Wisconsin Life #502: “Center Stage”
Wisconsin Life host Angela Fitzgerald takes center stage at American Players Theatre in this episode. Fitzgerald explores behind-the-scenes at the ...
Wisconsin 101: Fromm’s Fashionable Furs From Wausau
In the early decades of the 20th century, it was fashionable to use fox fur on everything from scarfs, capes, and ...
Keeper Of The Light: A Modern Lighthouse Keeper
Wisconsin has a long history of lighthouses. The duties of their keepers have changed dramatically over the decades but the people ...
Harvesting History
Fall is harvest time in Wisconsin. It’s a time of year that reminds historian John Gurda of his own family ...
In The Heartland
There are certain markers of the changing season. The first crocus in the spring; the first fall apple. Poet Catherine ...
Aldo Leopold’s Lost Radio Talks
Just weeks after his appointment in 1933 as chair of game management at the University of Wisconsin, Aldo Leopold gave ...
When The Russians Invaded Wisconsin
The launch of Sputnik by the Soviets in 1957 ushered in the Space Age and ramped up fears in the ...
Troupe Of Actors Perform Shakespeare In Wisconsin’s State Parks
Hannah Klapperich-Mueller has always had a love for three things; Wisconsin State Parks, Shakespeare and teaching. As a Milwaukeean native ...
Wisconsin in WWI: Goodbye America, Hello… Horses?
One hundred years ago, Wisconsin went to war. In partnership with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, we’re exploring stories of Wisconsin ...
Niagara Man Gets Hooked On Fish Carving
If everyone has a hidden talent, Niagara’s Roger Newhouse discovered his at 55 years old while attending a wood carving ...
Summer Camp Memories: The River That Wasn’t There
At thirteen, I set off for camp in northern Wisconsin to run rapids on churning rivers. Our counselor, Phil, asked ...
Hot In Wisconsin
It’s hot in Wisconsin. Really hot. Temps in the 90’s. ‘Real feel’ heat index, say the meteorologists, is plus a dozen digits more. ...
Capturing The Perfect Shot
Sometimes we can plan and plan and plan… and things still don’t work out. Justin Patchin set out with his ...
One Woman’s Mission To Make Tech Open To All
Winnie Karanja first discovered coding in high school. But it didn't seem like a field for her. She's very social; she's ...
Gratitude: Finding A Home In Wisconsin
Linda Pils grew up in the center of the universe – New York City – or so she thought until ...