Our Wisconsin

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

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
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
Our Wisconsin Barns near McFarland
Our Wisconsin Winter in Wisconsin—A Photo Celebration of the Beautiful, Quiet Moments

An Andy Manis Gallery

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren February 5, 2021 4:41 pm CST
Our Wisconsin Immortalized in this statue in Milwaukee, baseball legend Hank Aaron played with the Milwaukee Braves from 1954-1965, the relocated Atlanta Braves until 1974, and the Milwaukee Brewers in 1975 and 1976. After a stint in the Negro League, Aaron's first minor league experience came with the Braves' Eau Claire squad in 1952. Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974. Aaron died Friday at the age of 86. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Our Wisconsin Hank Aaron Spent a Summer Up North in 1952. He Credited It for Building His Confidence.

Legendary slugger who played in Eau Claire prior to Milwaukee and Atlanta died Friday at 86.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson January 22, 2021 1:09 pm CST

continuing coverage

Registered nurse Kay Hartman at N.E.W. Community Clinic in Green Bay prepare to administer second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to several of the clinic’s medical staff and volunteers on Jan. 27, 2021. (Photo by Christina Lieffring) Coronavirus Wisconsin Passes a Half-Million Fully Vaccinated as Third Vaccine Arrives
A sexual assault evidence collection kit. Politics Reform Supporters Hope GOP Won’t Derail Bill Addressing Rape Kit Backlogs Again
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin. (Photo provided) Infrastructure Baldwin Now Heads Senate Panel Key to Expanding Broadband Across Rural U.S.
Image from the WI Department of Natural Resources website Natural Resources Too Fast, Too Many: Ojibwe Bands Want Wolf Hunts Better Managed or Stopped
Our Wisconsin This 7-year-old's Virtual Lemonade Stand Raised Enough Money to Feed 600 Families for a Week
Our Wisconsin WI Girl’s Virtual Lemonade Stand Will Be Highlighted in Inauguration Special About Giving

Her goal was $90, but donors and a non-profit restaurant have helped her raise $53,000.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith January 19, 2021 8:25 am CST
Our Wisconsin In a sign of the times, the statue of legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi has been masked up since early in the coronavirus pandemic.
Our Wisconsin Packers Heritage Trail Shows How a Team From a Little City Built a Big Following

Get ready for the playoffs with a walking tour that includes favorite haunts of Packer legends.

Mary Bergin Mary Bergin January 14, 2021 11:51 am CST