Devil’s Lake in Print: Join Us for the Fall Art Tour

Join us for the Fall Art Tour in Baraboo! For nearly 30 years, I’ve been photographing Devil’s Lake State Park, the Baraboo Hills, and the landscapes around us.

This Friday, October 16, we’ll open our home studio east of Baraboo for the annual Fall Art Tour, where we’re Stop 45. The tour runs October 16–18, from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. each day, and it’s the one time each year that we put together a full Skillet Creek Photography show and offer this work for sale. This year, featuring our Forest Intervals collection.

Some of these photographs come from days obscured by fog. Others come from sunny afternoons, storms, winter cold, autumn color, unusual light, or simply being in the right place when something familiar suddenly looks completely different.

After decades of photographing this landscape, I certainly don’t think of Devil’s Lake as having just one personality. The same cliffs, forests, water, and trails can feel completely different depending on the season, weather, and light.

That range is a big part of what we’ve put together for this year’s show.

What You’ll Find

We’ll have a large collection of photographs from Devil’s Lake State Park, along with other work from the Baraboo Hills and the edge of the Driftless Region.

Some are large statement pieces, including limited-edition work presented on acrylic, metal, and fine-art papers. Others are smaller signed prints, including framed, matted, and unmatted pieces.

We’ll also have greeting cards, postcards, and bookmarks, so there’s work available across a wide range of sizes and prices.

It’s very different seeing these photographs in print rather than on a phone or computer screen. That’s one of the things I enjoy most about putting the show together each year. The wall is the place where photography really becomes art.

You certainly don’t need to be shopping for artwork to stop in. Come look through the photographs, ask questions, talk photography, or just see what we’ve been working on and enjoy the fall colors on this popular bike route.

But if you have been thinking about taking one of these landscapes home with you, this is the weekend to do it. This is our only public show of the year.

Come Visit Us at Stop 45

Our home is on Rocky Point Road east of Baraboo, about a 10-minute drive from downtown and only about four minutes off Highway 33.

Fall Art Tour
Stop 45
October 16–18, 2026
10 a.m.–6 p.m. each day
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If the weather cooperates, you’re also welcome to spend a little time out on the deck and enjoy the fall color while you’re here.

One bit of practical advice from someone who lives out here: watch carefully for deer along the roads, even during the middle of the day.

Make an Afternoon of It

If you’re coming out from Baraboo, there are a couple of worthwhile stops nearby.

Man Mound National Historic Landmark is only about four minutes from our studio. The Aldo Leopold Foundation is about 10 minutes northeast and is open Friday and Saturday.

The Baraboo Tour features many, many amazing artists as well. If you’re into nature-related art specifically, we recommend visiting Melanie Tallmadge Sainz, artist, cultural arts educator, and enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, at Stop 47; painter Anne Horjus, a Dutch/Frisian artist renowned for his oil landscapes at Stop 49; and watercolor artist Scott Zupanc at Stop 40.

We’ll be here all three days.

We hope to see some of you this weekend.