Instead of hiking through the woods to find and identify birds, the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin set up lawn chairs and blankets and waited for the birds to come to them.

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To fans of Northwoods League baseball, Jane Snediker is “Twirling Jane,” a fixture at Kenosha Kingfish games.

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On the peninsula, Wisconsinites can watch actors perform under the stars and visit the state’s only International Dark Sky park. WPR did both for our Wisconsin Road Trip series.

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Blue moon ice cream is a summertime staple at roadside shops throughout the Upper Midwest. But where did the citrusy flavor come from? And what explains its longstanding appeal?

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Books are more available than ever before thanks to the internet. But during the era of two-day shipping and audiobooks, many independent booksellers are finding that readers still want the connection of shopping for their next read in store. 

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