Susan Lampert Smith

Susan Lampert Smith

Contributing Writer

A freelance writer and operator of the Blue Valley Gardens produce farm outside Mount Horeb, Susan previously wrote an award-winning newspaper column and has authored two books.

Our Wisconsin Fishing Opener Feature
Our Wisconsin Wisconsin’s Fishing Opener Has Plenty for Anglers and Those Who Don’t Share Fish Stories

From breakfasts and garage sales to fly-casting clinics and live music, enjoy the many ways this weekend signals the final (no, really) end of winter.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith May 6, 2022 11:15 am CDT
Natural Resources Bird banding
Natural Resources Field Trips From the Natural Resources Foundation Show Off Wisconsin From All Angles

Group started as a defense against state budget cuts and now regularly fills up more than 200 opportunities to see fields, forests, creeks, and critters.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith May 2, 2022 10:31 pm CDT
Our Wisconsin Beerntsen’s Candy
Our Wisconsin The Easter Bunny Has an Easier Time Around Here Thanks to Wisconsin’s Long History of Local Candy Makers

Here are 10 ways to locally source your basket of goodies.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith April 11, 2022 8:23 pm CDT
Food Culinary historian Susan Phelps, who selects the recipes from cookbooks published in 1796 and 1844, has created three menus of period dishes at the Wade House. (Photo by Susan Lampert Smith)
Food Cooking Like It’s 1799: Wade House’s Historic Classes Return

Using cookbooks from 1796-1844 as reference, the Wade House's cooking classes show attendees how to serve up dinners like the olden days.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith February 28, 2022 2:52 pm CST
Our Wisconsin Tommy Shimenetto surfs in the icy waters of Lake Michigan off the coast of Sheboygan. (Photo by Tyler Rickenbach/Akuur Studios)
Our Wisconsin Surfin’ Sheboygan, The ‘Malibu of the Midwest’

Chicago native Tommy Shimenetto has found a love for surfing the icy waters of Lake Michigan off the coast of Sheboygan.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith January 25, 2022 1:55 pm CST

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Our Wisconsin (Graphic by Morgaine Ford-Workman)
Our Wisconsin Festivus Spirit Runs Especially Deep in Wisconsin

Buy a Milwaukee-made Festivus pole, air your grievances at Great Lakes Distillery, or see an "unadorned and lustrous" decoration at the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith December 23, 2021 10:05 am CST
Agriculture "Fighting Bob" La Follette's birthplace, still operating as a dairy farm, is shutting down. (Photo by Susan Lampert Smith)
Agriculture 170 Years Later, ‘Fighting Bob’ La Follette’s Childhood Dairy Farm Is Shutting Down

The legendary progressive politician's birthplace will become Wisconsin's latest dairy farm loss.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith December 15, 2021 4:26 pm CST