Ice, cold and winter are an integral part of what it means to live in Wisconsin. “Ice Week” explores the many ways that ice defines us.
Skating into the past: A chilly adventure on the Milwaukee River
People do a lot to make the best of Wisconsin’s brutal winters. Some strap on some snowshoes or hit the ...
Door County Pond Hockey Tournament Brings Together Friends, Volunteers
It’s been a warm and wet winter in northeast Wisconsin. Bill and Kay Nelson live on Kangaroo Lake in Baileys ...
Book Across The Bay: Lake Superior’s Starry, Nighttime Race
For 24 years, the annual tradition called Book Across The Bay has brought hundreds of skiers and snowshoers to Chequamegon ...
Ice Harvesters Keep A 19th-Century Tradition Alive, One Block At A Time
In 1911, the Milwaukee-area manufacturer Alonzo Pauling gathered $75,000 in capital and founded the Pewaukee Lake Ice Company with his ...
Madeline Island Ferry
Ice is a big part of everyday winter life in Bayfield, Wisconsin, especially for the hardy commuters who ride the ...
Ice Yachting
Four lakes and the right winter climate makes Madison, Wisconsin a perfect place for one thing: ice boating. Light, sleek, ...
Early Wisconsin Settlers
Those of us who live in the upper Midwest often take a perverse pride in our ability to withstand sub-zero ...
Finnish Saunas
What could possibly make hundreds, maybe thousands, of Wisconsin residents jump naked into freezing lakes? It’s called a Finnish sauna. ...
Ice Week: Ice Diving In Lake Mendota
Our lakes are worlds unto themselves, but when one becomes covered with a roof of ice nearly two feet thick, ...