Published by Trails Books in 2008, Explore Wisconsin Rivers, was a joy to write and an adventure to research with my husband, Michael H. Knight, and our black Labrador, Rumpus.

From the 40-mile-long Montreal to the 430-mile Wisconsin, we explored the rich history, geography and people of the state’s stellar streams, including all of its boundary rivers. We shared what we learned about the largely urban Milwaukee, the scenic St. Croix, the wild Wolf and more than a dozen other rivers. We traveled along these streams by canoe, trail, car, train, and paddle wheeler, and learned where to watch sturgeon spawn, where to spot trumpeter swans, and how to find secluded waterfalls and riverside campsites.