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Koshkonong Creek has been a figure in my landscape for many years. For some time, we lived close to it and often walked along the bike path in London (WI). Now that we own property along the creek, I started looking into it more. An article in the Hometown News/Lake Mills Leader in 2019 gives some of the history and condition of the creek. https://www.hngnews.com/leader_independent/koshkonong-creek-historic-prairie-waterway/article_008b00b1-e01d-53d2-888e-df524d7ea0f6.html Koshkonong Creek is a 54-mile creek starting in Sun Prairie and ending at Lake Koshkonong in Busseyville. The upper part of the creek has been channeled and managed as it makes its way to Cambridge. From there, it runs free after a dam in Rockdale was breached in 2000 and subsequently removed in 2004. One of my favorite places along its length is the Cam Rock County Park south of Cambridge, and the walking trails there are fascinating in all seasons. Kayakers spend time on the creek, but likely above the section we now own, which is jammed full of fallen trees and debris. It would be tough going, but we hope to clear some of the jams so we can use a little skiff – imagine me, poling upriver, just like a modern-day Tom Sawyer. It’s the stuff of dreams.
We’ve learned that our wetlands aren’t a result of the creek overflowing its banks. Rather, the land is all part of a watershed that flows to the creek. I will be painting this creek for years, I hope. I’ve only begun. I have painted it during Cambridge’s Main Street plein air event organized by the Art Hub for the past two summers, and plan to again in 2026.  "Lazy River" Oil on linen, 9 x 12  "Edges" Oil on canvas, 8 x 10  "Creekside Oasis" Oil on linen, 10 x 8 Comments are closed.
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