Wisconsin 101: Pillow Sham Celebrates Service In CCC
Created in 1933, Rose Mary Drab created a pillow sham to honor her brother Edward’s service in the Civilian Conservation Corps ...
Beekeeper Finds Russian Honeybees Uniquely Suited To Wisconsin
It is unusual to find Russian honey bees in the United States, but Sue Dompke found a way to turn ...
Wisconsin Life #401: “Up to the Challenge”
This collection of stories from people sharing their “Wisconsin Life” includes the story of Sue Dompke. After her husband died, ...
Settling The Controversy Around Civil War Icon Old Abe
One of the most well-known figures in Civil War Wisconsin wasn’t a person at all, but a bald eagle named Old ...
Wandering Brings Sifting And Winnowing Into Focus
Abe Lincoln may draw all the photos from eager grads on UW-Madison’s Bascom Hill… but there’s a plaque nearby with ...
The Political Power Of Fishing
Politicians do many things to show they are one of us – visiting diners, kissing babies, eating whatever on a ...
The Pleasures Of Simple Fishing
There are many high-tech ways to fish these days. But Ron Weber prefers to fish the simple way his grandfather ...
The Joy Of Walking In The Rain
For some people, rain is the chance to hunker down indoors. For others, rain is something to enjoy outdoors. Crystal ...
A Death In The Family Leads Man To A New Career
Death is something we all experience. But what we don't experience much anymore is the actual dead body of our ...
Synchronicity In Nature And Life
The Niagara Escarpment stretches from New York to Wisconsin and shapes the geological, environmental, and human history of all that ...
Mud Season, The Unloveliest Of Wisconsin Months
This weekend marks the first day of spring – at least astronomically. Writer Catherine Jagoe tells us why this time ...
Increase Lapham, Wisconsin’s First Scientist
On an early summer evening in 1836, the steamship New York docked on the Milwaukee lakefront and a young naturalist ...
A Lifetime Of Reading And Loving Aldo Leopold
Many people have been inspired by the works of Aldo Leopold. Ron Weber first picked up the Sand County Almanac ...
The Beauty Of A Winter’s Frost
Frost is one of the blessings and curses of winter – beautiful but also potentially dangerous. Writer Marnie Dresser has ...
The Dips And Swings Of Wisconsin Winter Weather
Winter is full of its ups and downs, both in our moods and in the temperatures. Helene Phelps reminds us ...