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On a sunny day along the Mississippi River in Onalaska this past fall, a group of guys got together to make wooden toys. They call themselves woodworking elves and for nearly two decades, they’ve made about fifty toys a year to hand out to kids around the holidays.

SAAF #20: The Christmas List
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SAAF #20: The Christmas List

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SAAF #20: The Christmas List

Christmas is coming and Rose has a big list for Santa.

Wisconsin In WWI: Bill Rice’s Letter Home From Verdun
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Wisconsin In WWI: Bill Rice’s Letter Home From Verdun

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Wisconsin In WWI: Bill Rice’s Letter Home From Verdun

Bill Rice was just finishing his first year at Harvard Law School when he was accepted into the American Ambulance Field Service (AAFS) for a six-month tour as a volunteer ambulance driver.

To Green Bay The Long Way
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To Green Bay The Long Way

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To Green Bay The Long Way

Thousands of Milwaukeeans will clog the freeways to watch the Green Bay Packers take on Tampa Bay at home this Sunday. They’ll travel on roads nearly as wide as football fields, with four traffic lanes, generous shoulders, and rest stops the size of parks.

Omer And Mary Never Stopped Going To School
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Omer And Mary Never Stopped Going To School

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Omer And Mary Never Stopped Going To School

Some people leave school and never look back. Others just can’t stay away. College student Elise Schimke noticed an older couple auditing one of her classes… and decided to find out more about them.

A Buck In The Balsams
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A Buck In The Balsams

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A Buck In The Balsams

Snow was gently falling as I moved through the dark woods towards the treestand on a ridge near the edge of an expansive spruce bog. The excitement of the impending hunt wasn’t the only reason I could feel my heart racing.

Visually Impaired Enjoy Downhill Skiing With Help
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Visually Impaired Enjoy Downhill Skiing With Help

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Visually Impaired Enjoy Downhill Skiing With Help

Weekends at Sunburst Ski Area in Kewaskum are the best time to witness Dan Lococo’s definition of a trust exercise. Lococo is legally blind, but that doesn’t stop him from strapping on skis and hitting the slopes.

Building A Family Business Around The Nyckelharpa
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Building A Family Business Around The Nyckelharpa

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Building A Family Business Around The Nyckelharpa

Earl Holzman’s life has always revolved around music. He met his wife DoAnn Holzman while folk dancing in the early 1980s. Together, they raised their son Ian Holzman to be a fiddle player.

Union Of Food And Music An Essential Ingredient To Fort Atkinson Baker
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Union Of Food And Music An Essential Ingredient To Fort Atkinson Baker

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Union Of Food And Music An Essential Ingredient To Fort Atkinson Baker

A lot of ingredients go into making a good memory, but for Monica O’Connell, it usually includes butter and sugar. Baking a rum cake can take O’Connell back to when she was a little girl, living in the south.

Wisconsin Life #508: ” Sweet Connections”
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Wisconsin Life #508: ” Sweet Connections”

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Wisconsin Life #508: ” Sweet Connections”

Wisconsin Life host Angela Fitzgerald spends the day at Madison’s Food Enterprise and Economic Development (FEED) Kitchens. The organization provides commercial kitchen space for entrepreneurs and food enthusiasts to rent. Fitzgerald gets a chance to meet some of the food cart vendors who rely upon the shared space.

Animated Short Explores A Family Tradition Of Giving In “Something About A Flower: The Fortune We Share”
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Animated Short Explores A Family Tradition Of Giving In “Something About A Flower: The Fortune We Share”

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Animated Short Explores A Family Tradition Of Giving In “Something About A Flower: The Fortune We Share”

Something About a Flower: The Fortune We Share is an animated short focused on the perspective of a young girl named Rose and her family’s traditional Sunday dinner that takes a turn for the unexpected.

Abundance: A New Life And Purpose In The Garden
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Abundance: A New Life And Purpose In The Garden

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Abundance: A New Life And Purpose In The Garden

I suspect it’s a sign of immaturity that every fall I stand in childlike wonder before my vegetable garden’s abundance. That a tiny, 20-ounce stack of seed packets produces more than 2000 pounds of vegetables is amazing to me year after year!

Grandma Irene: A Wisconsin Deer Camp
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Grandma Irene: A Wisconsin Deer Camp

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Grandma Irene: A Wisconsin Deer Camp

For 362 ½ days a year the small farmhouse sat quiet and still along a country road bordered by the Crystal River. Occasionally during those 362 ½ days, my family attended church next door.

Wisconsin Life #507: ” Taking Shape”
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Wisconsin Life #507: ” Taking Shape”

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Wisconsin Life #507: ” Taking Shape”

Wisconsin Life host Angela Fitzgerald explores the Jurustic Park sculpture garden in Marshfield. She meets sculptor Clyde Wynia, who describes his inspirations for his giant, whimsical creations, and Clyde’s wife, Nancy, who works in glass art.

Meet the Creators and Go Behind the Scenes of “Something About a Flower: The Fortune We Share” Animation
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Meet the Creators and Go Behind the Scenes of “Something About a Flower: The Fortune We Share” Animation

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Meet the Creators and Go Behind the Scenes of “Something About a Flower: The Fortune We Share” Animation

Rodney Lambright II and Philip Ashby discuss the process of creating the animated version of the comic strip Something About a Flower and challenges that came with the creation of this tale titled “The Fortune We Share.”