First Earth Day

First Earth Day

The first international Earth Day celebrations were held in April 1970, and I experienced it at a 6:00 sunrise gathering at Picnic Point, on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison. It was a day and event I was looking forward to, when as a culture and nation,...
Chasing the Stars

Chasing the Stars

A new book from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press traces the history of the University of Wisconsin’s groundbreaking Washburn Observatory, where some of the world’s most cutting-edge astronomical inventions were born. From the earliest Indigenous stargazers to...
The Tardigrade’s Bookshelf

The Tardigrade’s Bookshelf

While searching for a location to open their dream bookstore in Appleton, an unconventional option caught the eyes of a married pair of veterans-turned-entrepreneurs. The old Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) building was in rough shape, but it immediately felt right to...