Posted by Michael Martens | Jul 28, 2010 | Events, Festivals |
Wisconsin Rapids, a community long hit hard by the decline of the paper industry is looking for any way to turn its fortunes around. Fortunately, it has seem to struck gold in the form of a black and white lady with big eyes....
Read MorePosted by Michael Martens | Jul 27, 2010 | Travel |
Here’s a road trip from Ohio to Minnesota captured one frame every 15 seconds by a dashboard digital camera. Pay special attention starting at 2:20 as the trip travels I90/94 in Wisconsin. Music by OK-Go gives it a nice...
Read MorePosted by Michael Martens | Jul 27, 2010 | lifestyle |
Jay DeWitt wanted a rustic timber frame cabin on his parcel of land on Sand Lake near Cumberland, WI. But what evolved during the design process was not a rustic northwoods getaway, but a modernist dwelling with a warm and...
Read MorePosted by Michael Martens | Jul 26, 2010 | Games and Sports, lifestyle |
Stoopball, a game played by urban kids who don’t have access to ball fields has found a home in rural Clinton, Wisconsin. Former Detroit resident Tom Katroscik moved to the village near Janesville 20 years ago and brought...
Read MorePosted by Michael Martens | Jul 26, 2010 | Books, Wisconsin History |
Press Release from the Wisconsin Historical Society: The bodies are buried, but the stories are not. From the ornate tombs of Milwaukee beer barons to displaced Chippewa graves and miniscule family plots, “Badger...
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