# Wisconsin - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/wisconsin/ - Published: 2013-09-18T02:20:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout ##### 󠀁[Bon Iver](http://boniver.org/)󠁿 recorded their 2007 album while in a cabin for three straight months in northwestern Wisconsin._ For Emma, Forever ago_ plays in my thoughts as I make way way across the rural roads along the mighty Lake Superior. ##### 󠀁[󠀁[ ##### The occasional farmhouse is all one sees from the road, sometimes the beginnings of a dirt road that I imagine leads to hidden gems of solitude. Open fields of haystack rolls call to my inner child, and I run through the sweet grass in between the stacks. ##### 󠀁[󠀁[ ##### I find a sandy trail that takes me to the shoreline. An old picnic table is set upon the shore, rotting away in contentment. I rest for awhile and take in the beauty, which is easy to do in this hidden area of Northern Wisconsin. ##### 󠀁[󠀁[ ##### A abandoned schoolhouse from the mid 20th century begs for me to come closer, it’s been far too long since anyone has stepped into her walls. I check the mailbox, peer around sagging doors, feel the splintering wood. ##### 󠀁[󠀁[ ##### The ghosts here fill me with a midwestern calm, and I can appreciate why people call this area home. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/wisconsin/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Wisconsin&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fwisconsin%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/wisconsin/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/wisconsin/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/wisconsin/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/wisconsin/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…