Ice, cold and winter are an integral part of what it means to live in Wisconsin. This collection explores the many ways that winter defines us.
Left to my own devices: Maneuvering life after an icy fall
Winter slips and falls are dangerous and can be debilitating. While Milwaukee’s Shauna Singh Baldwin was recovering from her slip ...
Strolling down Candy Cane Lane: A West Allis holiday tradition
In a suburb west of Milwaukee and along 12 residential streets, almost 300 homes show off their best holiday decor. ...
Skating into the past: A chilly adventure on the Milwaukee River
People do a lot to make the best of Wisconsin’s brutal winters. Some strap on some snowshoes or hit the ...
Door County Pond Hockey Tournament Brings Together Friends, Volunteers
It’s been a warm and wet winter in northeast Wisconsin. Bill and Kay Nelson live on Kangaroo Lake in Baileys ...
Book Across The Bay: Lake Superior’s Starry, Nighttime Race
For 24 years, the annual tradition called Book Across The Bay has brought hundreds of skiers and snowshoers to Chequamegon ...
Ice Harvesters Keep A 19th-Century Tradition Alive, One Block At A Time
In 1911, the Milwaukee-area manufacturer Alonzo Pauling gathered $75,000 in capital and founded the Pewaukee Lake Ice Company with his ...
Madeline Island Ferry
Ice is a big part of everyday winter life in Bayfield, Wisconsin, especially for the hardy commuters who ride the ...
Ice Yachting
Four lakes and the right winter climate makes Madison, Wisconsin a perfect place for one thing: ice boating. Light, sleek, ...
Early Wisconsin Settlers
Those of us who live in the upper Midwest often take a perverse pride in our ability to withstand sub-zero ...
Finnish Saunas
What could possibly make hundreds, maybe thousands, of Wisconsin residents jump naked into freezing lakes? It’s called a Finnish sauna. ...
Ice Week: Ice Diving In Lake Mendota
Our lakes are worlds unto themselves, but when one becomes covered with a roof of ice nearly two feet thick, ...