Blake Richard

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Snowstorms blow through the Northwoods

It should come as no surprise that Wisconsin gets a late snowstorm every year. Whether it’s still officially late winter or early and mid-spring, it’s bound to happen. Even as late as May, spring can get suffocated by an envelope of January or February.

Arctic Ambience at Loess Bluffs

Right where the states of Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri converge, there’s a conglomeration of arctic noise bound for the profound north. For now, though, that arctic ambience is found at the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge near Mound City, Missouri. Just west of the refuge, the historic Missouri River rambles southeastward to shape the state lines and provide a compass for migrants of the far-off heavens.