by John Lehman | Nov 6, 2012 | Magazine Article
Richard E. Carter is a geographer, aviator, naturalist, essayist, and poet whose life path has led from a career in city planning back into the natural world. His writing invites readers to share his vision and adventures. In Through the Cabin Door (Appleport Press,...
by Nik Hawkins | Nov 6, 2012 | Magazine Article
What’s the Big Idea? The University of Wisconsin–Madison concluded its “Year of the Wisconsin Idea” last spring with the installation of a cast bronze plaque—a gift from the Class of 2012—to honor this long standing campus tradition of service to the state....
by Robert Russell | Nov 6, 2012 | Magazine Article
Only one night we watchedthe full moon remember the tops of the trees,spilling radium over an unused roadand the pond at the edge of the fieldwas full of silver and longing.The fireflies’ green light was too coolto be reflected in that restless water,on, then off, the...
by Jeanie Tomasko | Nov 6, 2012 | Magazine Article
Dear Milwaukee, Do you remember 1982? How your air was saying Yes, World Series, Robin Yount, how on every empty lot, kids were throwing perfect double-plays. How the whole town was sliding into a dream. How I was sliding into a bad dream and didn’t even know it. You...
by Catherine Teresi | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
When a local church or community organization decides to hold a fundraiser, they often try a bake sale or auction. Thanks to Mark Moran of Iola, Wisconsin, there’s a new way for small organizations like these to raise money and have fun while doing it. Author of over...
