Category: Places

Several Wisconsin highways receive new Federal designation
Two familiar northern Wisconsin highways received federal designation this week as a National Scenic Byway, in recognition of the high […]

A ride on the wind sled, Madeline Island’s polar lifeline
For most of the year, the only way to get to Madeline Island, off the coast of Bayfield, is by […]

Movement aims to keep some areas of Wisconsin ‘in the dark’
A local effort is underway to designate parts of northwest Wisconsin as an international dark sky park. The Superior Telegram […]

7 Northern Wisconsin kids who made it (kinda) big
For all of our rural landscapes and lack of opportunity, it’s easy to forget that northern Wisconsin has produced some […]

Our history is everywhere—if you can find it
Wisconsin has over 500 “Historical Markers.” Maybe you’ve seen one, or a few, while at an Interstate Rest Area, or […]

New quarter celebrates Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
A little bit of northern Wisconsin will soon find its way into pockets, purses, and coin collections across the country, […]