Why Doesn’t Wisconsin See Large, Intense Wildfires Like Out West?
As record wildfires scorched millions of acres of land in the western United States in 2020, it prompted a question ...
Woodpile Envy And The Never-Ending Task Of Staying Warm
For those of you who use a wood burning stove to heat your home during the winter, you understand the ...
Whip Cracker
The crack of a whip is an unmistakable sound, evoking thoughts of cattle drives and the American west. But if ...
Fire On Ice
There are many things to enjoy about a frozen lake. For Patti See, it’s a bonfire built, improbably, on the ...
Mother, Business Owner And … Firefighter
Between running her own business in Middleton and raising two children, it may seem surprising that Deneen Carmichael finds time ...
Wisconsin Life #402: “Guiding Lights & Gurus”
This collection of stories from people sharing their “Wisconsin Life” includes the story of Deneen Carmichael, a very busy small ...
Performer Combines Hula Hooping And Fire Into Spectacular Show
Sarah Sparkles and the “Madison Fire Tribe” love, well… fire. Sarah also passionately loves hula hooping and has found a ...
Milwaukee Blacksmith Keeps Old Traditions Burning
Kent Knapp has been studying blacksmithing since he was 19 years old. He worked with a master blacksmith for a ...
Burning Birch
Temperatures are dropping in northern and central Wisconsin, and that’s got commentator Justin Isherwood thinking about his woodpile, and the ...