by Sandra Barnidge | Apr 17, 2025 | Current Issue, Magazine Article
Once upon a time, a young girl lived in a bungalow in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee. At first glance, the girl’s house was modest, with a tan-brick exterior and cozy-sized rooms. The girl technically lived on the upper floor with her parents and brothers, but...
by B.J. Hollars | Apr 17, 2025 | Current Issue, Magazine Article
A Ginseng A Day Might Keep The Doctor Away | Chef Theresa Lin’s Ginseng Chicken Soup As I pulled into the parking lot of Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises, Inc., in rural Marathon County, I realized that I don’t know much about ginseng. Yet in Wausau, as I will...
by Brady Foust | Apr 17, 2025 | Magazine Article
Academy Fellow James Brady Foust died on November 27, 2024, in Eau Claire at the age of 81. Foust was an accomplished geographer, inventor, professor, and patron of arts who revolutionized insurance geospatial databases, patented new technology, served as a professor...
by Erika Monroe-Kane | Apr 17, 2025 | Current Issue, Magazine Article
There is a spot in my house where I sit. I can look out at my neighbor’s garden and get a peek at Lake Monona, the lamp behind me hits my book just right, and there is a place to set my tea. While I am not the best at being still, this is the place I feel the most at...
by Sandra Barnidge | Apr 17, 2025 | Magazine Article
I’m always restless during the muddy awakening of fresh spring. I’ve become an avid gardener in recent years, and I love this seasonal transition between rest and renewal. Now is the time for planting the seeds of what’s to come, and similarly, this issue of Wisconsin...
by Leslie Merritt | Nov 27, 2024 | Magazine Article
Picking apples at Blue Roof Orchard in Belmont, Wisconsin. Photo by Blue Roof Orchard We are fruit eaters in my house. Fresh, cooked, savory, or sweet—we eat it by the bushel, which is why I signed up for Blue Roof Orchard’s Apple CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture)...
