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Grosman Family Plants A Legacy Forest

In the spring of 1970, John and Kate Grosman planted a few rows of red pine in honor of their ...

Springbrook Man Has Unique Idea For A Deer Stand

Every family has that one person. The one most likely to end a conversation with “Watch this!” Jesse Kauffman realizes ...

Bob Dylan’s Ode To Wisconsin

Have you ever noticed that people rarely sing the lyrics to our state song, “On Wisconsin”? The tune is rousing, ...

Monticello Man Has A Passion For Farming And The Blues

Jimmy Voegeli seems to have lived the classic Wisconsin farm story.  “Like most kids, we were in a tractor by ...

Kitchens

This animated story written by Michael Perry shares a poetic memory in a country kitchen. His story reveals that a ...

SAAF #16: You Can’t Be Afraid Of The Dark

Rose’s fear of the dark sparks a perfect opportunity for Prim to empower Rose by talking about the realities that ...

Keeper Of The Light: A Modern Lighthouse Keeper

Wisconsin has a long history of lighthouses. The duties of their keepers have changed dramatically over the decades but the people ...

In The Heartland

There are certain markers of the changing season. The first crocus in the spring; the first fall apple. Poet Catherine ...

Aldo Leopold’s Lost Radio Talks

Just weeks after his appointment in 1933 as chair of game management at the University of Wisconsin, Aldo Leopold gave ...