Wisconsin Life: Wisconsin Concrete Park
Angela Fitzgerald heads up north to Phillips where she explores Wisconsin Concrete Park. The roadside museum celebrates the artistic creations ...
Keeping Hmong culture alive through dance
Meet Duabci Vang, a 25-year-old from Appleton, Wisconsin, who’s making waves in the Fox Valley Hmong community through dance and ...
‘Sending love her way’: Folding money boats to remember departed loved ones
A lot goes into planning a funeral when a loved one passes away. For writer Yia Lor of Eau Claire, ...
Learning to fish ‘for tradition and life’ with Lac du Flambeau youth
The name for the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa stems from French traders who observed tribal members ...
100 years of ski jumping: Celebrating Westby’s Snowflake Ski Club
It's a windy night in Westby, Wisconsin as volunteers with the Snowflake Ski Club groom the hills below the five ...
Dear Papa, I’m writing to you on birch bark
When WPR producer Steve Gotcher's daughter, Erika, was a little girl, she started a tradition of sending him letters on ...
Lac du Flambeau tribal youth are taught the time-honored tradition of spearfishing
Spearfishing is a tradition practiced every spring by Ojibwe tribes in northern Wisconsin. It’s a practice that’s been passed on ...
My mother’s tea: Skepticism and love of family traditions
Many of us grow up questioning our parents’ methods and traditions, only to find ourselves embracing them later in life. ...
In Central Wisconsin, A Metalworker And His Sons Make Art At The Forge
Boleslaw Kochanowski spends hours at his drafting table in his office above the blacksmith shop, creating designs for his metal ...
Who Are Tom And Jerry And Why Are They A Cocktail?
It seems that every season has its cocktails. When the temperature drops and the snow piles up, people want a ...
A Family Affair: Father And Daughter Reflect On Generations Of Military Service
Like her father before her, Captain Alice Bechtol joined the U.S. Army as a family tradition. Growing up in a ...
Wisconsin 101: Pasties
Imagine this: It’s early morning in a small Wisconsin town about a century ago. The sun hasn’t risen, but parents ...
Cloud Eating: The Power Of Homemade Tortillas
Many of us have strong memories tied to making food with our families. Writer Araceli Esparza shares a poem about ...
Ice Harvesters Keep A 19th-Century Tradition Alive, One Block At A Time
In 1911, the Milwaukee-area manufacturer Alonzo Pauling gathered $75,000 in capital and founded the Pewaukee Lake Ice Company with his ...
How Did Polka Become A Dance And Tradition? You Betcha We Have An Answer!
Wisconsin seems to have a pretty good sense of humor about its clichés. Beer? Brats? Cheese? And if we’re making a ...