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Welcome To Firepoint Cafe!
Cafes hold a special place in many cultures and communities as gathering spots for people to engage in conversation and share ideas. There is an enduring appeal of cafes, making them an integral parts of people’s lives that they return to again, and again. I invite you to step inside Firepoint Cafe, grab your favorite cup of something and find something that will spark conversation and inspiration.
Along the Same Waters: Beloit’s Indigenous Past
Mapping the Native American historical sites and mound groups of the Beloit region. I love kayaking and hiking along Turtle Creek and the Rock River in Beloit. And when I am moving along these waters and pathways, I am fully aware that I am tracing the same paths and...
On the hunt for Beloit’s oldest trees
This historic Bur Oak near Turtle Creek has stood for centuries, a quiet witness to the lives of the Ho-Chunk people, the arrival of early settlers, and the growth of modern Beloit. If you see a crazy lady measuring trees in Beloit, that might be me! Recently, as part...
Stories Written in Snow
Stories Written in Snow There’s something magical about breaking trail on snowshoes after a fresh snowfall, feeling like you're the first to experience the beauty of these woods cloaked in the quieting snow. And then you start noticing the various tracks...
Firepoint Inspiration >> Hit Repeat
I enjoy walking the trails at Nature At The Confluence several times a week and finding new things to see and hear, and finding new ways to experience nature. It’s never the same walk, as new things are exposed, or even obscured as the season changes. Even the time of day I visit makes a difference because the lighting changes what I see, or how I see it.
I encourage you to “Find “Your Place” by choosing one place to visit through the seasons, such as a park, and make it “your place”, or it could even be one small place in that park, such as log or rock you sit on, noticing all the ways your place changes through the season. Intentionally see it with new eyes and new ears, and I think you’ll leave your “place” with a renewed spirit. Watch the “Hit Repeat” video for inspiration. All photos in “Hit Repeat” were captured by Therese Oldenburg as she walked the trails at Nature At The Confluence throughout the seasons.