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    Marveling at the return of a once endangered bird at Bald Eagle Watching Days

    People flocked to Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin in mid-January for the annual Bald Eagle Watching Days. As Christina Lieffring tells us, it was just one opportunity for people to see our national bird in the wild, one that was once dangerously close to extinction.

      ‘In the Company of Women’: Celebrating the power of female friendships

      The roots of many female friendships are strong and can run deep. They certainly do for writer Jan Mireles Larson of Eau Claire. She shared a story about being in the company of women at a live storytelling event hosted by Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Life” and the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild.

        UW-Madison researcher wants to improve the Hmong experience in Midwestern nursing homes

        Medical anthropologist Mai See Thao researches what life is like for refugees long after they’ve resettled in a new place. “There’s a lot of literature and a lot of investigation around what refugees need when they’re being resettled,” Thao said.

          Remembering actor Gena Rowlands, a Wisconsin native who put raw truth onscreen

          Actor Gena Rowlands was known for her dramatic, deeply emotional performances in movies like “A Woman Under the Influence,” “Gloria” and “The Notebook.” She won four Emmy awards, two Golden Globes and was nominated for two Academy Awards, eventually receiving an Honorary Oscar in 2015.

            Wisconsin Life: Kickapoo Valley Reserve

            In the season finale, Angela Fitzgerald visits the Kickapoo Valley Reserve in the heart of the Driftless Area to learn about dark sky conservation work. The 8,000-acre reserve — managed in partnership with the state of Wisconsin and the Ho-Chunk Nation — offers learning opportunities about the land, flood management and diverse ecosystems found there.

              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.