The largest gathering of Norwegians in Northwestern Wisconsin, probably: Gierefest
Writer McKenna Scherer is a proud Wisconsinite. Sure, that love is tied to cheese and Spotted Cow. But at the ...
‘The Warehouse Club’: Feeling seen and safe in a big box store
Many of us have places that make us feel comfortable, at peace. Perhaps it’s a bookstore or a bar. For ...
Revitalizing ‘Spaghetti Corners’: Sam Brown’s vision for Madison’s Greenbush neighborhood
Madison’s Greenbush Neighborhood has a rich history that many people have forgotten. But as Maria Brunetta tells us, business owner ...
Reducing the world to English: My job as a court interpreter
Every day in courthouses across the state, people’s lives are affected in consequential ways. Author Shauna Singh Baldwin of Milwaukee ...
’32 Expatriates, Pakistanis and Indians’: Coming together over a game of cricket in Madison
Sports have a special way of bringing a diverse group of people together, even if the fans aren’t rooting for ...
‘This is big, big stuff’: Cuban exile from La Crosse finally becomes US citizen
Ernesto Rodriguez of La Crosse, Wisconsin came to the state in the summer of 1980. That’s after making a treacherous ...
Witness to change: The evolution of Milwaukee’s Layton Park
Cities inevitably change through the decades. People move in and out. Businesses come and go. Often times, these shifts are ...
Those traitorous Scandinavian languages: Don’t be suspected!
The United States is a nation of immigrants and the pressure to assimilate can be great. Some people are compelled ...
Food Traditions: Lutefisk Supper
This story is part of Wisconsin Life's Food Traditions series. Lutefisk is a Scandinavian delicacy. It’s cod or whitefish that's ...
Taking Stock
I was thinking about traditional foods of Wisconsin the other day. Envisioning the immigrants who crossed choppy seas and rock ...
Booyah, NE Wisconsin’s Soup Of Choice
Anytime is booyah time in northeastern Wisconsin. But Chris Seroogy finds it particularly good when the snow flies. The leaves ...
Luck Of The Irish: Milwaukee’s First Major Immigrant Group
While we tend to associate Germans with Milwaukee, the Irish were the city’s first major immigrant group. Historian John Gurda ...
Folklorist Jim Leary Highlights Wisconsin’s Folk Music Tradition
From 1937 to 1946, Sidney Robertson Cowell, Alan Lomax, and the University of Wisconsin’s Helene Stratman-Thomas, with federal support from ...
Sewing Machine Project
In recent years, sewing has reemerged as a popular hobby thanks to the DIY movement. One Wisconsin woman has turned ...