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Lodi / Wooden Curling Stone / Columbia County / Milwaukee / Dane County / Milwaukee County / Madison / 1860-1880 / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / 1940-1960 / 1960-1980 / 1980-2000 / 2000-2020 / Region 7 - South Center / 2020-2040 / Region 8 - South East

Curling’s Growth in Wisconsin

When the Scottish migrated to the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, they brought more with them then just bagpipes; they brought the growth of curling, a winter sport in which the players slide heavy granite blocks across icy terrain…

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June 20, 2024
Read more about the article Tourism in Droves: Door County as a Tourist Destination
Fish Boil Kettle / Related Stories / Door County / 1860-1880 / Nature & Environment / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / 1940-1960 / Transportation & Tourism / 1960-1980 / Region 5 - Center East / 1980-2000

Tourism in Droves: Door County as a Tourist Destination

In the present day, the Door County tourism industry brings in over $500 million in total economic impact every year, with the summer as peak season. Rising from humble beginnings, and getting some help along the way from innovation, mainly the rise…

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April 10, 2024
Read more about the article OBJECT HISTORY: Fish Boil Kettle
Fish Boil Kettle / Ellison Bay / New Object Histories / Food & Cooking / Object Histories / Door County / Transportation & Tourism / 1960-1980 / Region 5 - Center East / 1980-2000 / 2000-2020

OBJECT HISTORY: Fish Boil Kettle

This fish boil kettle from the Wisconsin Historical Museum collection, was donated by the Viking Grill in 2010. The two handled baskets sit inside a cauldron which was originally manufactured as a drum for a washing machine. Door County may be the…

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April 10, 2024

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