Lifting spirits and honoring ancestors: Snow snake is back on Madeline Island
For only the second time in 150 years, members of tribes from across the region and beyond played snow snake ...
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 ...
Small talk about the weather: A competitive sport in Wisconsin
Comedian Esteban Touma is taking time to reflect on cold weather in Wisconsin. Born and raised in Ecuador, the state's ...
A squirrel tale: A chance encounter offers a reflection on the importance of play
I opened my jacket as I walked, odd for mid-winter, but the warmth of a January thaw was welcome. I ...
Winter Hitchhiker Tests Balance Of Safety And Compassion
Driving home on a snowy night, author Crystal Chan and her mother encountered a hitchhiker in the blowing snow. The ...
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 ...
Woodpile Envy And The Never-Ending Task Of Staying Warm
For those of you who use a wood burning stove to heat your home during the winter, you understand the ...
Door County Pond Hockey Tournament Brings Together Friends, Volunteers
It’s been a warm and wet winter in northeast Wisconsin. Bill and Kay Nelson live on Kangaroo Lake in Baileys ...
Book Across The Bay: Lake Superior’s Starry, Nighttime Race
For 24 years, the annual tradition called Book Across The Bay has brought hundreds of skiers and snowshoers to Chequamegon ...
A Winter Night Poker Game Played In The Backyard
Winter can take its toll on your mind. The walls close in. The sky is grey and the snow piles ...
Hibernaculum: Woman Contemplates Hibernation As Winter Coping Strategy
Before natural historians understood that some birds fly thousands of miles south each winter, they looked for other ways to ...
Kite Flying In The Snow
Spring is here and the sight of kids flying kites at the park is a common scene. But have you ...
Joy On A Winter’s Day
Just to know how it felt I stood under the red pine. It was 10 below and the sun was ...
Hands Down: There’s A Price For Grabbing Onto Life
The skin on my knuckles has been dry and cracked for weeks. My fingertips, too. I’ve got little scabs from ...
Winter Stockholm Syndrome
You came around again like I knew you would. I braced for you, or should I say that I braced ...