A Tour Of The Spring Sky
Spring heralds earlier dawns and later sunsets. The change of season also brings a whole new set of constellations into ...
Rare Wisconsin Tobacco Farmers Hang On To Tradition
Tobacco used to be a major cash crop in Wisconsin, but today very few farms remain. Those that do are ...
The Grand Canyon, Al Capone, And My Mom
Here's a tale about a northern Wisconsin family's supposed encounter with gangsters. Norman Gilliland found the connections in a family legend. == Not long ago, ...
Eau Claire Native Turns His Photography Into Book About Local Music
Spencer Wells grew up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and attended college at UW-Madison. In his free time, he's always enjoyed ...
A City Got Together And Built A Place To Play
When you picture a playground the image of swings and slides and monkey bars comes to mind. But a playground ...
Filling The Church With Song For Over 80 Years
For nearly eight decades, one Wisconsin farm girl has followed the music along the back roads of the bluffs high above ...
From Australia to Milwaukee, Kane Pitman Covers The Bucks
Imagine leaving your family and job and moving overseas to Milwaukee to fulfill a dream. That’s exactly what Kane Pitman ...
Parenting, Prom, And The Packers
The smell of heavy cologne, hairspray, and nervous energy in the air can only mean one thing: it's prom season. As ...
Menominee Tribal Member Started Propane Business To Help Himself, His Neighbors
Arnold Chevalier grew up mainly on the Menominee Reservation in Neopit, WI, about 50 miles northwest of Green Bay. His ...
Cannibal Sandwiches: A Polarizing And Misunderstood Wisconsin Tradition
Imagine. It’s the holidays and to quiet your pre-dinner hunger, someone hands you a slice of rye bread topped with ...
QWERTY: Milwaukee’s Typing Legacy
If you’re near a computer keyboard, take a look at the first six letters on the upper row and you’ll ...
Wisconsin’s Trapper Schoepp Shares Songwriting Credit With Bob Dylan
There aren’t many Midwestern musicians who share a songwriting credit with Bob Dylan. But Milwaukee artist Trapper Schoepp is now ...
A Father And Son’s Chilly Trout Fishing Expedition
Trout fishing conjures an image of sparkling sunlight reflecting on a rushing stream and a fisherman in hip boots confidently ...
Waadookodaading: The Ojibwe Language Immersion School
The Ojibwe language was nearly lost due to forced assimilation through federally-run boarding schools and policies. Today, communities around the ...