Fun Features in Our Current Issue…
Providing a Passport for Pilots. A Mount Pleasant couple is getting the state’s stamp of approval for visiting each of its public airports.
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This Has a Familiar Ring to It! An underwater search proves successful for a detectorist on the hunt for lost gold.
Planting the Seed. Former orchard manager is always on the lookout for new heirloom varieties...the apple of his eye!
Cabin Fever. Northwoods cottage from the 1950s offers just the retreat this city slicker from Madison was after.
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Throngs of Sing-Alongs. Shores of Island Lake in Gresham provided the perfect backdrop for memorable times at Silver Spur Ranch.
Nick Bristol photo
Casting a Wide Net? Manitowoc dad certainly had something to say about his son’s success tackling perch fishing at Little Sturgeon Bay.
Welcome to the Wild West. This mounted shooting club isn’t horsing around when it comes to competition and camaraderie.
Paddle Power. Kayaker finds strength in a solo trip down—not that it started that way—the Wisconsin River.
Patrick Kelley photo
The Great Escape. “Fast Eddie” was a Great Lakes freighter for the record books, but her first voyage had a slow start.
They Wanted to Save the Cranes. Two young scientists made Wisconsin the world's center of crane study and research.
All Gassed Up! Becoming a franchised dealer of a Milwaukee Clark Oil station fueled friendships and lifelong skills.
International Crane Foundation photo
On the Road Again. North Carolina family loaded up the wagon and piled in for an annual summer trip up north.
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: Adirondack chairs invite visitors to Rotary Botanical Gardens to relax and enjoy the view. The 20-acre facility in Janesville features 4,000 varieties of plants arranged in 26 different garden styles. Photo by Robert Malinowski of Draper, Utah.