity.
Actually, there are many opportunities across the farm, residential, and commercial sectors to accomplish this. A basic one would be replacing a gas water heater with an electric one in the home or milk house. This is a cost-effective way to help decrease carbon dioxide emissions while simultaneously giving the electric cooperative a good grid management tool. For instance, if you have an electric water heater, many electric cooperatives will work with you so that when there is surplus generation available due to lower usage, that’s when your water heater will operate, doing so at a lower energy cost. The savings can be significant: I’ve seen studies showing this practice could save almost $200 annually for water-heating alone. With rapid growth in renewable power generation, uncertainty in fossil fuel prices from one season to the next, and increased efficiency of electric powered appliances and vehicles, it’s worth looking at the potential advantages of beneficial electrification. One of the biggest game changers could be switching from a car with an internal combustion engine to an all-electric vehicle. In rural Wisconsin we’re used to our pickups and minivans that run on gasoline, and there are real obstacles to overcome, power and range to name just two. But range is improving, and I wouldn’t have believed the power possibilities unless I’d seen them myself. I watched a Tesla Model 3 with a 450-horsepower electric motor race a Dodge Charger Hellcat with a 707-horsepower Hemi, and on the track the Tesla blew the Dodge away. As a traditional car guy it was hard for me to believe the power and torque of an electric car that an iconic traditional vehicle couldn’t produce. Every major automotive manufacturer has pledged to increase its offerings of plugin hybrids or fully electric cars and trucks, so it’s worth taking a look to see if an electric vehicle might meet your transportation needs. There are more opportunities for beneficial electrification than space to discuss them here. But ultimately a growing reliance on electricity could point toward greater efficiency, fewer emissions, and enhanced ability to keep rates under control. That would be a win-win for the environment, your electric cooperative, and you.
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hose who prefer to see the glass half full might say the 19th of July, forecast to be the summer’s hottest day to that point, at least started out with a dense overcast. With thick humidity and a predicted afternoon high of 95 degrees, cloud cover would help slow the temperature’s climb—which still wouldn’t make it a good day for the power to go out. But it suddenly did, for about 13,000 Madison residents and additional thousands of early-arriving employees in downtown offices, who shortly before 8 a.m. began watching the heaviest black smoke most had seen in probably a very long time as it formed towering clouds above
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the Isthmus a few blocks from the Capitol Square. Fire had broken out in a substation shared by Madison Gas and Electric and the Pewaukee-based American Transmission Company (ATC), which owns and operates a high-voltage system spanning most of the state and reaching into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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In fact, fire had broken out at two such substations, a little more than a mile apart, though for most people in the downtown area only one would have been easily seen. Video from a rooftop camera mounted high
atop the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences revealed the first fire, at the Blount Street substation near the Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E) headquarters, could first be seen at about 7:40 a.m. The second fire, at the Campus East substation, began emitting visible smoke about 11 minutes later. MG&E said an explosion and fire had occurred at Blount Street, with fire alone at the campus facility. The substations are connected electrically, and ATC said it believed the first fire caused overloading that touched off the second. The proximate cause of the Blount Street fire remained under
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Sobering Sights
Thick, black smoke erupting from simultaneous fires at two electrical substations blankets the Madison Isthmus, the morning of Friday, July 19. Photo courtesy of Katie Mnuk
investigation at press time for Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News, but the effects were apparent immediately. Circuits powering homes, businesses, high-rise condominiums, office buildings, and traffic signals tripped off. Computer screens and servers, lighting, other office equipment, elevators, air conditioners and other electrical appliances stopped all at once. Emergency generators started up. Telephone land lines kept working, and along with countless cell phones they were busy as people tried to find out what was going on and what they ought to do. Gradually learning what had happened, most were likely grateful that however disruptive the experience, they could solve the problem for themselves by simply going home. It could have been far worse.
