Wisconsin Life
Wisconsin Life: Season 2

Air Date

July 7, 2014

Episodes

12 episodes

Wisconsin Life

Season 2

Episodes

1. Go Your Own Way

July 7, 2014
27 min

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories include: a Vernon County man who lives off the grid, a group that helps kids with Autism build and fly drones, a look at Madison's Roller Derby team, northern Wisconsin's Loon Rangers and a Milwaukee blacksmith.

2. Paranormal Adventure

July 14, 2014
27 min

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories include: a paranormal investigation of the old Kewaunee County Jail, a humorous look at how to speak 'Wisconsin,' one of the last botanical artists, family tree needlepoint and an introduction to the traditional North Indian dance form, Bhangra.

3. Reach for the Stars

July 21, 2014
27 min

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories include: Frank Kovac, who built his own planetarium, a glider pilot who soars high over Wisconsin, a boxer who hopes to bring the sport back to UW-Madison, a profile of gospel group Queens of Harmony, a fire-loving hula hooper and author Michael Perry on crops.

4. A Curious Collection

July 28, 2014
27 min

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories include: Margaret Ingraham, one of the most popular tour guides at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, a visit to St. Martin Island to see migratory birds, an investigation of Native American artifacts, a conversation about cookie jars and a profile of cow chip champ Terry Stramowski.

5. Lighthouses and an Eagle View

October 6, 2014
27 min

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories include: A marine archaeologist who studies the history of lighthouses, a researcher who studies bald eagles, a hat-making couple that keeps the art form alive, a man who is a Wisconsinite by marriage but not by birth, and a record-winning whip cracker.

6. Urban Buzz

October 13, 2014
27 min

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories include: A man who drives a car/boat hybrid, an urban beekeeper who shares what all the buzz is about, a look at dress designs with a fascinating history, a trip to meet Madison's Mounted Patrol, and a chance to talk wheels with Michael Perry.

7. Homegrown Teamwork

October 20, 2014
27 min

Revisit past favorite stories, including a duo of Sheboygan surfers, a wedded pair of weavers and a skilled glider pilot.

8. Turtle Tracks and Horsepower

October 27, 2014
27 min

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories Include: a caver who spends time exploring Door County’s underground treasures, a logger who uses horse power, a conservation biologist tracking wood turtles, an aspiring opera singer, and a doctor whose approach to medicine has been transformed through his own experience as a patient.

9. Local Flavor

November 3, 2014
27 min

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories Include: a group of riders cruising the back roads of Wisconsin, a UW-Madison professor who teaches a course on dairy taste-testing, a master clockmaker who handcrafts some of the world’s most unique clocks, a couple from Shawano county sprucing up old barns with their barn quilts, and a couple dedicated to dog sledding.

10. Apple Life

November 10, 2014
27 min

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories Include: one family’s adventure in the ice caves, a standout UW-Madison Men’s Basketball team member who is also a proud member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, one couple’s transformation of an old dairy farm into a productive apple cider farm, and the reunion of family and friends to honor a Wisconsin soldier killed in Vietnam.

11. Give Back

November 17, 2014
27 min

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories Include: an annual celebration of traditional Native culture at the Ojibwe Winter Games, a Wisconsin Veteran’s journey kayaking the Mississippi River, a big wheel biker in Waukesha, ice fishing partners in Vilas County, and Wisconsin Cartoonist Lynda Barry explores the role art can play in our lives at all ages.

12. Musical Minds

November 24, 2014
27 min

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories Include: a veterinarian who finds healing for his own illness through treating horses, a Milwaukee collage artist exploring her past through her art, one professor’s passion for music education, a Neenah man’s talent for making not-so-traditional stringed instruments, and one Wisconsinite’s thoughts on how to deal with winter.

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