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In some circles, Aldo Leopold is famous. In others, not so much. He was born toward the end of the 19th century and his most well-known book, “A Sand County Almanac,” wasn’t published until 1949, a...
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The Rural Arts and Culture Summit was one of those events that made you want to get back home and get to work. It’s been a few months since we attended, and I am still fired up. There was something...
View ArticleWisconsin School of the Air Lives On
To fulfill a requirement for a course on distance learning, doctoral student Megan Murtaugh decided to create a web lesson about the Wisconsin School of the Air. Designed for use in primary and...
View ArticleLorine Niedecker’s Cabin in Fort Atkinson, Wisc. – A Literary Landmark
By Brian D’Ambrosio Photo of Lorine Niedecker's Cabin in Fort Atkinson, Wisc. - A Literary Landmark, By Brian D'Ambrosio Lorine Niedecker was a poet’s poet. English poet Basil Bunting considered her...
View ArticleWisconsin’s Literary Landmarks: From “Our Town” to “Citizen Kane”
Wisconsin’s Literary Landmarks By Brian D’Ambrosio Joseph Webster House, Elkhorn, WI As hard as it may seem at times to give reasons for, there is more to learn about and excite the sentiment in the...
View ArticleEdna Taylor Conservation Park: Gems of Madison
Edna Taylor Conservation Park By Brian D’Ambrosio Edna Taylor was a writer, teacher and dairy farmer who sold 37 of her 98 acres to Madison to help create the 56-acre conservancy park which bears her...
View ArticleWhat high school kids want
Students in the Overture Center during High School Friday 2012. Photo by Jessica Becker “The first reason why I chose to go on this field trip was to miss school. When I got there, I discovered it was...
View ArticleA Dropped Egg and Flannel Cake
By Jessica Becker, Director of Public Programs, Wisconsin Humanities Council In other words, a larruping breakfast. More specifically, a poached egg and pancake. Delicious! photo by Jessica Becker I’ve...
View ArticleThe Day Otis Redding Died: December 10, 1967, Lake Monona, Wis.
By Brian D’Ambrosio, Editor Soul singer Otis Redding had acquired his own plane to make touring less hectic, but the twin-engine Beechcraft H18 would prove his fatal undoing. At around 3:30 p.m. on a...
View ArticleOdd Wisconsin Attractions: Clinton’s Truck in the Tree
Truck in The Tree: By Brian D'Ambrosio By Brian D’Ambrosio Driving along Interstate 43 in southern Wisconsin near Clinton, the shiny, classic Chevy truck in the sky rises above the concrete and...
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