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 ...
Urban Foraging: Elderflowers In Madison
Elderberries grow abundantly in ditches, stream beds, and along bike paths in Wisconsin. Forager and chef Lee Davenport has been harvesting ...
Taxidermist Preserves Animals From Around Wisconsin And Across The Globe
A walk through the lobby of Mayes Taxidermy in Stevens Point can seem like a combination shopping trip and safari, ...
Artist Creates Piece From The Destruction Of A Tornado
When a series of tornadoes hit Verona on June 17, 2014, the town was hit hard. Trees, a school, barns, and homes ...
A Favorite Tree
A few weeks ago a friend posted a photo online of his “favorite tree,” a magnificent sugar maple in his ...
Seeing Wisconsin From a Unique Perspective
E. Arti Wulandari’s Wisconsin Life started in Fall of 2006, when she began graduate study at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. ...
Extra-Terrestrial
Along the Ice Age Trail, near Portage County’s Trunk T, is a short spur that delivers me, chute-like, from the ...
Extra-Terrestrial
Along the Ice Age Trail, near Portage County’s Trunk T, is a short spur that delivers me, chute-like, from the ...
Snowbirds Migrate Home to Wisconsin
In a flash of orange and red, the first red-winged blackbird of our drive north glides along a fence line ...
Alice in Dairyland, Wisconsin’s Agricultural Royalty
Walking around the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds with Zoey Brooks is like walking around with a celebrity. Everywhere we go, people ...
Discovering An Ecosystem
Lately, I have been on the trail of a muskrat. Before winter, his muddy mound of a home appeared through ...
Winter Tale
You’re probably looking forward to spring. The birdsong. The trees leafing out and the tulips pressing through the mud. The ...