The Windmill Ice Cream Shoppe, an iconic Northwoods institution
Its Dutch-style windmill has become a pop culture icon in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Owner Pat Berg says it's a landmark for ...
Early mornings and the hard work ethic: Life on the farm with the Bordeleaus
Life on the farm used to be a common experience for many in this state. But with the number of ...
Manitowoc County woman leads by example at one of the state’s largest dairy farms
Sunrise over Lake Michigan signals the start of the new day at one of Manitowoc County’s largest dairy farms. Like ...
How Two Rivers invented the ice cream sundae
Wisconsin is home to many firsts. The first blender, the first typewriter, and even malted milk was developed and introduced ...
Who Are Tom And Jerry And Why Are They A Cocktail?
It seems that every season has its cocktails. When the temperature drops and the snow piles up, people want a ...
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Yellow: A Peek Into Wisconsin’s Quirky Margarine Laws
Wisconsin is America’s Dairyland. It’s a title we take seriously. The state is home to more than 1 million cows that produce 2.44 billion ...
‘I Did This All My Life’: One Family Farm’s Fight For Survival
Most people will never see a farm like the one I grew up on. But you don’t just see a ...
Wisconsin 101: Babcock Ice Cream Carton
When you see a carton of ice cream from Babcock Hall Dairy Plant, it’s not particularly flashy. It’s red, white, ...
The Lands We Share: Drew Dettmann
In the 1950s, there were over 100,000 dairy farms in Wisconsin. Today, fewer than 10,000 remain. The Dettmann family, descendants ...
The Lands We Share: The Vangs
In the mid 1970s, Cheu and Chia Vang of Laos moved to the United States from a refugee camp in ...
Harvesting History
Fall is harvest time in Wisconsin. It’s a time of year that reminds historian John Gurda of his own family ...
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 ...
Veterinarian Brings World View To Wisconsin Dairy
Mamadou Diallo grew up tending cattle in the West African country of Mali. Today he is a staff veterinarian at ...
State Ban On Oleo Margarine Led To Smuggling
Imagine this, it is 1950, Spooner a Friday evening, darkness is descending. My mother and a few of her friends ...
UW Professor Teaches A Dairy Sensory Evaluation Course
States like California may cultivate wine taste-testers; but here in Wisconsin, we develop dairy taste-testers. For 36 years, UW-Madison Emeritus ...