Winter Preparedness Goes Awry For Girl Learning To Ski
When I lived in Los Angeles winter preparedness meant turning on the pool heater. Here in Wisconsin, come Halloween, my ...
Sled Dog Racing Becomes Family Affair
Twenty years ago I stood on the wintry main street of LaPointe on Madeline Island on Lake Superior in freezing, ...
Winter Doesn’t Stop Ice Boaters From Taking To Wisconsin Lakes
DN, Renegade, Nite, Skeeter, Stern Steerer, runner plank, tiller, light air, heavy air. Those words were not part of my ...
Drivers Slide Into Sport Of Drag Racing On Ice
On a gray winter morning, a steady parade of cars and trucks winds through Council Ground State Park, down a ...
Wisconsin Life #312: “Wunderkinds & Winter Races”
A member of the medical team that performed the first full face transplant, a man who organizes drag races on ...
Green Bay Man Leaps Into Dream Job, Tending The Lambeau Turf
Game day at Lambeau Field in Green Bay has a party atmosphere. There is a sea of fans, a few ...
Pond Hockey Enthusiasts Hit The Ice For Eagle River Tourney
“Hockey at the roots” is how pond hockey players describe their simple, stripped-down version of the game. Four on four ...
Wisconsin Life #311: “Packers & Pond Hockey”
Meet the man who tends the turf at Lambeau Field, a flower farmer and a team of pond hockey enthusiasts ...
Water Runs Through Cancer Survivor’s Life And Art
The white walls of a gallery have always filled artist Caroline Greenwald with a sense of possibility. Over her long ...
Rice Lake Man Throws Everything Into Achieving Olympic Dreams
“It's kind of funny because my mom is 5'5'', my dad's 5'7''. My brother is 5'9'' and I'm 6'5''. I ...
Competitive Cheerleaders Are Serious Athletes
You won't see competitive all-star cheerleaders on the sidelines. These athletes practice year-round, and compete across the Midwest and the ...
No Obstacles For Parkour Athletes
On a shining, sunny day in Platteville, Wis., Asa Krueger and a bunch of other, mostly college-age athletes are flipping, ...
Jeremy Lade Raises Awareness Of Wheelchair Athletics
After a car accident at age eight, Jeremy “Opie” Lade began using a wheelchair. A lifelong sports fan, Lade discovered adaptive ...
Professional Cyclist Competes In Grueling Bicycle Sport
Cyclocross is called the steeplechase of cycling, and professional racer Brian Matter is hooked on it. It's kind of a ...
Pedaling Group Gather Weekly For Fitness And Friendship
The Pedal Pals, a group of older bicyclists in Ozaukee County, stay fit and enjoy the outdoors by weekly riding ...