July 19 offered a mostly painless glimpse of a few of the things that will happen in our increasingly energy-dependent society if electricity suddenly becomes unavailable in a densely populated area. It illustrated why every conscientious power provider—certainly ATC and MG&E both belong in that category—keeps safety and system reliability at the top of its day-to-day concerns. In Madison that morning, the inbound rush hour hadn’t ended before offices closed and streets filled with outbound traffic as people departed their darkened workplaces. Red and blue warning lights on Madison police cruisers and fire department command vehicles flashed over a mile-long stretch of East Washington Avenue’s six lanes as officers sought to maintain traffic flow with some people still on their way to work while others were leaving. Very few signal lights were operating, and at most intersections no one was directing traffic. A notable result was the large majority of motorists displaying almost surprising courtesy, taking turns as they would at marked four-way stops or waving each other through. Here and there somebody would decide because most traffic signals weren’t working, those that were didn’t count. At one intersection several drivers were observed defying cross traffic to bull their way through a red light that was operating, drawing long horn blasts from those who’d played by the rules had waited for the green. In the day’s heat, the university opened its Kohl Center sports arena as a cooling station for area residents without air conditioning. Many of the downtown area’s numerous restaurants didn’t open. Some were forced to throw away food because lacking electricity, they couldn’t store it within safe
temperature ranges. Others closed simply because they couldn’t run air conditioning and even if they could cook, the interior spaces became too hot for the staff and their patrons. Commerce was impeded even for merchants conducting business outdoors: the traditional Maxwell Street Days sidewalk sale was hampered in many instances by the inability to process credit card transactions. It was a mild but sobering hint of what things could be like if the grid went all the way down.
Mishap or Malice? These days, the imagination takes free rein: One person watching the smoke from across a Madison lake was chilled by the sight of two fires burning simultaneously on the downtown isthmus, and said she wondered if some deliberate attack had been committed. But the potential attackers who are now a source of great concern might cause chaos without needing to physically invade anyone’s substations, provided they manage to gain computer access to industrial control systems. Amid the evening rush hour August 9 as reported by the UK Sun, “two National Grid generators spectacularly failed,” halting rail service across much of Great Britain, stranding commuters in darkened train cars and tunnels, shutting down traffic signals, and generally wreaking scattered electrical havoc in parts of London, Southeast England, and Wales, and major cities including Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, and as far north as Glasgow. The power provider, National Grid, disclosed that the two “generators” were a natural gas-fired power plant and an offshore North Sea wind farm—reportedly the world’s biggest—both suddenly dropping offline within two minutes of each other. National Grid immediately ruled September 2019
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out a cyberattack or terrorism but later conceded it deliberate policy choices reduced electricity supply, didn’t know what caused the outages. The generation sent costs through the roof, and compelled rolling outage itself lasted less than an hour but impairment blackouts. The current, wildfire-related woes of Pacific of service persisted overnight and into the following Gas and Electric triggered the utility’s second bankmorning, largely because trains and crews weren’t ruptcy. The first resulted from (temporarily popular) where they needed to be to resume normal operations. legislation forcing it to buy power at unregulated and Wherever the British utility and its regulators readily manipulated wholesale prices and sell it at ultimately fix blame for last month’s partial system frozen retail rates. collapse, fear of such events being engineered by maA not dissimilar threat that can’t be ignored today licious actors will likely rise. It’s not widely disputed is the rising popularity of ideologically driven energy that Russian hands controlled the brief shutdown policies demanding that all but the most idealistic of much of Ukraine’s electric grid in 2015, and it’s choices be not just rejected, but demonized, the better considered a given that Chinese, Iranian, and Russian to extinguish any possibility of their use. hackers, with and without state sponsorship, have The State of Washington is funding a judicially penetrated U.S. computer networks. mandated study of tearing down four modest-sized The North American Electric Reliability Corporadams that produce approximately 1,000 megawatts (a tion (NERC) received congressional authorization to little less than Wisconsin’s Point Beach nuclear plant) enforce