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Rice Harvest

Wild rice isn’t actually a rice at all. It’s an aquatic grass that has been an important food for native ...

Bay Beach

Wisconsin is home to one of the oldest amusement parks in the United States. Visitors from around the world come ...

Mindoro Cut

A windy road makes for motorcycle paradise. Ron Davis tells us about a legendary stretch of highway near La Crosse.

Wisconsin’s Historic Velodrome

For 87 years, every Tuesday night in the summer, bicycle racers have thrilled spectators at the Washington Park Velodrome in ...

Museum Director Returns Cultural Artifacts To Native Nations

The Logan Museum of Anthropology is home to some 300,000 artifacts, primarily of  Native American origins.  It’s the only museum ...

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 ...

Paddling Through History: Riverboats Of La Crosse

Steamboats are embedded in the history of the La Crosse area. However, a passion for those vessels continues to bring ...

Claw Foot Tub

They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Responding to an ad for an old tub, writer Nickolas ...

Lincoln in Wisconsin

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809. While he’s most commonly associated with the state to our south, ...

Historic Fencing

Fencing for sport and combat as existed for thousands of years in many forms and in many cultures. Appleton police ...