The documentary explores the experiences and achievements of eight LGBTQ+ elders in the Milwaukee area.

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The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore will bid farewell this summer to a historic light tower that’s been compromised by storm damage and shoreline erosion on Lake Superior.

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A new film commemorates the 50-year anniversary of Hmong families arriving in Eau Claire, featuring the stories of local Hmong refugees who made a life for themselves in the Chippewa Valley.

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After 86 years, Army Cpl. John “Jack” Ginzl is finally home in Rhinelander. He was buried on Sunday in a public ceremony at Forest Home Cemetery. Ginzl had previously been interred in a military cemetery in Hawaii, in a grave for unidentified soldiers.

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The first historic site recognized by the state of Wisconsin has a storied past, told mainly from the perspective of men who owned it. But a new book, “An Elegant Edifice,” tells the stories of the women who lived at Villa Louis in Prairie du Chien and made it what it is.

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A ship that’s been part of Superior’s history since 1896 is celebrating a birthday and welcoming everyone aboard — though it isn’t sailing anywhere.

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For thousands of years, a cluster of wooden canoes has lain dormant under Madison’s Lake Mendota. Now, thanks to the work of Wisconsin scientists, those ancient vessels are starting to reveal their secrets.

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