toughened standards after an eight-state blackof reliable, emission-free electricity. out in August 2003 attributed to—even those relativeIn the dangerously cold polar vortex episodes of ly recent times were more innocent than today—inadrecent winters, New England utilities have resorted to equately trimmed tree branches shorting burning more coal and fuel out an Ohio utility’s transmission lines. oil for electricity generation James Robb is NERC’s president, and in a life-or-death choice in mid-July he testified before a House forced by state-level poliEnergy and Commerce subcommittee that cies consciously designed “The threat from cyberattacks by nation to block development of states, terrorist groups, and criminals is at new natural gas pipeline an all-time high. Now more than ever, grid capacity. before offices closed security is inextricably linked to In Berkeley, Califorreliability.” nia this summer, the city Robb reminded subcommittee memcouncil voted unanimously bers of an obvious truth too easily forto forbid natural gas congotten: The North American bulk power nections in new, low-rise system “is among the nation’s most critical housing units starting next ... DARKENED WORKPLACES. January, with other new infrastructures,” given that “virtually every critical sector depends on electricity.” construction similarly tar“One of the largest, most complex sysgeted for future restriction. tems ever created,” Robb said. “It is robust and highly Say what you will about natural gas: it’s a fossil reliable,” but even so, “conventional and non-convenfuel, its cost has historically been volatile, the supply tional factors do present risks.” is finite. Nevertheless, today’s abundant gas supplies The NERC president was able to tell the subhave not only helped displace more environmentally committee that so far, no loss of electrical load in problematic generation sources, they’ve reduced the North America can be attributed to a cyberattack, but emissions intensity of U.S. electric generation below he warned that “the security landscape is dynamic, the proposed 2005 baseline of the Obama-era Clean requiring constant vigilance and agility.” Translation: Power Plan even as electricity production has risen, The bad guys keep trying. and they provide an indispensable backstop against the inconsistent availability of renewable generation. If we choose to flatter ourselves with policy choices Avoidable Threats Mechanical breakdowns, huthat prohibit the use of energy sources we can count on man error, cyberattacks, and damaging weather by no around the clock, then we mustn’t pretend to be surmeans comprise a full list of system reliability threats. prised when reliable delivery of affordable electricity Those who witnessed California’s late 1990s electric comes unraveled.—Dave Hoopman restructuring nightmare will vividly remember how
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attic is unfinished, solutions will be simpler and more cost-effective. You can inspect your unfinished attic, but be cautious. Loose-fill insulation in older homes may have harmful asbestos that you absolutely do not want to disturb. It’s probably best to just poke your head in enough to look around, since it’s easy to damage wiring or ducts, or step through the ceiling. The attic will likely have loose-fill insulation or batts on the floor. Look carefully to see if the insulation is spread evenly with no gaps or voids. To determine whether there is enough insulation, you can start by researching the recommended amount for your climate. You can find that information on the Department of Energy’s website. After measuring the depth of the insulation, you can calculate the R-value. Different types of insulation have different R-values per inch. If your attic insulation is far short of the recommended levels, you will likely see major energy savings by having a professional add enough to reach that level. The next place to check is the walls. Many homes built before 1980 have little or no wall insulation,
Batt insulation is commonly used between floor joists, wall studs, or on attic floors. Photo courtesy of Jesus Rodriguez
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and even newer homes may lack proper insulation. You might be able to see if the walls are insulated by carefully removing an outlet cover. The most common technique for adding insulation to walls is to have it blown in through holes drilled from inside or outside the home. These holes can be easily patched. An alternative, if the house is being re-sided, is to add rigid insulation to the exterior, underneath the new siding. Finally, if your floor gets cold in winter, and you have a crawl space, you can install batt insulation between the floor joists. If your home is built on a concrete slab, rigid foam can be installed around the perimeter. Insulation works great if you choose the right approach and the work is done carefully. Contact the energy experts at your electric co-op for more information about insulation solutions. This column was co-written by Pat Keegan and Brad Thiessen of Collaborative Efficiency. For more information on home insulation, please visit: www. collaborativeefficiency.com/energytips.
