The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we’re featuring BuffaloCounty; https://bit.ly/3d5bKNM The Cabin is also presented by WCA’s Group Health Trust; serving local governments and schooldistricts, the WCA Group Health Trust partners closely with members to fulfill their employee healthbenefit obligations in a fiscally responsible manner. Learn more here; https://bit.ly/3JMizCX Campfire Conversation:Eric and Ana welcome Jillian Talarczyk into The Cabin to discuss public art and some of Wisconsin’s mostnotable sculptures. We discuss numerous outdoor sculpture parks and gardens. They include LyndenSculpture Garden, which features over 50 artistic monuments across 40 acres; Stevens Point SculpturePark, with a variety of sculptures and signs amidst walking trails in the woods; the lovely James TellenWoodland Sculpture Garden in Sheboygan; the sometimes controversial, yet beautifully perchedSpillover II sculpture overlooking Lake Michigan in Shorewood; and even the unique Badger sculpture ofthe USS Wisconsin in Madison.Some outdoor parks lean more towards the whimsical to downright mind-boggling, like Dr. Evermor'sSculpture Park near Sauk City with its wild metal creations surrounding Forevertron, a towering centralfeature; Jurustic Park outside Marshfield, with incredible creations in the lush yard of a private residencewhere they will happily show you around; and Fred Smith's Concrete Park outside Phillips, whichconsists of hardened sculptures made of concrete in a variety of forms, frequently incorporating piecesof glass for color and accent.We also discuss indoor museums like the Museum of Woodcarving in Shell Lake and a number of othersculptures across Wisconsin, from salutes to Native American history to fiberglass creations from aSparta company that you can explore in their yard. Jillian caps it off with an official announcement on the next public art mural in Madison that will beunveiled on May 18th - listen for it!After, we went “behind the scenes” for a look at the new Discover Wisconsin Episode covering Carlsville.Ana, who produced the episode, describes the show and the adventures of Andrea Boehlke and hersisters as they explore some hidden gems – along with some of the better-known ones – in this littletown in Door County. Inside SponsorsVisit Lake Geneva: https://bit.ly/3wHvilfWisconsin Counties Association: https://bit.ly/3ehxDHHMarshfield Clinic; All of Us Research Program; https://bit.ly/3Wj6pYj