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Past Meets the Future with Wisconsin Steampunk
Image: For the last three years, Anita Peterson has been obsessed with steampunk. She makes her own outfits and accessories and holds steampunk themed parties. All done in the small town of Lodi, WI.
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Hamlin Garland, Wisconsin's Son Of The Middle Border
Image: A prolific writers of novels, short stories, and essays, Wisconsin-born writer Hamlin Garland broke with the romanticism of his time to describe the harsh realities of farm life in his books....
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Writer Edna Ferber Got Her Start As Appleton Journalist
Image: Best known now for the movies made from her books, Edna Ferber was one of the best-selling and most prolific writers of her era. She grew up in Wisconsin and got her start as a reporter in...
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Frederick Jackson Turner And The History Of The American West
Image: Historians don’t tend to make waves but Frederick Jackson Turner’s pronouncement that the frontier was closed launched a debate about the American character that still resonates to this day.
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The Life And Legacy Of 3-Time Pulitzer Winner, Thornton Wilder
Image: Few people win one Pulitzer Prize. Madison-born Thornton Wilder won three, including one for the seminal play, “Our Town.” Wilder’s nephew Tappan Wilder tells us about his uncle.
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Visitors Take Self-Guided Tour Of Downtown La Crosse Using A Cell Phone
Image: UW-La Crosse Historian Ariel Beaujot gives a bike tour of "Hear Here" -- a collection of sites in downtown La Crosse where visitors can access oral histories through their cell phones.
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Wisconsin Life #401: “Up to the Challenge”
Image: Meet a determined University of Wisconsin-Whitewater athlete, a collector who restores classic arcade games, a wooden mask carver, a honey bee breeder who has found sweet success on her farm,...
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Mildred Harnack: Remembering The Wisconsin Woman Who Resisted Hitler
Image: Mildred Fish Harnack was the only American woman executed by Hitler during World War II. Writer Meg Jones tell us about the Milwaukee-born literature teacher turned spy.
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Polka Smugglers: How One Man Connected With Wisconsin's Music
Image: Polka always left writer Alex Bledsoe cold. That is until he discovered the musical connection between his old home in Tennessee and his new home in Wisconsin.
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Pete’s Hamburger Stand Has Fed Prairie du Chien For More Than A Century
Image: The smell of cooking onions fills the air when Pete's Hamburger stand is open on summer weekends in downtown Prairie du Chien. For more than a hundred years, the Gokey family has operated the...
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Wisconsin 101: Pillow Sham Celebrates Service In CCC
Image: Rose Mary Drab created a pillow sham to honor her brother’s service in the Civilian Conservation Corps. As part of our ongoing look at Wisconsin through objects, Joe Hermolin shares the stories...
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Wisconsin Life #402: “Guiding Lights & Gurus"
Image: Meet a man who leads an after-school boxing program for at-risk youth, an artist who paints extremely realistic landscapes, a volunteer firefighter, a DNR wildlife program associate who leads...
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An Ode To Wisconsin Summer
Image: You can tell it’s fall in Wisconsin when people start asking this question: “How was your summer?”
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Wisconsin Life #403: Adventure Awaits
Image: Meet a world-champion curler who coaches the U.S. Paralympic Curling team, a Rubik’s Cube record holder, an urban-wildlife photographer, a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse historian who leads...
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Dan Green Fights To Change Native Stereotypes In La Crosse
Image: The Hiawatha statue, also known as the "Big Indian," in La Crosse's Riverside Park is one of the most recognizable statues in the city.
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Guitars For Vets: The Healing Power Of Music In The Hands Of Heroes
Image: When it comes to helping veterans recover from post-traumatic stress disorder something struck a chord with guitar teacher Patrick Nettesheim and Vietnam Veteran Dan Van Buskirk. They founded...
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Former Ho-Chunk President Shares His Story Of Struggle And His Search For A...
Image: Jon Greendeer is a renaissance man and in so many ways he is self-taught. As an adult he taught himself his native language, how to make ceremonial wooden bowls and the importance of...
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Biologist Devotes Life To Wild Rice
Image: Peter David knew little about wild rice when he began his job as a biologist for the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission. He’s since devoted his life to understanding and protecting...
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Shot In The Chest, Theodore Roosevelt Kept Talking In Milwaukee
Image: President Theodore Roosevelt was on his way to a campaign rally in Milwaukee when he was shot at close range by a would-be assassin. Dean Robbins tells us what happened on that October day.
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Wisconsin Life #405: "From the Heart"
Image: Visit a farm animal sanctuary, a renovated concert hall in Comstock, a lavender farm on Washington Island, a retirement home with a passion for ping pong and a Steampunk community in a small...
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