Category: Wisconsin
The Paper Discovery Center
Green Bay may be known for the Packers, but the area is also known for its paper mills. You may be surprised to learn why…
The Hearthstone Mansion
Reports say the lights in this home made it seem like night had turned to day. In fact, the lights were so bright, people from…
70 Truckloads of Butter a Day
We all know Santa’s elves must work year round to meet toy demand at year’s end, but who knew this family dairy operation would need…
Butter from Wisconsin
Folks in the heart of dairy country know that this fourth generation business touches the diets of almost every American….. https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/11/Grassland-Dairy-Butter-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window…
The Portage at Portage
It is still revered as one of the most difficult canal building projects ever undertaken–a project to tame a rapidly descending river by building locks…
Mistaking Wisconsin for China
Wisconsin and China are nearly a half a world from each other on the globe. So, it?s hard to imagine that someone could confuse the…
A Wisconsin Dairy Farmer and an Alaska Gold Mine
When Dexter Clark decided that the life of a Wisconsin dairy farmer was not for him, he took up a new career that he says…
A Circus Museum
It all began with Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles, and John. Without their last names, those first names might not mean anything to you. Put together…
