Our Wisconsin

An Unabashedly Wisconsin celebration of our state’s people, places and stories

Our Wisconsin This view of Lake Winnebago is from Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Park.
Our Wisconsin This is the Lake Winnebago Road Trip Itinerary You Didn’t Know You Needed

There’s more to the state’s largest body of water than what’s along the I-41 strip.

Mary Bergin Mary Bergin June 16, 2021 10:52 am CDT
Our Wisconsin Ice cream – including Orange Chocolate Bliss and Huckleberry – is made in small batches at Sassy Cow Creamery. (Photo by Mary Bergin)
Our Wisconsin Get Your Ice Cream Right From the Source at These Creameries This Summer

A sweet road trip can give you a taste of what rural Wisconsin offers to cool your taste buds.

Mary Bergin Mary Bergin June 16, 2021 10:50 am CDT
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Our Wisconsin Here’s the Definitive Guide to County Fair Season in Wisconsin

The rides, exhibits, food, and camaraderie you love are coming back.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring June 16, 2021 10:43 am CDT
Our Wisconsin A woman paddle boards in Peninsula State Park in Door County. The county's tourism bureau expects a busy Memorial Day weekend as people begin to travel again after a year of staying put during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy of John Nienhuis/Destination Door County)
Our Wisconsin ‘Travel is Back’: Wisconsin Tourism Industry Primed for a Big Memorial Day Weekend

With the pandemic slowing, people are on the move again. Wisconsin's tourism industry is ready.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski May 28, 2021 12:18 pm CDT
Our Wisconsin Vanessa Watts cooks, delivers and coordinates Lasagna Love volunteers in parts of central and eastern Wisconsin.
Our Wisconsin Volunteers Make and Deliver Comfort Food for Wisconsin Families in Need

Vaccinations are coming, but hard-hit households will need help for some time to come.

Mary Bergin Mary Bergin February 16, 2021 1:04 pm CST

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Workers on internet towers Infrastructure ‘I Don’t Want to Move’: How Wisconsin’s Broadband Gaps Hurt Rural Communities
Downtown Racine (Photo via Facebook/City of Racine) Coronavirus Racine Will Award TVs, Rent Money, iPads, and More to Increase Vaccinations
Goyke Joint Finance Politics Republicans Toss Criminal Justice Reforms From State Budget
Gregory León Business This Wisconsin Restaurateur Was Prioritized for New COVID Relief. Now He’s at the Back of the Line.
Politics Graphic illustration by Morgaine Ford-Workman. Photos provided by Wisconsin Historical Society.
Politics The True Story Behind Abolitionists Who Helped Joshua Glover Escape

“It’s a white hero rescuing Black people, and I think that that serves a very particular narrative.”

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring February 12, 2021 3:14 pm CST
Our Wisconsin Members of Wisconsin's Pleasant Ridge community, located near Dodgeville in Iowa County, circa 1895. (Photo provided by Wisconsin Historical Society)
Our Wisconsin Wisconsin’s Black History Is Complex and Largely Unacknowledged, Say Historians

“I think that we should ask Wisconsinites: Think about why very few people know this history when this is not hard to find.”

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring February 11, 2021 2:57 pm CST