Wisconsin People & Ideas
It began with a cough. It came from the next room, formerly their daughter’s but now the “guest” room, though they rarely had guests.
The word community comes up almost as frequently as the word book in a conversation with Tracy Grigus, owner of The Shade Tree, a former Book World store on the main drag in Minocqua.
Beneath the heel pad of Wisconsin’s open palm (kitty-corner its frostbitten thumb) the bluffs of Dubuque clasp the cuff of Illinois with a rail bridge that pivots like a toggle.
When I was a kid, my family cherished our trips Up North to the family cabin. We went as often as we could.
The idea of home has never been a stable, physical place for me. When I was born, a war decided by leaders on the other side of the globe shaped every aspect of my family's life.
“Adam. It’s Fred Reed. When you come up for air, give me a call.” Over the course of a decade, I received that voicemail more than 100 times.
Rural housing in Wisconsin is as diverse as the landscapes of the state and the people who live in it.
Dorm A at Green Bay Correctional Institution was one hundred and twelve beds arranged in rows, separated from a dayroom with four phones, a bank of showers, and a few televisions mounted too high on the wall.
There is a tradition in every culture that brings people together to share food. In the stories of our foodways, we find a sense of belonging, both in the specifics of a place and in the diversity of a community.
You can’t miss it. Standing just blocks from the state capitol in downtown Madison, Bayview’s townhouses and apartment units announce themselves with vibrant colors: peacock blue, poppy red, burnt orange, earthy green.
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Wisconsin Academy Offices
1922 University Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53726
Phone: 608.733.6633
James Watrous Gallery
3rd Floor, Overture Center for the Arts
201 State Street
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608.733.6633 x25