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Catching up with Wisconsin baseball legend Tony Kubek
We received a WHYsconsin question from an audience member about a legendary Wisconsin athlete. They asked, "Can you give an update on Wisconsin native and former New York Yankees shortstop and NBC baseball announcer Tony Kubek?" You bet we can!
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The Windmill Ice Cream Shoppe, an iconic Northwoods institution
Its Dutch-style windmill has become a pop culture icon in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Owner Pat Berg says it’s a landmark for sure, a fantastic building with lots of stories.
Russell Berg, the family historian, will tell you the windmill was originally part of Phil’s Lake Nokomis Resort.
Navy cook’s legacy lives on at Wisconsin veteran’s pub
“Life on a submarine is the most peaceful existence you’ve ever had in your life,” says U.S. Navy veteran Jeff Tess.
And if you’re lucky, he’ll tell that to you aboard the U.S.S.
New Richmond’s Battle of the Buses brings thrills and spills
At Cedar Lake Speedway, the annual Battle of the Buses combines speed and demolition derby, drawing enthusiastic crowds to see old school buses transformed into racing machines.
“You never know what’s about to happen,” says Dominic Harker, a St.
Peshtigo pair ‘proud to be part of this rotting world’
Mary Ellen Kozak grew up with mushrooms. Despite being raised in Detroit, she would often return to her family’s farm in Peshtigo.
Her family had come from Poland, where foraging for fungi is a big part of the heritage.
Wisconsin Life: Blackbird Creative Lab at Yerkes Observatory
Angela Fitzgerald visits the Blackbird Creative Lab at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, where art and science collide. While the observatory plays an important role in astronomy, the Grammy Award-winning music group Eighth Blackbird welcomes a cohort of musical ensembles and composers for an immersive creative experience.
Preserving Hmong stories through qeej music
Identity is important for Mason Lospeej Her.
“I would say being connected to your identity gives you purpose, value and a reason why,” Her says.
The son of Hmong immigrants, Her grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in clinical rehab counseling.
Martial Arts Elvis: When the King broke up a fight in Madison
Throughout his career, Elvis Presley mastered so many talents. He was a musician, actor, dancer and — of course — martial artist. Elvis’ passion for karate played out on the streets of Madison in the late 1970s, just before he played his final show in Wisconsin at the Dane County Coliseum.