Where and how the tall tales of Paul Bunyan and his ax began
Paul Bunyan stories are plentiful. He cleared forests with one swing of his ax. He and his trusty bovine, Babe the ...
Wisconsin Life #908: Ice Age Trail Alliance
On this episode of Wisconsin Life, Angela Fitzgerald journeys to the Lodi Marsh Segment of the Ice Age Trail. She ...
Jerry Butler: The responsibility of the artist
Walking into Jerry Butler’s Sun Prairie art studio, color ushers through the space like kinetic energy bouncing through the air. ...
Burro racer climbs hills and valleys with his 700lb. partner
If you ever find yourself strolling through Vernon County, you’ll find a landscape packed full of twisty and curvy roads. ...
DNR biologist consults on PBS Wisconsin nature documentary
Somewhere in northeastern Wisconsin, there is a rare species of plant, bright green with red tentacles… eating insects. This tiny ...
Meet the family behind Wizard Quest
On the main drag of downtown Wisconsin Dells lies a mysterious world called Wizard Quest. Here, visitors are immersed in ...
Wisconsin Life # 907: Madison Art Cart
Angela Fitzgerald catches up with the Art Cart, a program bringing arts and crafts to Dane County parks hosted by ...
Landjaeger: Childhood Love Of Sausage Snack Inspires Book
Jesse Brookstein takes snacking seriously. The New York native has fond memories of his uncle sharing unique, flattened meat snacks ...
Looking back to move forward: A hunt to remember
For many Wisconsin families, hunting is an annual tradition rooted in customs and love. But what happens when those traditions ...
Madison artist brings painted, wooden flock to east side neighborhood
There’s a street on Madison’s east side that's dotted with large-than-life birds. A sandhill crane, a red-winged black bird, a ...
Wisconsin Life # 906: Native Wellness Garden
Angela Fitzgerald is off to Milwaukee to uncover the practices and processes behind the Native Wellness Garden. This urban garden ...
Madison’s Ricardo Gonzalez and the Cuban Salsa Band
(This story is an excerpt from the podcast, “WPR Reports: Uprooted.”) Ricardo Gonzalez was 12 years old the day the ...
Organic farmer grows crops and care
When it comes to organic farming Robert Pierce has the answers. “I believe that if you eat healthy foods, you ...
Preserving the unique German heritage built into the Lutze housebarn
It’s designated as one of Wisconsin’s ten most endangered buildings, and the fact that is still standing is amazing in ...
Carson Gulley was more than the maker of fudge bottom pie at UW-Madison
Carson Gulley was a Black culinary, radio and TV pioneer in the mid-1900s. Now, his legacy lives on at the ...