Milwaukee Was (and Still Is) an Epicenter for Amateur Radio
We tune into Milwaukee’s robust ham radio scene.
Q&A: Graphic Novelist Craig Thompson Explores His Wisconsin ‘Ginseng Roots’
Hear Thompson speak at Boswell Books on May 27.
What Happened to the Kayaker Who Allegedly Faked His Drowning in Green Lake?
A swamped craft in Green Lake was not the end of a man’s life but allegedly the beginning of a long, not-secret-enough flight to romance in Central Asia.
‘Deep Thought’ Is Gone, But What Happened to the Boat That Tried to Save the Boat?
Jerry Guyer put hours of work into getting Milwaukee’s S.S. Minnow out of the water – only to lose a boat of his own and about $27,000.
Is There a Hoedown Throwdown in Milwaukee’s Line Dancing Scene?
Hold onto your hats and grab your boots, country is taking over this polka town.
Q&A: Behind Kenosha Horror Filmmaker’s ‘What Happened to Dorothy Bell?’
Director Danny Villanueva Jr. shares what inspired the haunting story, which screens this weekend at the Milwaukee Film Festival.
For the First Time in Years, It Looks Like Lake Winnebago Sturgeon Season Drama-Free
It’ll be good ice and no fishy business this year.
Do You Know the Legend of the Rhinelander Hodag?
Created as a gag more than a century ago, the Hodag has virtually become a public figure in the northern Wisconsin town.
This Puppet Play Tells the Story of the Milwaukee Turners
‘Frisch, Frei, Stark, Treu’ runs Fridays and Sundays, Oct. 11-27 in the Palm Garden at Turner Hall.
The Origin Story of Dungeons & Dragons Begins in Lake Geneva
How a small Wisconsin town became the birthplace of a global gaming phenomenon