On a history note | The story of how I began making soap |...
Big Cedar Lake, WI - My grandmother - the grandmother who lived in this pretty log farmhouse - was a soap maker, probably because...
Thumbs up for clean hands | By Ann Marie Craig and Century Farmhouse Soap
Town of West Bend, WI - For years we have been told the best way to avoid getting colds and flu is to thoroughly...
Watering the Christmas Tree with a Plastic Pipette and Other Christmas Adventures | By...
Big Cedar Lake, WI - Life in a vintage log cabin is never dull - especially at Christmas time.
Life in this tiny log Farmhouse...
Swan sightings on Big Cedar Lake
December 13, 2025 - Town of West Bend, Wi - It definitely wasn’t the seasonal seven swans a swimming, but there was an unusual...
Ice harvesting at Timmer Hotel in the 1930s | By Barbara Johnson and Eileen Eckert
November 22, 2025 - Big Cedar Lake, Wi - As word on the sale of Timmer's Resort spreads, we'll take the opportunity to lean...
REAL ESTATE | Timmer’s Resort sold
November 21, 2025 - Big Cedar Lake, Wi - Timmer's Resort, a 6.5-acre property on Big Cedar Lake has sold. A statement from the...
Hand-me-down dishes hold fond memories and family history lessons | By Ann Marie Craig
Washington Co., WI - The tines are bent and uneven and the wood handles show more than a century of wear. They live in...
Ice harvesting at Timmer Hotel in the 1930s | By Barbara Johnson and Eileen Eckert
Big Cedar Lake, WI - In 2015 Barbara Johnson published a book about Timmer’s Resort. ‘Timmer’s Resort at Big Cedar Lake …a journey through...
Stay alert! Turtle crossing season in Washington County
Washington Co., WI - Watch out for turtles. Had my first rescue of the season Sunday. Maybe he's totally got this all figured out,...
VIDEO | Town of West Bend & PRD meeting tonight, March 5, 2025, to...
Town of West Bend, WI - There is a meeting Wednesday, March 5, 2025, as the Town of West Bend meets with the Cedar...
VIDEO | Town of West Bend to meet March 5 with PRD to discuss...
Town of West Bend, WI - There is a meeting Wednesday, March 5, 2025, as the Town of West Bend meets with the Cedar...
Notes from the Farmhouse – A ritual of Spring | By Ann Marie Craig
Big Cedar Lake, WI- Take the time to stop and smell the sweet aroma of maple syrup-making and dream of emerging spring and cinnamon...
Town of West Bend to discuss management/ownership of Gonring Drive Boat Launch
February 20, 2025 - Town of West Bend, WI - There is a special meeting at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, February 20, 2025, as...
Ice harvesting at Timmer Hotel in the 1930s | By Barbara Johnson and Eileen Eckert
Big Cedar Lake, WI - In 2015 Barbara Johnson published a book about Timmer’s Resort. ‘Timmer’s Resort at Big Cedar Lake …a journey through...
Farmhouse notes: In which a tiny, uninvited guest inspires thoughts of home and family...
Big Cedar Lake, WI - In broad daylight it danced across my kitchen floor - not once, but twice in the space of five...
Rate hikes for gas & electric in 2025 for We Energies customers in Washington...
Washington Co., WI - Neighbors across West Bend, WI, and Washington County, WI, should be aware We Energies is planning a rate hike in...
End-of-year rate hikes in gas & electric concerning to We Energies customers in Washington...
Washington Co., WI - As local governments prepare their budgets for 2025 and review property tax increases and possible operational referendums in April 2025,...
Rate hikes for gas & electric in 2025 for We Energies customers in Washington...
Washington Co., WI - Neighbors across West Bend, WI, and Washington County, WI, should be aware We Energies is planning a rate hike in...
Big Cedar Lake PRD 2024 annual meeting election results
August 22, 2024 - Town of West Bend, Wi - Big Cedar Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District held its 2024 Annual Meeting on Wednesday,...
Stay alert! Turtle crossing season in Washington County
Washington Co., WI - Watch out for turtles. Had my first rescue of the season Sunday. Maybe he's totally got this all figured out,...