
‘Oh Christmas Tree’: One family’s holiday fiasco
Every holiday season has its twinkles of drama. For journalist Dan Simmons, his unforgettable moment involves losing the family Christmas tree. He shares his fiasco with us, just before the holidays.

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Wisconsin Life celebrates the people, places, history and culture of the state. Come with us as we kayak the Mississippi River, interview musicians in Milwaukee, and bake pasties in Rhinelander. We connect you with diverse people and ideas through short stories updated twice a week.
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Every holiday season has its twinkles of drama. For journalist Dan Simmons, his unforgettable moment involves losing the family Christmas tree. He shares his fiasco with us, just before the holidays.

It can be a scramble to find that perfect holiday gift for a loved one. Luckily, the staff at a western Wisconsin middle school have made it easy — and affordable — for students to buy gifts for their friends and family.

Wisconsin is known for producing a lot of products, like cheese, milk, and beer. It’s the state’s history with the beer industry that made one listener wonder what happened to Wisconsin’s breweries and

Estimates show that it takes roughly 450 years for a plastic water bottle to decompose. While this number is staggering, the question is: How does our behavior change once we have this information? Producer Alexandra Sal

Beth Lo grew up spending most of her free time immersed in books. Now living with her sister Mai J.Lo Lee in Appleton, Wisconsin, she has come to find that her love for reading has had a positive influence on her family,

One of life’s complicated situations is dealing with the ‘what ifs.’ For writer Keith Uhlig of Wausau, a ‘what if’ lingering in the back of his mind involved his career. So when he was able

The oldest Lionel Railroad Club in the world is hiding inside a boxy commercial building in New Berlin, just outside Milwaukee. Jane Hampden discovered the club when she was ready to say goodbye to a special set of vinta

For centuries, Ho-Chunk people have created small lodges called ciiporoke for sleeping, cooking and gathering as a community. Now, a Ho-Chunk builder is helping Wisconsin students construct their own structure. WPR’

As hunters flock to the woods for gun deer season, their days will be steeped in tradition and contemplation. For writer and forester Ron Weber of Weyerhaueser, this time has always been about more than the hunt. It̵

Eight railroad depots still serve passengers in Wisconsin for Amtrak trains that travel across the southern half of the state. But once, there were a few hundred rail stations here. While many of those buildings are gone

For Yauo Yang, inclusion is a guiding principle. He moved to Wisconsin as a child and went on to join the Army National Guard, where he taught fellow U.S. soldiers about Hmong history. After his service, he became a past

When the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior in 1975, 29 people lost their lives. To this day, it’s considered the largest shipwreck on the Great Lakes. WPR’s Bridgit Bowden brings us this story about

In the early 1960s, New York City’s “Queen of the Beatniks” was a young woman from Chippewa Falls. Judy Henske wowed audiences for decades with her deep, soulful voice … sadly passing away in 2022

When you’re driving through Wisconsin, you might pass the time by trying to spot out-of-state license plates or unusual billboards. Some Wisconsinites, however, are on the lookout for wild veggies, specifically, as

Spooky tales around Halloween have made their way into listeners’ ears across the country since, almost, the birth of radio. In the spirit of this long tradition, we bring you, “Emily and the Haunting of the

Everyone likes a good ghost story, especially around this time of year. Dorothy Malone of Milwaukee shared a childhood encounter with the supernatural at Ex Fabula’s StorySlam ‘Identity’ event held in M

Fifty years after it first terrified — and amused — audiences, “The Giant Spider Invasion” is crawling back onto the screen. The cult classic about extraterrestrial, blood thirty spiders was filmed in the Gle

Lilies of the valley are often considered a beautiful, yet high-maintenance plant. For writer Nancy Jorgenson, they will forever connect her to her beloved grandmother, who found virtue in caring for them. Caregiving was

Forestry offers a unique glimpse into the natural beauty and evolving landscape of Wisconsin. Writer Ron Weber of Weyerhaueser — a forester himself — reflects on the tracks we leave in the woods, and what that can teach

The Madison Methodical Meanderers has a goal. The members want to walk every street in Madison. WPR’s Alyssa Allemand recently took a stroll with the group on the city’s east side near the Yahara River.
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