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It Happened in Wisconsin gives readers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Badger State.

Find out how Wisconsin’s dairy farms came to produce some of the world’s finest cheeses. Learn how the raging wildfire in Peshtigo killed as many as 2,400 people. Discover how Joe McCarthy evolved from an amateur boxer into one of the country’s most infamous senators. Marvel at the throngs who attended “The Miracle in the Sun.” And relive the Pack’s thrilling “Instant Replay Game.”

In an easy-to-read style that’s entertaining as it is informative, author Michael Bie recounts some of the most captivating moments in Wisconsin.
 

"History need not be boring and Michael Bie demonstrates that with interesting, easy-to-read accounts of thirty Wisconsin anecdotes. I've read a lot of Wisconsin history books but this was the easiest and the most enjoyable."

Lee Sherman Dreyfus
Wisconsin Governor, 1978-82


"It goes without saying that Mike Bie is a splendid storyteller, but his real gift is digging out the tales from the past that are truly worth telling. Nobody knows the truth behind more Wisconsin myths and legends than
Mike Bie, and it's his singular talent that in dealing us those truths he has produced a book as entertaining as any fiction."

Doug Moe
Capital Times columnist & author

Read excerpts from the book or BUY IT NOW!

"Three guys wearing lederhosen walk
into a bar…" Classic Wisconsin Weekends
Classic Wisconsin Weekends is the all-inclusive guide to the Badger State. Published by Trails Media Group Inc., the publisher of Wisconsin Trails Magazine, Classic Wisconsin Weekends contains 23 detailed chapters covering everything from the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior to the lead mines of Platteville, the opulent mansions of Lake Geneva to the ice fishing shantys of Lake Winnebago, the smelt feeds of Lake Michigan to the catfish frys of the Mississippi River -- including the mania of Packer games, Summerfest, and the Lumberjack World Championships thrown in for good measure. Oh, yeah, and those three guys wearing lederhosen.

Available at local bookstores, or BUY IT NOW!.

"It's a rare book that will take you not only to Smelt Extravaganza and the Cheesemaker's Ball, but also to a cursed dog's skull and the wooden splinters from a famous Packer's stomach."

Dennis McCann,
Columnist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Author


Michael Bie is a Green Bay native and lifelong Wisconsin resident.

He was formally educated at UW-Stevens Point and informally educated at the Upper Wisconsin River Yacht Club, Stevens Point;  Del's Bar, La Crosse; and The Joynt, Eau Claire.

As a free-lance writer, Bie has multiple magazine and newspaper credits to his name. He can usually be found pursuing an interest in all things Wisconsin.

Bie even spent several summers crisscrossing the state by bicycle until he realized that motor vehicles provided the same service in a fraction of the time.

Occasionally he considers taking his bike out of storage.

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