In the 1940s a spare room on the fifth floor of the United States Supreme Court building was converted to a workout area.
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Mark your calendar to celebrate Milwaukee’s Hispanic Heritage in style at the UMOS Mexican Independence Day Festival on Saturday, Sept.
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Students of all ages are invited to UW-Madison’s Back-to-School Bash at Chazen Museum of Art on Thursday, Aug.
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Grandson Ansel’s parents tolerate my doting on him and projecting his future career in music.
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For more than a century, Mason Shoe Company’s been keeping pace with the footwear needs of Wisconsinites and their busy lifestyles.
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Cheeseheads keen on celebrating National Parks & Recreation Month need to look no further than the region’s many lakes and rivers.
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When I was 16, I thought I’d take the summer off.
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Milwaukees location on the western shore of Lake Michigan is more than worthy of exploration this month and June 11 aka Great Outdoors Day is rife with reasons to get out and enjoy nature in all its glory: Hike Seven Bridges Trail in Grant Park, boasting two miles of wooded trails and paved paths plus panoramic views of the lake from a bordering bluff.
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In the late 19th century, a proliferation of Polish immigrants in the Badger State gave rise to the popularity of partnered dances including waltzes, schottisches and, in particular, polkas.
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Lorine Niedecker (1903-1970) was in high school when her English teacher inspired the Fort Atkinson student’s interest in poetry.
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Rest assured: There is no shortage of female history makers in the Badger State — as evidenced by Wisconsin Women Making History, an online database featuring over 100 notable women (a figure that’s growing by the day).
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Erin Daffodil is fairly certain her mother’s choice of middle name defined her daughter’s destiny.
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Among its many claims to fame, Milwaukee boasts more than 200,000 residents with Polish roots – making Cream City a veritable capital of Polish America.
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Mabel Watson Raimey (1895-1986) enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to study English and become a teacher; when she graduated in 1918, it is believed she was the first African American woman to do so.
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The Focus Burst™ method tricks your brain into mimicking your fight-or flight response, giving you a short bursts of hyper focus.
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Born of a desire to deliver from scratch food that’s healthy and big on flavor, Forage Kitchen splashed onto Madison’s downtown dining scene in 2015.
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When Ebenezer Cheseboro relocated to Wisconsin in 1839, there was no school for his deaf daughter, Ariadna – so he hired Wealthy Hawes to teach her and a neighbor at their home on Janesville Road.
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Atlantans are in the thick of winter, and it’s brought with it the dreaded cold and flu in spades.
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Join Spina Bifida Wisconsin (SBWIS) on Nov. 29 to celebrate Giving Tuesday and contribute to the nonprofit’s ongoing story.
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Wisconsin has awarded its fluctuating number of electoral votes to the nation-wide winner a whopping 77% of the time.
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Now in its 10th year, Giving Tuesday was created to encourage donations to causes that will better one’s community.
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Footsteps in empty hallways, ghostly apparitions, lights flickering on and off and things that go bump in the nights.
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The belief that thriving communities fuel creativity and ambition is evident across Wisconsin. From industrial city centers to town squares, investing in communities helps both individuals and businesses grow, develop and contribute to the state’s economic vitality.
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The first free public school in the Badger State opened in 1845, thanks to the ingenuity of cheesehead Michael Frank.
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TikTok continues to rise in popularity with over 1 billion users worldwide, and 200 million in the United States. Here are three reasons why TikTok is right for your business:
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The 22-acre Lizard Mound Park, owned and operated by Washington County since 1980, was recently transferred back to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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The Badger State’s inaugural train trundled west on tracks between Milwaukee and Waukesha in 1847 – giving rise to reliable rail service across a scant 18 miles.
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There’s no sweeter time than August to explore some good old fashioned American roots music.
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The sound of taps played at nightfall inevitably evokes nostalgia in the more than 14 million children who attend summer camp each year.