Loose-fill insulation is a good approach for insulating your attic floor. Photo courtesy of Department of Energy
It’s a good idea to seal up air leaks before you add more insulation. Photo courtesy of Department of Energy
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Honey Chia Seed Pudding 2 cups coconut milk 6 Tbsp chia seeds 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 Tbsp honey Fresh berries
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Combine coconut milk, chia seeds, vanilla, and honey in a medium bowl. Mix well until the honey has dissolved. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight. Stir well and divide the pudding into individual portions. Serve with fresh berries. Add granola if desired.
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Prosciutto-wrapped pork tenderloin with honey-poached pears & gorgonzola 1 firm pear 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup dry white wine
4 Tbsp honey, divided 2 (1 lb) pork tenderloins 6 oz crumbled gorgonzola
1/4 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs 6 oz prosciutto
Peel pear and slice into 6 wedges, remove core. In a medium saucepan, bring water, wine, and 3 tablespoons honey to a boil; reduce to simmer and add pears. Cover and cook for 15 minutes, or until pears are soft. Using a slotted spoon, transfer pears to a cutting board. Let cool; cut into medium dice. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice a pork tenderloin lengthwise three-fourths of the way through. Open like a book; cover with plastic wrap and flatten with a mallet to 1/2-inch thickness. Remove plastic and sprinkle pork with pepper. Place five 10-inch pieces of kitchen twine side-by-side on a foil-lined baking sheet. Place prosciutto, slightly overlapping slices crosswise, on top of twine. Place pork on top and spread with half of the pears, gorgonzola, walnuts, and bread crumbs. Roll pork into a cylinder, trying to seal the filling inside. Repeat with remaining tenderloin. Roast pork for 15 minutes. Spread with remaining honey and continue to roast until a thermometer registers 140–145 degrees, 15–20 minutes longer. Remove from oven and transfer to a cutting board; let stand for 10–15 minutes. To serve, cut into 1/2-inch slices.
Spinach Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing DRESSING:
3 Tbsp honey 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
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SALAD:
1 clove garlic 6 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 3/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground pepper
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved 2/3 cup cucumber, cubed, divided 4 oz grilled chicken breast, sliced 1/2 cup jarred roasted pepper, diced, divided 2 cups baby spinach, torn into bite sized pieces, divided
Add all dressing ingredients into a blender and mix, or add ingredients to a bowl and use immersion blender to make dressing, set aside. Recipe courtesy of Chefs Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth
In two pint sized mason jars, build salad by adding the following into each jar in the following order: 1-1/2 tablespoons honey mustard dressing, 1/2 cup grape tomato, 1/3 cup cucumber, 2 ounces grilled chicken, 1/4 cup roasted pepper, and 1 cup baby spinach. Close lid to jar and store for up to 3 days. When ready to eat, unscrew lid, shake out all ingredients into a bowl and enjoy.
Almond Crusted French Toast With Whipped Ricotta and Honey FILLING: 3/4 cup ricotta cheese 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened zest of 1 orange
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer with whisk attachment, whip ricotta and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in orange zest.
SYRUP: 3/4 cup honey 1/2 orange, juice only 1/2 tsp cinnamon
In a small bowl, whisk honey, orange juice, and cinnamon. Add 3 tablespoons of honey mixture to ricotta mixture and stir. Reserve remaining amount for topping.
