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Fritsch: The Packers’ expensive experiment

In 1946, the Packers purchased a picturesque 53-acre compound built in 1937 for the Green Bay-area Norbertine order. The $32,000 purchase was approved by the board of directors in May as a …
Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

It’s no secret that Door County is a special place. Wisconsin’s proverbial vacationland, every year some 2.5 million tourists drive up to the northeastern county, half the size of Rhode Island, …
Kevin Kinnery describes his clothing this way. "Put it on at 6 in the morning, wear it through lunch, and take it off at midnight when you go to bed.”

Fit, Function and Features at 40º Below

Kevin Kinney’s middle name could well be “boreal.” The word refers to the cold weather zone south of the Arctic—the frigid climate his Empire Wool and Canvas outerwear is designed for. …
Snowy winters in the Lake Superior snowbelt will likely continue. Walker posing on a plowed sidewalk drift in Munising Michigan.

Historic El Niño Could Reshape Winter Weather Across the Midwest and World

Winter is supposed to arrive with frozen lakes, snow-packed ski trails, and snowplows growling before sunrise. This year, that script could get flipped. One of the strongest El Niño events on record …

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Day by day, minute by minute, the days are getting shorter. There’s no reason to stop spending every available minute outside pursuing your favorite way to move through wild places. At the same …

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The Great Lake Superior Swim offers 1,2 and 3.7 mile courses.

The Great(est) Lake Superior Swim

“The greatest gift we have is this lake,” says Matt Evans, standing waist-high in Lake Superior, the hem of his T-shirt bobbing on the surface. “Today we’re here to celebrate it.” He’s …
Pat, his wife, and five grandchildren mountain biking at Blackhawk.

Blackhawk

Tucked into the start of the Driftless Region, just a few miles west of Madison, Wisconsin, lies Blackhawk Ski and Mountain Bike Club. Founded in 1947 when a group of ski jumpers organized …
The Superior Tour route is filled with quirky landmarks

A Superior Tour

Customarily, I don’t plan my adventures very far in the future, maybe four or five months. But this trip was different. I had planned to ride my bike around Lake Superior, a distance of 1,500 miles …
Bicycling around Lake Superior, riders will encounter many roadside attractions.

A Superior Tour

Customarily, I don’t plan my adventures very far in the future, maybe four or five months. But this trip was different. I had planned to ride my bike around Lake Superior, a distance of 1,500 miles …
Nature
Fungi emit all sorts of smells while they are living and dying. Mushrooms are a common sight along damp portage trails after fall rains begin.
Wild Notes
September is the Best Season to Explore Wild Places
White-tailed deer seek nutritious aquatic vegetation in the summer.
Wild Notes
A Window into Wild Places
Doyne Park is located on the site of a 19th Century limestone quarry that became a land fill.
Doyne Park
Blackberries ripen in the hot sun.
Wild Notes
Summer Doesn’t Last Forever
The Driftless Area quickly dismisses notions of the Midwest being at.
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Wisconsin Public Radio welcomes Silent Sports contributor Timothy Bauer

Listen to Silent Sports contributor Timothy Bauer talking about fall paddling opportunities in Wisconsin during the Lee Rayburn Show on Wisconsin Public Radio.

Wisconsin Public Radio features Silent Sports

LISTEN: Editor Lou Dzierzak talks with Wisconsin Public Radio host Lee Rayburn about how Silent Sports caters to outdoor enthusiasts throughout the Upper Midwest including runners, cyclists, paddlers, cross-country skiers and others.

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