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OUR STORY

In 2008 we were searching for land in hopes of finding the perfect place to build our homestead.  The housing market was bad and there were many bank owned, foreclosed homes in our area.  On a whim, we decided to look at a few. We printed a photo of the property and we thought, yeah, let's take a look.  It was a house that desperately needed some TLC.  We arrived to view it on a sunny, fall day and before we even stepped out of the vehicle, we knew it was special.  There was something about this small valley, with it's modest creek that touched our hearts.  It was decided.  This was the place for us.  

Not only did the pre-1920's farmhouse need some work, but the land had not been cared for in many years.  We are continually cleaning the property and committing ourselves to our role as land stewards.  Every year we fall deeper in love with it.  We named our property Silver Creek Springs in honor of the spring fed creek, Silver Creek, which flows through the property.

 

When we met in 1995, Tony was a bicycle mechanic and I was a young tattoo artist.  Our careers in life have stayed the same and evolved simultaneously.  Tony became a carpenter in 1998 and on to a tattoo artist in 2005, while always staying passionate about his great love, bicycles. He raced bicycles professionally during these years, with the dream of eventually owning his own bike shop. We're excited to finally have his dream realized,  The Creeky Wheel at Silver Creek Springs, which is currently under a reimagining.  

I stepped back from full time tattooing in October 2018, as I continue to own and manage the studio I opened in 2003, Crimson Heart Designs in Turtle Lake, WI.  I turned my attention to my other passion, herbalism and botanical skin care. I'm now happily immersed in creating medicinal balms, oils & tinctures from plants grown on our farm.  I've become a Community Herbalist, holding my Western, Asian & Integrative Herbalism certificates, while continuing my herbal education, studying for my Master Herbalist certification.  

Silver Creek Herbals is my brick & mortar location where I practice herbalism and guide folks on herbal choices for their overall health.

 

Sharing all of this with our friends and family has always been exciting and now we'd like to share it with you, too.

We invite you to become part of our journey.    

 

 Lisa LeCuyer Kofakis

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  • mountain biking fan club

 

Fat bikes!

Fat bikes!

Who says you can't ride a bike in winter?

The Creeky Wheel group rides

The Creeky Wheel group rides

Enjoying great riding and great company.

The Creeky Wheel

The Creeky Wheel

It's all happening!

The Creeky Wheel

The Creeky Wheel

We rent Salsa Mukluks, what fun!

Trail Dog

Trail Dog

Willy loves the creek and the bike

Trail Dogs

Trail Dogs

Tony and two of his happy trail dogs, Tessa and Laycee.

Silver Creek Springs

Silver Creek Springs

Sometimes gardening takes twice as long when the chickens want to help.

All natural tattoo aftercare

All natural tattoo aftercare

Handcrafted by Lisa, custom made for her clients at Crimson Heart Designs Tattoo Studio in Turtle Lake, WI

Private Trails

Private Trails

Tony has been an avid cyclist since he was young. Mountain biking, professional BMX racing and trail building are his passions.

Silver Creek Springs

Silver Creek Springs

The next generation learning about gardening.

Woodsman's Bug Repellent

Woodsman's Bug Repellent

Lisa has been immersed in growing plants for her botanical body care products and creating natural alternatives for our everyday skin care needs.

Casey's Hill

Casey's Hill

This is the top of our back hill, the best place on our property to take a break from a ride or hike. It's got a great view, wonderful breeze and it's a great place to relax, meditate and slow down.

Silver Creek

Silver Creek

We have many springs with the creek, which splits our property in half.

1st Annual Vance Creek Farm Crawl

1st Annual Vance Creek Farm Crawl

Lisa discussing our farm with our guests.

Native flowers

Native flowers

All along our trails, we have beautiful native plants.

Pasture Trails

Pasture Trails

One of our many trails on the property we use for mountain biking and hiking.

Wagon ride

Wagon ride

Guests at our farm crawl enjoy a wagon ride from farm to farm.

Casey's Hill

Casey's Hill

"Casey's Hill" is dedicated to our dog, Casey, who loved spending time here.

Silver Creek

Silver Creek

Silver Creek Springs is named after our modest Silver Creek, which has over a dozen springs on our portion of it.

campfire cooking

campfire cooking

During our annual Non-Electric Week, we enjoy cooking on the campfire

The old barn

The old barn

Our 1935 dairy barn was past repair, so we're taking it down slowly and re-purposing the wood throughout Silver Creek Springs and Crimson Heart Designs.

Venom's Hideaway

Venom's Hideaway

A wonderful place to relax, meditate and get back in touch with the natural world around us.

Silver Creek

Silver Creek

The majority of Silver Creek stays open through the winter season.

Spring garden

Spring garden

We can feed quite a few folks from this garden.

Lower Trails

Lower Trails

Part of our private trail system.

Bob on the trail

Bob on the trail

One of our dogs, Bob, enjoying a Christmas run on the trails.

Dave

Dave

Our first mascot, Super Dave and his gal pal, Mama Six. RIP

Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart

One of our beautiful bleeding heart bushes.

Owners, Proprietors, Gardeners, Farmers, Artists and silent sport enthusiasts...

We happily wear many hats here at Silver Creek Springs.  Lisa & Tony Kofakis

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594 4  1/2 Street

Clayton, WI 54004

(715) 948-2110

For more information about our tattoo studio, Crimson Heart Designs, select the heart

Silver Creek Springs LLC

594 4 1/2 Street

Clayton, WI 54004

Silver Creek Springs & Silver Creek Herbals

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