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Wisconsin Life: Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin

Angela Fitzgerald spreads her wings in Appleton at the Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin, a non-profit preserve celebrating the vibrant insects. The seven-acre complex offers visitors a serene backdrop to learn about pollinators and the native plants they need to survive, while preserving 40 different butterfly species native to Outagamie County.

State’s oldest orchestra thrives under new conductor

The honorific Maestro typically given to an orchestra conductor conjures up images of a stern taskmaster or demanding perfectionist. But in Spanish, the word translates as “teacher.” To watch Paraguayan-born conductor Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi take to the podium and wield the baton you see he fits more into the teacher role.