Driftless Lore by Nettie Potter

Serving up local history in several articles

Hello, everyone! As the temperatures drop, it’s a good time to turn inward. Our next several posts will concern the history of the area. We’re delighted to introduce local writer and filmmaker Nettie Potter, who will be sharing several articles on topics she’s presented on locally… the murder in Coffee Woods, the spirits of Walker House, the the “Nodolf Incident” at the Platte Mound. We’ll be running one of Potter’s stories each week for the rest of January and all of February (along with whatever other articles may pop up on here!)

Just in case you’d like a teaser, here’s a video of what Nettie will be talking about in her article on “The Spirits of Walker House.”

That William Caffee, by the way, has no connection (beyond the phonological one, and that Nettie Potter is writing on them) to the William Coffee of the Coffee murder.

Do you have a story involving local history? Write about it and submit an article to us! We’d love to read your work.

Author: Terry Burns

Terry Burns is a writer and English professor who lives in Platteville, Wisconsin.