Crossing the Driftless: Some Upstream Paddling Required
Crossing the Driftless is a river traveler’s tale and an exploration of the streams of geologic and human history, as Lynne and Bob Diebel canoe 360 miles across the Driftless Area.
Wisconsin State Parks: Stories of Geology and Natural History
Wisconsin has a fascinating variety of landscapes. It occurred to me that to explore any one of these diverse areas and to understand how they came to be, one could use the wonderful State Parks and State Forests of Wisconsin as entry points.
The Road South: Rediscovering the Freedom Riders on the Road South
What would you get on the bus for? Join B.J. Hollars for a reading from The Road South and a conversation on the harrowing story of the 1961 Freedom Riders.
The Road South: Rediscovering the Freedom Riders on the Road South
What would you get on the bus for? Join B.J. Hollars for a reading from "The Road South" and a conversation on the harrowing story of the 1961 Freedom Riders.
Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World
Adopting the geologic habit of seeing everything, including ourselves, as entities sculpted by time is a perceptual shift that can be transformative on the personal and societal levels.
Madison, America’s Deadliest City?
Corruption in the courts, the Ku Klux Klan roaming the streets, and the highest homicide rate in America. This was Madison in the 1920s.
Taking Flight: A History of Birds and People in the Heart of America
Explore how and why people in the Midwest worshiped, feared, studied, hunted, ate, and protected the birds that surrounded them over the last 12,000 years.
Book Signing with Gavin Schmitt
Join local author Gavin Schmitt for a book signing! He loves talking local history, mafia and crime, so bring along your questions!
Can There Be a Biography of a Lake? If So, How Would You Write One?
History is not there to find; it is there to create.
A Cache of Letters, a Font, and the Mystery of One Man’s Fate
A graphic designer’s search for inspiration leads to a cache of letters and the mystery of one man’s fate during World War II.