AKA: friends with cameras. Meet Garrett Cornelison. Again. When he rolled in with the ‘why we rescue’ crew of Theron Humphrey and maddie the coonhound recently, he captured some sweet little moments of Charlie. This type of bartering rooms-for-art is what we are all about. Our door is always open to ya’ll!   garret and a shot he got the night he shot these charlie images.a storm rolled in over the lake….

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I’ve been avoiding it for years. Tourist trap. Souvenir shop lined streets and overcrowded fast food joints. But when we had to take a trip there to pick up a vintage 50’s snow cone machine – I couldn’t believe that we didn’t visit earlier. The streets are lined with souvenir shops, yes. But many of them have been open for over 50 years and a few even have new old stock inside The main drag is dotted with hotels- but these aren’t your motel 6’s and holiday inns. They are amazingly preserved time mid century time capsules. We hit Paul…

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In the 1880s John Gallager was a shoemaker. When that industry became more automated, he couldn’t afford to upgrade to the new systems. and it put him out of business. But he knew how to sew canvas, so when a friend asked him if he could make him an awning, so began his new trade. Fast-forward 130 years. Gallagher Tent and Awning is still serving the midwest through their home base in  Madison, Wisconsin. Making it one of Wisconsin’s longest family held companies, running into its fourth generation of ownership. And they are still good at what they do (just awarded…

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