Writer Edna Ferber Got Her Start As Appleton Journalist
Best known now for the movies made from her books, Edna Ferber was one of the best-selling and most prolific ...
Hamlin Garland, Wisconsin’s Son Of The Middle Border
A prolific writers of novels, short stories, and essays, Wisconsin-born writer Hamlin Garland broke with the romanticism of his time ...
Portage’s Zona Gale, The First Woman To Win A Pulitzer For Drama
The Pulitzer Prizes turn 100 this year. We’re honoring the occasion with a look at five winners with Wisconsin ties. ...
The Wisconsin Idea In A Grandfather’s Life
Education gave Jeff Snowbarger’s farm boy grandfather the world. It also taught him how to navigate through despair. My grandfather was ...
The Hottest Job In Milwaukee History
Few jobs were as miserable and hot as work in a 19th century iron mill – especially in the summer. ...
Taylor Home Provided Refuge From Difficult Childhood
When he was 6 years old, David Rozelle’s mother left him and his sister at an orphan home in Racine. ...
Steampunk Group Brings The Retro Future To Lodi
You may have seen someone wearing goggles, a corset, and a bustle in a local parade. Mixing the Victorian age ...
Vintage Mix, A Barbershop Quartet Like None Other
Barbershop music with its close four-part harmonies was very popular in the first part of the 20th century. You can ...
The Simple Device That Transformed The Dairy Industry
The Babcock butterfat test, developed at the University of Wisconsin, provided a simple and inexpensive way to assess the quality of milk. The test ...
The Ambitious, Creative Rhythms Of Zed Kenzo
Zed Kenzo’s music is a reflection of her personality: bold, independent and creative. Zacharia Ruffin, known more commonly by her ...
Settling The Controversy Around Civil War Icon Old Abe
One of the most well-known figures in Civil War Wisconsin wasn’t a person at all, but a bald eagle named Old ...
Appleton’s Punk Heroes Tenement
Tenement is an Appleton band that’s caught national attention. Frontman Amos Pitsch describes his sound, the importance of structure, and ...
Wandering Brings Sifting And Winnowing Into Focus
Abe Lincoln may draw all the photos from eager grads on UW-Madison’s Bascom Hill… but there’s a plaque nearby with ...
How Writing Letters Made One Woman a Writer
When was the last time you wrote a letter? Patti See’s mother made her write letters to her older sisters ...
Songwriter Shane Leonard Blends Diverse Musical Styles As Kalispell
Kalispell is the solo project of Shane Leonard, a musician out of Eau Claire. Leonard’s has an eclectic musical background, ...