Heat wilts the leaves but can't compromise the Shakespeare in Spring Green

SPRING GREEN, Wis. -- The heat of this broiling summer has taken a toll on this verdant corner of southwest Wisconsin, about three hours from Chicago, and not just on the field crops and the bounty at the local farmers markets, which seem less juicy than in prior seasons. At least the volumnes at Spring Green's Arcadia Books, the arty new bookstore run by former Chicago-based director James Bohnen, haven't yet wilted on the shelves.

Chris Jones

August 1, 2012