Wisconsin Life #304: “Boats, Brews & Boonducks”
A ferry boat captain, brewmaster and “boonduck” carver shares their stories in this episode. You’ll meet a collection of ...
Women Learn Life Skills While Preserving Maritime Landmarks
“It's a big dream”, Mary Beth Vollmer said as she approaches Plum Island for the last time this season. On ...
Wisconsin Life #302: “Remarkable Journeys”
A comic book artist, a veterinarian from Africa working in Wisconsin and the drivers of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile are ...
Veterinarian Brings World View To Wisconsin Dairy
Mamadou Diallo grew up tending cattle in the West African country of Mali. Today he is a staff veterinarian at ...
Life Lessons Flow Along The Flambeau River
River Wise by Pegeen Snoeyenbos Published by The Writer’s Exchange and Toad House Publishing, Ladysmith, Wisconsin. The words “Nature” ...
Landscape Students Design A Floral Impression Of The Polka
Landscape architecture students spend a lot of time designing planters that will never be planted, gardens that will never be ...
Benedictine Sisters Weave Faith With Environmental Care
For a community of Benedictine nuns in Dane County, “going green” isn’t just a fad. It has roots dating back ...
The Last Good Years With A Beloved Dog
“Buddy, you are 7 years old, in the prime of life. These are the good years. Enjoy.” The words stared up ...
Railroad Motor Cars Transport Nature Lovers To Tiffany Bottoms
“Some people play with trains in their basement. We play with big trains,” says Terry Yust, treasurer of the Chippewa ...
The Comfort Of A Leopold Bench
I remember my first Wisconsin hike, ten years ago, just after moving here from Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. I stepped from ...
Native American Doctor Encourages Other Young Healers
Bret Benally Thompson dreamed of being a doctor from a young age but gave up his dream after his grandpa ...
Witness To A Gale: Great Lakes Storms
Gales on Lake Michigan can be as destructive as hurricanes, attracting thrill seekers as curious as the tornado chasers on ...
The Hermit And The Goshawk
The hermit had a name but no one knew it, or almost no one did. Francis Zirrer, an import from ...
One Woman’s Lessons Learned From Observing The Fox River
As a child, I was taught that a river was the lifeline of an area. It fed its residents, allowed ...
A Wisconsin Astronaut Returns Home
Monday marks the anniversary of the first moon landing. Many of us have since dreamed of boldly going where few ...