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  In Wisconsin, fish and fry go together like Dickey and Lofton. Join us on rollicking ride through the land of beer tents, bars and supper clubs for the real scoop on the state's fish fry joints.
 

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Wisconsin's Friday Night Fish Fry Tradition

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Northern Wisconsin Fish Fry


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classicwisconsin spotted a waitress serving a slab of prime rib pert near the size of a half-critter, pert near.


Central Wisconsin Fish Fry


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No silverware. No linens. No pretense. A bar on one side of the room, tables on the other.


Southern Wisconsin Fish Fry


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When Goedens held its grand closing, the night we went on a smelt jag and hallucinated for a day



   

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Wisconsin Crime

John McCaffrey's Body — The death of John McCaffrey is unearthed, and why it matters 150 years later.

Frozen Summer — On August 17, 1993, a college coed was found murdered in a Stevens Point hotel room.

The Story of the Snow Queen — On a cold March day in 1993, a  man stood alone on County Road W in Portage County. He wore nothing but his socks.

Valley of the Molls — In John Dillinger's heyday, the mere mention of his name could incite widespread panic, sometimes with comical results.

 
                 
                       
       

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