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The mission of this website is to make available some of the writings and hopefully sound recordings of George Vukelich. George was an outdoor writer, story teller, novelist, poet, essayist, radio announcer and jazz DJ. His career spanned from the mid 1950s until his death in 1995, and there is a little bit of everything represented in the pages of this website. And the site will continue to grow, so check in to check out the new items.

A more detailed biography will be added soon. But you will be able to learn about George Vukelich just by reading his columns and articles.

The website is a labor of love, and we hope that you enjoy exploring. Wander around a bit, and soak in the scenery. As George and his son used to say to each other, “no mile is a wasted mile.”

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Howard Mead was the editor of the amazing Wisconsin Tales and Trail Magazine. The magazine had Howard’s great writing, his wife Nancy’s great photographs, and provided a platform for stories about Wisconsin, conservation and the outdoors. A number of George Vukelich’s articles in Wisconsin Tales and Trails can be found in the “Wisconsin Tales and Trails” section.

Howard wrote a 1981 column about Rock Island that intersected with George’s own writings on the topic in 1967 and 1981.

George also conducted an interview with Howard that was published in the Isthmus in 1985 that can be found here.

Howard Mead died on December 23rd, 2024. We will add more items related to Howard in the future.