by martyharding1 | Aug 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Zugunruhe! We are at Crex Meadows, near Grantsburg, WI, on November 8, 2025, almost exactly 48 years from the time Ron Crete and John Toepfer were anxiously preparing for their epic trip. It is freezing outside. A cold front had come through Northwestern Wisconsin...
by martyharding1 | Feb 19, 2026 | Sandhill Migration
We are early. The gates to the International Crane Foundation (ICF) won’t open for another hour, but we are already there — parked just outside the entrance on a cold November morning, waiting for the Great Midwest Crane Fest to begin. The silhouettes of dancing...
by martyharding1 | Dec 29, 2025 | Sandhill Migration
Travels with Fam follows the migratory pathway of sandhill cranes from Minnesota and Wisconsin to their wintering grounds in Florida—a journey shaped by science, persistence, and an enduring friendship. In the late 1970s, wildlife biologists Ron Crete and John...