FRENCH TOAST: 3 eggs 3/4 cup milk Splash vanilla Pinch salt 1/2 cup almonds, sliced 8 thick slices of challah or brioche bread 3 Tbsp butter, halved
In a shallow wide bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla and salt. Place bread in bowl to absorb batter. Spread almonds out on a plate. Heat a skillet over medium heat and melt half the butter. Dip half the bread slices in the almonds, pressing them into the side. Place the bread in the melted butter and grill until browned, about 2–3 minutes on each side. Put finished bread on an ungreased baking sheet. Melt remaining 1-1/2 tablespoons of butter and repeat with remaining bread slices. Bake the grilled bread in the oven for 8–10 minutes, or until cooked through. If desired, heat honey mixture on stove top or in microwave. Serve French toast slices with a dollop of ricotta and remaining honey mixture. September 2019
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RECIPE EXCHANGE Submit your favorite recipes to be featured on our reader recipe page. Email to dana@weca.coop. For bonus recipes, go to http://wecnmagazine.com/recipes/.
Summer Nut Candy Janna Hughes, Abrams
3 cups light brown sugar 3/4 cup milk 1 Tbsp butter 2 cups walnuts Boil sugar, milk, and butter until it hardens in cold water. Add walnuts, stir until it hardens. Pour in buttered pans to cool. Note: No matter how hot the day, you can make this candy.
Creamy Fudge Lavon Schurman
2 cups sugar 1 cup milk 2 Tbsp light corn syrup 1/4 tsp salt 2 squares (1 oz each) unsweetened chocolate 2 Tbsp butter 1 tsp vanilla 3/4 cup broken walnut meats Combine sugar, milk, corn syrup, and salt in a saucepan. Cut chocolate in small pieces and add to sugar mixture. Stir over low heat, just until sugar is dissolved. Bring slowly to boiling; stirring constantly. Reduce heat to very low and cook without stirring, to 236 degrees on candy thermometer or until a little of the mixture dropped in very cold water forms a soft ball. During cooking, wipe crystals from sides of pan with a wet cheesecloth wrapped around a fork; do not stir mixture. Remove from heat. Put butter and vanilla on top of mixture; let cool undisturbed until pan feels lukewarm. Beat until very thick. Stir in nuts. Continue stirring until fudge is very stiff. Turn at once, into buttered 8- x8- x2-inch pan. Cut into squares while still warm.
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Hamburger Stew
Rosetta Gruss, Marshall
1 lb ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cans (14-1/2 oz each) stewed tomatoes 4 medium carrots, thinly sliced 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced 1 medium potato, peeled and cubed 1-1/2 cups water 1/4 cup long grain rice, uncooked 1 Tbsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper Cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add tomatoes, carrots, celery, potato, water, rice, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until vegetables and rice are tender. Uncover; simmer 30 minutes longer or until thickened.
Refrigerator Pickles Heidi Behnke, Baraboo
Water 7–9 cups cucumber, unpeeled, sliced 1/2 cup salt 1 cup onion, sliced 2 cups sugar 1 Tbsp mustard seed 1 Tbsp celery seed 1 cup vinegar Mix salt and enough water to cover cucumbers; place cucumbers in water for one hour. Drain water and add onion. In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, mustard seed, celery seed, and vinegar. Put cucumbers and onions into jars and pour mixture over them. Keep in refrigerator. Eat after two days.
Marshmallow-Nut Cocoa Fudge Lavaughn Buehl, Janesville
3 cups sugar 3/4 cup cocoa 1/8 tsp salt 1-1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup marshmallow cream 1 cup chopped nuts Line an 8 or 9-inch square pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan; butter foil. Stir together sugar, cocoa and salt in a heavy 4-quart saucepan; stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to full rolling boil. Boil, without stirring, until mixture reaches 234 degrees on a candy thermometer, or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a soft ball; remove from heat. Add butter, vanilla, and marshmallow cream; do not stir. Cool to 110 degrees. Beat mixture for 8 minutes, stir in chopped nuts. Quickly spread into prepared pan and cool completely. Cut into squares. Store in tightly covered container at room temp.
