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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Aug 26, 2023
Aug 26, 2023

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The pups enjoy themselves on the Mississippi River near Stoddard, Wisconsin.

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Sophie Chiaro enjoys an ATV ride in northern Juneau County, Wisconsin.

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The Chevy Hotel sits in the Walmart parking lot in Onalaska, Wisconsin.

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Mark Walters For Agri-View

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Mark Walters mug for Agri-View 2022 — Mark Walters

Mark Walters lives near Necedah, Wisconsin. An outdoor-adventures writer since 1989, he enjoys hobby farming, adventure and anything outdoors. "If I wasn't earning a living as a writer I would want to be a beef farmer," he says. Email sunsetoutdoors@tds.net to reach him.