Fun Features in Our Current Issue…
Shipshape Shooters. For these Boat Nerds of the Great Lakes,
photographing vessels in all shapes and sizes really floats their boat.
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Game On! Teaching Massachusetts classmates about Wisconsin
through the pages of a magazine scores a perfect grade.
Kelly Campy photo
Glut of Paper Cuts. An ancient folk art brings shear joy and
accomplishment to a Monona retiree with a creative hobby.
Let’s Hit the Road! Come along with our travelers as they bluff their way through the Kickapoo River Valley of Crawford County.
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Not Putting a Job on Hold. Responsibility was calling for a
Milwaukee teen as she worked at a telephone answering service.
Julie Gilkay photo
Ask and You Shall Receive. That was the lesson for a budding
New Glarus newsman whose bold move paid off.
Pillars of Strength. Lessons gleaned from a dutiful Great Lakes lighthouse keeper are passed down through the generations.
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They Were in Snow Deep. Finishing the Birkebeiner proved to be an uphill battle for two naive and novice skiers.
Photo courtesy of U.S. Lighthouse Society
Mystery Solved. The last-known photo of rocker Buddy Holly was taken in Green Bay in 1959. But who clicked the shutter?
What’s a Short Snorter? This daughter takes note of her airman
father’s signed currency and finally makes the connection.
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Tough Under Fire. Fifty years ago,
a memorable ad slogan was key to the success of Wisconsin’s famed lockmaker.
Heidi Overson photo
Inside Every Issue…
On the Wild Side—by Tom Davis
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My Favorite Ma & Pa Restaurant
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Wisconsin-themed Crossword
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What's Cookin' in Wisconsin
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Window on Wisconsin—reader submissions
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Wiscon-Scenes—professional photography
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The Big Picture—fold-out panorama
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Where's the W? Contest
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Short Memories
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Vintage Views
ABOUT OUR COVER: A musher and her team of dogs make their way in the Northern Pines Sled Dog Race in Iron River. This year’s event is Feb. 7. Photo by Paul Ostrum of Hayward.