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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 ...

La Crosse author reimagines Hmong folk tale in new book ‘Folklore’

The story of Xai and Sia is a Hmong folk tale of a young woman’s journey to the netherworld to ...

Retired Milwaukee Teacher Plays Latin Music In Grupo Renacer

Margarita Sandoval Skare is a second-generation Mexican-American who loves to call Milwaukee home. She was born and raised just a ...

Musician Sets Family Story To Music

William Henry Gleiss was an engineer on the Milwaukee Road who died in a tragic train crash in 1918. In ...

Legendary Wisconsin Monsters And The Art They Inspire

Legendary monsters and spirits live wherever there are people to tell their tales – including Wisconsin. Artist Mike Bass tells ...