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Paralympics’ best Nordic skiers in Hayward for world championships

January 17, 2015 Mary Bergin 0

If you look at winter as a season of limitations, head to Cable and Chequamegon National Forest in southern Bayfield County for a profoundly different […]

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Fermentation Fest: making beer, kraut, yogurt, bread, art-farm bonds

September 27, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

What, besides corn and cows, might you find in farm fields near Reedsburg in October? A. A woodwind quintet and ballet dancers. B. A place […]

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Squeezebox Night: monthly Swiss tribute in Monroe

September 6, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

Once a month on a Tuesday night, the basement at Monroe’s Turner Hall fills. Fans of all things Swiss devour Schublig sausages, potatoes with melted […]

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In Kenosha, this car show is a homecoming

July 12, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

A 1977 Gremlin van soon will be moved into the Kenosha History Center, and the timing is deliberate. The van (an American Motors Corp. prototype […]

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Cranberries: winning recipes for all courses

November 17, 2012 Mary Bergin 1

Wisconsin farmers harvested about 4.5 million barrels of cranberries this year, which makes us the nation’s leading producer of the berry for 18 consecutive years. […]

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Chain O’ Lakes gets the blues at waterfront dance hall

September 27, 2012 Mary Bergin 0

Near the middle of Wisconsin are 22 spring-fed, interconnected lakes that are the result of ancient glacial movement. The scenic and rural area – a […]

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State fair foods on a stick: Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota

August 4, 2012 Mary Bergin 0

Going viral is a good thing, when writing for the Internet, and my biggest success in that regard happened three years ago. The topic: chocolate-covered […]

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Oshkosh EAA AirVenture runs smooth, safe through volunteers

July 14, 2012 Mary Bergin 0

I’m in an open-air VW bug with Dennis Spivey of Lansing, Ill., carefully zipping across a taxiway while picking up conversation via shortwave radio. “Red […]

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Water skiing shows, tourneys: smooth flow in Wisconsin

July 5, 2012 Mary Bergin 0

I’m not surprised to learn that Florida is home to the Water Ski Hall of Fame and Museum, considering the state’s temperate climate and all […]

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Woodlanders Gathering in artsy Mineral Point

June 16, 2012 Mary Bergin 0

The day before I meet Ann Gronbeck-Peterson, she spends a part of the day converting an old railroad spike into a knife. Why? Because she […]

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Hemingway haunts: Michigan to Florida, Cuba to Spain

June 2, 2012 Mary Bergin 0

Sixty years ago, “The Old Man and the Sea” was published in Life magazine, and author Ernest Hemingway won a Pulitzer Prize for the work […]

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Les Paul, GuitarTown mold Waukesha’s music image

May 26, 2012 Mary Bergin 0

Waukesha’s love affair with Les Paul, whose work forever changed the sound of music, is about to deepen. The city soon unveils an outdoor public […]

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