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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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