The Windmill Ice Cream Shoppe, an iconic Northwoods institution
Its Dutch-style windmill has become a pop culture icon in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Owner Pat Berg says it's a landmark for ...
Why is there a long line of railcars parked on the tracks near Spooner?
Off a highway in northwest Wisconsin's Washburn County sits a long string of parked railcars of different shapes and sizes. ...
Why is Mount Horeb the ‘troll capital of the world’?
Trolls are everywhere you look in the Dane County Village of Mount Horeb: troll cartoons on the street signs, troll footprints on the ...
Meet the family behind Wizard Quest
On the main drag of downtown Wisconsin Dells lies a mysterious world called Wizard Quest. Here, visitors are immersed in ...
From The World’s Largest Six-Pack To The Hodag: A Tour Of Wisconsin’s Roadside Attractions
Author Eric Dregni has been a keen observer of roadside attractions for years. He recently wrote the book “The Impossible ...
‘Bitten With The Concrete Bug’: Sculpture Gardens Showcase Wisconsin’s Outsider Artists
Listener Chris Murphy of Madison asked us, "Why are there a higher concentration of outsider artist environments in Wisconsin than ...
Riding On An Historic, Miniature Steam Locomotive
An historic railway, dating back to the 1940’s, welcomes nearly 16,000 families to Wisconsin Dells every year. Tucked off County ...
“Wave Parties” Bid Goodbye To Summer, Tourists
As summer comes to an end, tourists begin to leave Wisconsin’s northwoods. Every year on Labor Day, people line Highway ...
DNR Wildlife Biologist Shepherding Comeback Of Wisconsin’s Elk Herd
Trekking into Wisconsin’s great Northwoods you never know what you might encounter. A deer, a bear or perhaps Department of ...
The Pleasures And Pains Of Life In Tourism Town
Spring Green has a lot going for it. It’s one of the reasons Marnie Dresser loves living there, though sometimes, ...
Don’t Go To Wisconsin
Writer June Melby tells us everything that's wrong with Wisconsin so that you'll stay away" and leave it for us ...