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Letters From Greta
Greta
Van Susteren became a household name as a CNN legal analyst during the
O.J. Simpson trial nearly a decade ago, and today she hosts the highest
rated cable news program in its time slot, Fox News’ On the Record
With Greta Van Susteren. Not bad for an Appleton girl who fondly recalls
cruising College Avenue and getting her picture taken with Paul Hornung
at Conkey’s Bookstore. More...
The (usually)
Untold Story of Dan Devine's Dog
 They
say if you want a friend, you better have a dog. Former Green Bay
Packers head coach Dan Devine had a dog. Then it was shot.
Woof woof.
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Frozen
Summer
On August 17, 1993, a college coed who was loved and admired by all who knew her was found murdered in a Stevens Point hotel
room.
Her shocking death, and the wave of terror perpetrated by her killer, would become known as Portage County’s crime of the century.
The following is an
excerpt from Frozen Summer, a non-fiction account of the crime.
True Crime: The Story of the Snow Queen
On a cold March day in 1993, a Wisconsin Rapids man stood alone on County Road W in Portage County. He wore nothing but his socks. The man cupped his hands over his genitals for warmth and dignity -- he needed both desperately.
The Snow Queen had struck
again.
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Vanessa
Unwrapped!
 With
a devastating combination of brains, beauty and Saran Wrap, Vanessa
Marie Semrow of Rhinelander became only the second Wisconsin woman to
earn a national pageant title in 30 years. The reigning Miss Teen USA reveals all in
an exclusive interview with
classicwisconsin.
Bibles, Bottles and
the Swingin' Senator
The
Boscobel Hotel is alive and well, and so are the legends “conceived”
in this vintage Wisconsin River gathering spot.
Read
Bibles, Bottles, and the Swingin’ Senator.
Everybody in this Town is
Drunk
Super heroes, talking pigs, and the criminally sweaty: Milwaukee's Summerfest is a proletarian bash of epic proportions.
Leave it to
classicwisconsin, dear subscriber, to take you inside the belly of the beast.
Declaration
of Independents
Aneb Jah Rasta, Independent
candidate for governor, received 939 votes in his bid for the
statehouse, falling shy of victory. He did, however, earn 836 more votes
than his September primary showing, no doubt creating the kind of
momentum needed to launch his anticipated bid for the presidency in
2004. Read Mr.
Rasta's plans to run for the nation's top job.
Everybody is Somebody
at the Argus
 Argus Food & Spirits, 123 Main St., Madison, is located in the capital city’s oldest commercial building. It’s here that Chef Bingo serves free smelt every Friday during happy hour. No wonder classicwisconsin loves the place.
We’re not the only ones.
Everybody In This Town Is Drunk
Super heroes, talking pigs, and the criminally sweaty: Milwaukee's Summerfest is a proletarian bash of epic proportions. Leave it to classicwisconsin, dear subscriber, to take you
inside the belly of the beast.
Visit
Door County: Beaches, Lighthouses, Despair, Suicide
Door County's story is the kind classicwisconsin loves -- tales of
rugged individualists from days long before fudge shops and boutiques.
Man versus the elements, nothing more, nothing less. And drunken sailors
too.
The icon of that lost age is the lighthouse... More!
Valley of the Molls
In John Dillinger's heyday of 1934, the mere mention of his name could incite widespread panic, sometimes with comical results.
That's exactly what happened in Madison, Wisconsin.
Valley of the Molls recounts the hysteria that befell Wisconsin's sophisticated university and government town when Dillinger and his gang were expected to spring three gang "molls" from the local jail. The story is complete with dueling newspapers, mysterious federal agents, mistaken identities, a crafty local sheriff, and three anonymous women caught in the eye of a massive manhunt...
Valley of the Molls - Part I
Valley of the Molls - Part II
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Guest Authors
Terese
Allen writes about the only remaining Limburger
cheese factory in the United States. Recipe included.
Jerry
Poling shares an excerpt from his fine book, A Summer Up
North.
Dennis
Boyer reveals the location of The House of Spirits. |
The
Birds
There's a big swamp in south-central Wisconsin. It's called the Horicon Marsh. For those of us who don't know our ass from a Yellow Rumped Warbler, a marsh tour is good way to learn more about this important wetland. You just might bump into the
ol' swamper who made this place the international destination it is today...
The Birds
Hayward
Family Values
In timber sports it's called the "boom run." Starting from a sprinters' position on a dock, competitors run across eight floating logs extended end-to-end -- about 30 yards -- before leaping onto the opposing dock, spinning around, and racing
back. Most of us break a sweat just thinking about sprinting 60
yards...
Read the full story...
No Boloney:
Butch's Last Bash
Butch's Bash, the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department's
annual spring fundraiser, is calling it quits after more than 30 years.
Read the full story.
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