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EXPLORE THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI AT GENOA’S GREAT RIVER ROAD INTERPRETIVE CENTER
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journey along Wisconsin’s Great River Road is now even greater thanks to the recent opening of a new interpretive center near the National Fish Hatchery in Genoa. Now in its second year, the state’s newest Great River Road Interpretive Center was made possible in part by a Scenic Byways Grant from the Mississippi Parkway Commission, according to Hatchery Manager Doug Aloisi. It’s the first such grant awarded to a national fish hatchery; however, visitors learn about much more than just fish here. The facility offers exhibits and interactive displays about the ecosystems, peoples, culture, and history of the Upper Mississippi River. One gallery is devoted to the Battle of Bad Axe, which occurred just south of the hatchery and brought the Black Hawk War to its tragic end in 1832. Another gallery is dedicated to the river’s importance as a corridor of commerce through history, from the canoes of the early Mound Builders and fur traders to steamboats and barges. Outside the center, groomed trails, including a boardwalk over a wetland area, are dotted with kiosks that teach about the wildlife along the way. And there are indeed fish—lots of them. A 1,000-gallon aquarium inside the center is filled with Mississippi River fish raised at the hatchery. Another smaller tank holds aquatic life that can be found in the area’s streams.
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The interpretive center’s two-story exhibit on bluff life includes information about Dairyland Power Cooperative’s Peregrine Falcon Restoration Program. Guests can also learn about more outdoor life along the groomed walking trails outside the building. Opposite page: An exhibit about steamboat travel includes a cord of wood stacked floor to ceiling, representing how much fuel an early steamboat needed to operate for just 15 minutes.
“It’s not just a fish hatchery visit. That’s what makes it kind of unique,” Aloisi said. “We wanted to not only incorporate more partners, but also more interests.” Many partners were included in the interpretive center’s development, including Dairyland Power Cooperative, the wholesale power provider for 24 electric distribution cooperatives including 18 in Wisconsin. Dairyland contributed to an exhibit on bluff wildlife, which features a two-story model of a bluff supporting mounts of plants and animals that can be found along the Driftless Region’s steep banks. These mounts include the peregrine falcon, listed as an endangered species in the early 1970s but later removed from the list thanks to successful restoration efforts. Dairyland Power has contributed to those efforts through its Peregrine Falcon Restoration Program, begun in the early 1990s to help re-establish the peregrine falcon population in the Upper Mississippi Valley. This program provided for the installation of wooden nesting boxes atop the stacks at Dairyland’s plants in Genoa and Alma; visitors to the
interpretive center can learn all about the program on a story-board display at the bluff exhibit. Dairyland also contributed to the center’s new multimedia gallery, installed just this past summer. This touch-screen display enables visitors to scroll through a variety of content about the river basin, including photo galleries and educational games. Topics range from fish hatchery programs to “The River Through The Arts.”
Hatchery History Included among the exhibits are those detailing the history of the fish hatchery and its work in conserving aquatic species. The hatchery was built in 1932 as a Works Progress Administration project, providing employment for Vernon County residents during the Great Depression. Construction was completed in 1937. Preceding the hatchery were the Fish Rescue Stations that were established along the river by what was then known as the U.S. Fish Commission. “In the springtime they would hire crews of local people and they would take all the fish that had been stranded
by flood waters in the spring, and they would seine up the little areas of water and then go put the fish back in the river,” Aloisi explained. At the same time, Aloisi said, the U.S. Fish Commission was also working to restore freshwater mussels, which were in great demand in the late 1890s for making pearl buttons. Researchers were not able to save the pearl button industry, but their studies of the mussel species formed a strong foundation for future work. In fact, Aloisi said some of the mussel propagation work done at the hatchery today is based on the early efforts to save mussels for the button industry.
