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Wisconsin For Kennedy
The following selection comes from Wisconsin for Kennedy: The Primary That Launched a President and Changed the Course of History, written by B.J. Hollars and released in Spring 2024 from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. In early 1960, preside
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Curio
It’s said that in winter, the waters of Wisconsin lakes get so cold that the fish grow fur to stay warm. In Wisconsin folklore, the fur-bearing fish lives alongside more well-known fanciful creatures like the Hodag, the Wendigo, and Bigfoot. Tales of
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Stronger Than Law
On Friday, July 10, 1840, William Maxwell walked into H. J. Morrison’s store at the southeast corner of Main and Second Streets in Platteville, Wisconsin Territory, and purchased a pair of pants and a bar of soap. Maxwell, a Black man, worked as a le

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