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An Ode To Wisconsin Summer

You can tell it’s fall in Wisconsin when people start asking this question: “How was your summer?” We never ask ...

The Beauty Of September In Wisconsin

Fall is a blissful time in Wisconsin. Catherine Jagoe celebrates the best of the season before our retreat into winter. ...

Wisconsin Life #402: “Guiding Lights & Gurus”

This collection of stories from people sharing their “Wisconsin Life” includes the story of Deneen Carmichael, a very busy small ...

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 ...

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 ...