Shift in Mission The hatchery’s intensive work on mussel propagation continues today, but now the goal is to save the mussels, not an industry. Same goes for the fish. The hatchery’s early goals were to raise bass and bluegill for stocking depleted streams in the local area and beyond. These young fish were transported by converted railroad baggage train cars that came to be known as “fish cars” to water bodies all across the country. But eventually the hatchery’s focus September 2019
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shifted away from primarily replenishing commercial and sport-fishing species. “Most of our mission now is to recover and restore threatened and endangered populations of fish and mussel,” Aloisi said. “We even raise an endangered dragonfly—the Hines Emerald Dragonfly.” The hatchery today provides 30 to 40 million fish, eggs, and mussels of over 26 species to waters all over the country, including those managed by various Midwestern tribes, with whom the hatchery shares a common goal of conserving the river ecosystem. “We’re very heavily involved with assisting the Native American tribes in the Midwest,” Aloisi said. A special feature of this newest River Road Interpretive Center is the opportunity to see the hatchery’s work in progress. After exploring the interpretive center, visitors can walk to the hatchery culture buildings to see the some of the fish and mussels that are raised there. The hatchery operates yearround, but now is an especially good time to visit as the lake sturgeons are approaching the required size for release into lakes and streams. Lots of fascinating stories and details about the Upper Mississippi’s history are wound through the center’s overview of river life and hatchery work. The windows at the top floor of the center overlook the hatchery,
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offering a spectacular view of the bluffs. Displays alongside the windows detail what’s in direct view on the other side of the glass. One of those views includes the area where a riverboat called J.S. caught fire and sank in 1910. Although anything of value was long ago salvaged, the charred timbers of the steamer remain on the river bottom to this day. In another exhibit, a model steamboat is positioned next to a cord of wood stacked floor to ceiling, representing how much wood each riverboat needed to operate for just 15 minutes. Many of today’s river communities, placed about 8 to 10 miles apart, can trace their origins to the steamboats’ constant need for refueling. Local history buffs will find interesting details in the museum’s archived documents as well. A search through payroll records of the employees who built the hatchery reveals earnings of just $1 a day. These records might even turn up a familiar name or two as all employees came from Vernon County. Whatever your reason for stopping, a visit to the Great River Road Interpretive Center in Genoa is bound to be bountiful. After all, fish stories aren’t the only ones told here.—Mary Erickson The Great River Road Interpretive Center in Genoa is located at S5524 Wisconsin Highway 35, Genoa, WI 54632. It’s open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information visit www.fws.gov/midwest/genoa or call 608-689-2605.
Genoa’s Great River Road Interpretive Center is a popular field-trip destination. Hatchery Manager Doug Aloisi said more than 3,000 people visited the museum in May alone to explore the various exhibits, including the brand-new multimedia gallery (far left) and a machine that was used to make fresh-water pearl buttons from mussels (left). Visitors can also walk through the hatchery buildings where fish and mussels are raised. The tanks above hold sturgeons that will be released soon into lakes and streams.
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WISCONSIN EVENTS 5–7 Garage Sale—Mauston. Stewart’s Chapel, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Potluck lunch at 12:30, bring a dish to pass. 6 Donut Fry—Jim Falls. United Methodist Church, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. For advance orders, call 715-382-4397. 6, 7 Yellowstone Arts Trail—Caddott, Boyd, and Eastern Lake Wissota. Various art studios, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Brochures and maps at area businesses. 6–8 Dairy Days Celebration—Platteville. Legion Field Park, all day. Amusement rides, live music, parade Saturday. 6–8 Historic Reenactment—Platteville. Mound View Park & Campground, Fri. 8 .m.–4 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Historic reenactment with military demonstrations, storytelling, period food, and music. 7 Art Crawl—Leawood. 12845 Cambridge Rd., 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Arts & crafts for sale, food and music. 7 Shepard Fest—Columbus. Shepard’s Barn, 1–6 p.m. Free event. Cheese pairings, wine, craft beer, artisan cider. Live music 3 p.m. 920-623-5399. 7 Pig Roast & Raffle—Nekoosa. Lake Sherwood Lodge, 4–7 p.m. Grill raffle & raffle baskets. Proceeds to Adams County Humane Society. 8 Fall Festival & Rededication—Fountain City. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Mass followed by dinner. 8 Fall Festival—Bloomer. Cooks Valley Township, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Charcoal chicken dinner, live & silent auctions, crafts, games, more. 717-568-3778. 8 Polish Polka Fest—Thorp. Historic Quonset Hall, 1–5 p.m. Ampol Aires polka band; Polish food. 9 Parish Picnic—Chippewa Falls. Holy Ghost Parish, 12–5 p.m. Silent auction, children’s games, bingo, food. 9 Car Show—Eau Claire. Senior Center, 4:30–6:45 p.m. Free. Food available; Part of senior week celebration.
