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In every war there’s a lot that happens behind the front lines. Sometimes it’s training or mission related but sometimes troops just need to break the monotony. Many used their service as a chance to play tourist.

Crossing Stoughton Road
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Crossing Stoughton Road

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Crossing Stoughton Road

Some roads are easier to cross than others. One day, while crossing the busy, multilane Stoughton Road in Madison, Araceli Esparza was reminded of another crossing she’d made many times as a child with her grandmother.

SAAF #16: You Can’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
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SAAF #16: You Can’t Be Afraid Of The Dark

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SAAF #16: You Can’t Be Afraid Of The Dark

Rose’s fear of the dark sparks a perfect opportunity for Prim to empower Rose by talking about the realities that she will have to face.

Americans At Work: Discovering What It Means To Be An American
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Americans At Work: Discovering What It Means To Be An American

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Americans At Work: Discovering What It Means To Be An American

After nearly a century, Oscar Mayer closed its doors in Madison. Nick Butler worked there for a time after college. The lessons he learned have stayed with him more than a decade later.

Wisconsin 101: Fromm’s Fashionable Furs From Wausau
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Wisconsin 101: Fromm’s Fashionable Furs From Wausau

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Wisconsin 101: Fromm’s Fashionable Furs From Wausau

In the early decades of the 20th century, it was fashionable to use fox fur on everything from scarfs, capes, and coats to trim for suits and gowns. Where once the most popular fur was beaver used for men’s hats, by the 20th century, fur tastes had shifted to women’s clothing.

Keeper Of The Light: A Modern Lighthouse Keeper
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Keeper Of The Light: A Modern Lighthouse Keeper

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Keeper Of The Light: A Modern Lighthouse Keeper

Wisconsin has a long history of lighthouses. The duties of their keepers have changed dramatically over the decades but the people who keep the lights on—and the memories of the importance of the lights—have not.

Closing Time: Childhood Memories And The Pool Table
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Closing Time: Childhood Memories And The Pool Table

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Closing Time: Childhood Memories And The Pool Table

Selling the family house is hard. So many memories tied to a specific place and time. For Ken Szymanski, it was the house and the pool table where he and his brothers had spent so much time.

Harvesting History
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Harvesting History

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Harvesting History

Fall is harvest time in Wisconsin. It’s a time of year that reminds historian John Gurda of his own family ties to the land and the ways that farming has changed over the last century.

In The Heartland
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In The Heartland

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In The Heartland

There are certain markers of the changing season. The first crocus in the spring; the first fall apple. Poet Catherine Jagoe tells us what says September to her. It is homecoming season, Ironman season, wasp and Concord grape season.

SAAF #15: Backyard Adventures
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SAAF #15: Backyard Adventures

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SAAF #15: Backyard Adventures

Rose gets an unwelcome TV viewing buddy.

Aldo Leopold’s Lost Radio Talks
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Aldo Leopold’s Lost Radio Talks

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Aldo Leopold’s Lost Radio Talks

Just weeks after his appointment in 1933 as chair of game management at the University of Wisconsin, Aldo Leopold gave the first of a series of talks on conservation on the College of the Air.

Back To School
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Back To School

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Back To School

It was September and the Education building’s large auditorium wasn’t air conditioned on one of the end of summer’s sultry days. We were all sweating — some 200 students and myself, most of them women, many of them likely to be teachers in tomorrow’s public schools.

When The Russians Invaded Wisconsin
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When The Russians Invaded Wisconsin

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When The Russians Invaded Wisconsin

The launch of Sputnik by the Soviets in 1957 ushered in the Space Age and ramped up fears in the midst of the Cold War. Five years later, a chunk of another Sputnik landed in Wisconsin.

Troupe Of Actors Perform Shakespeare In Wisconsin’s State Parks
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Troupe Of Actors Perform Shakespeare In Wisconsin’s State Parks

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Troupe Of Actors Perform Shakespeare In Wisconsin’s State Parks

Hannah Klapperich-Mueller has always had a love for three things; Wisconsin State Parks, Shakespeare and teaching. As a Milwaukeean native she traveled the state with her family camping in State Parks along the way.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Photographer
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Photographer

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Photographer

Photographer Pedro Guerrero was born 100 years ago this month. At age 22, he became the favored photographer for the world’s most famous architect – Frank Lloyd Wright. Dean Robbins has his story.