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Swimming Through Wisconsin

When the weather turns hot and humid, few things feel better than a nice, cool swimming hole. For writer Catherine ...

Dylan Slept Here

What makes an ordinary place extra-ordinary? Discovering that one of your heroes slept there, maybe. Commentator Dean Robbins recently stumbled ...

Sector 67

Do-it-yourself projects have surged in popularity in recent years. While some have picked up knitting needles and planted gardens, others ...

Thanksgiving Cobbler: Behind It Is Love, History, Legacy

In Madison, Carlotta Calmese bakes one of her family’s traditional desserts for Thanksgiving — peach cobbler. Wisconsin Life producer Cynthia ...

Farmers Market Stroll

Weekly trips to your neighborhood farmers market offer the chance to pick up fresh produce and to chat with local ...

Civil War Malt House

Civil War Malt House: This weekend beer lovers will gather in Madison for the annual Great Taste of the Midwest. ...

Civil War Songs

150 years ago, Wisconsin soldiers slogged through the second year of the Civil War. Madison-based band Count This Penny set ...

Kite Photography

Photographers are always looking for a new angle. Madison-based photographer Craig Wilson might have one of the most unique views ...

Lost and Found Language

Cinco de Mayo is the annual celebration of Mexican heritage, and one of the fastest growing holidays in America. Today, ...

I’ll Take A Walk

Singer-songwriters Amanda and Allen Rigell of the band Count This Penny share a song inspired by one soldier's letters home.

Judging Cheese

It’s been an intense three days of cheese tasting for judges at the World Championship Cheese Contest. The event — ...

Beets

If you think politics are polarizing, try beets. A fall and winter food staple, beets are a major Wisconsin crop ...

The haunting — and history — of UW- Madison’s Science Hall

If you ask around, you’ll likely hear that ghosts are lurking on University of Wisconsin- Madison's historic campus. From things like ...

Ragweed

If you suffer from hay fever, you may be feeling the first sniffles right about now. It’s time for ragweed ...

Backyard Beekeeping

Backyard beekeeping is on the rise, and not just in rural areas. In towns and cities all over the country, ...