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September 2019 14 Pig Roast Fundraiser—Ellsworth. Pierce County Fairgrounds, 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Fundraiser for Ellsworth area ambulance services.
22 Fly-in/Drive-in Breakfast—Neillsville. Airport, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Breakfast $7; pancakes, eggs, and sausage. Car show and plane rides available.
14 Park and Bark Pie & Ice Cream Social— Friendship. Park, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. All dogs will receive a free gift.
23 Victoria Houston, Author Presentation— Onalaska. Library, 7–8:30 p.m.
14 Fall Harvest Table Dinner—Platteville. Digman Grain Farms, 5–9 p.m. Family style meal using local ingredients. Advance tickets only, 608-348-8888.
27–29 Pottery Tour—River Falls. Multiple locations, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. A tour of three pottery studios and the work of 16 potters. 715-426-7367.
14, 15 Quilt Show—Mauston. Juneau County Historical Society, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
28 Applefest—Tigerton. Community Park, 12–4:30 p.m. Vendors, food, apple pie contests, pies for sale. 715-535-2110.
15 Polish Dinner—Hawkins. St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Raffle & bazaar.
28 Library Book Sale—Gays Mills. Old Community Building, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Crafts, food, flea market, and parade.
16 Friesland Men’s Chorus Patriotic Memorial—Cambria. Rascals & Rockers, 7–9:30 p.m.
28, 29 Fall Harvest Celebration of Llamas— Ellsworth. Lazy P Ranch Llamas, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Free. Meet certified therapeutic llamas and shop at vendors.
21 Fly-In Car & Tractor Show—Oconto. J Douglas Bake Airport, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Over 300 cars, airplanes, & helicopter rides, r/c aircraft show, reenactors, food vendors, & kids’ games. 21 Fall Fair—Mondovi. Rock Falls, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Baked goods, ice cream, gifts, and much more. 21 Johnny Cash Tribute—Colfax. Municipal Building, 7 p.m. Refreshments available. 21, 22 Great River Road Festival—Cassville. Stonefield Historic Site, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sat. antique tractor pull; Sun. quilt show. 608-725-5210. 21, 22 Tractor & Threshing Show—Highbridge. 38565 State Hwy. 13, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. $5 show button admission, works for both days. 715-274-7807. 21, 22 Antique Tractor Show—Rosholt. Corky’s Bar in Shantytown, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Equipment & demos, food, and raffles. Free admission, parking, and camping. 715-572-1548. 22 Tractor Ride/Drive—Brodhead. Airport, 10 a.m. Two rides one at 10 a.m. and one at 1:15 p.m. $20 for tractors; $15 for wagon rider adults; $5 for children under 10. 608-214-4371.
29 Harvest Dinner—Fall Creek. Zion Lutheran Church, 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Following a worship service at 9 a.m. 715-379-8540. 29, 30 Applefest Pancake Breakfast—Gays Mills. Community Center, 7–11:30 a.m. 29 Harvest Dinner—River Falls. Rush River Lutheran Church, 11 a.m.– 2 p.m. Dinner with traditional Norwegian cookies and treats.
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