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Community Feature: Fall Festivals!

Southeast Wisconsin is a bounty of fun in the fall! Check out these fun fall events near you!Friday, October 14 Halloween Haunts: Educational hikes start every seven minutes and include interesting facts about nature and pumpkins. Wehr Nature Center, 9701 W. College …
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Community Feature: Hiking Trails

Wisconsin is home to 100’s of miles of great hiking trails! Check out this list below to see which ones you’ve been on and which ones you still need to try out! What a great way to spend time with …
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Community Feature: Wisconsin State Fair

  Celebrating an incredible 165 years, the Wisconsin State Fair has over 16 decades of history, tradition and development. The first Wisconsin State Fair took place in 1851 in Janesville on a six-acre plot along the banks of the Rock …
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Summer Bucket List: Wisconsin Style

Wisconsin is the place to go when you want islands or bluffs, rolling farmland to 15,000 lakes, festivals or cozy restaurants! We have it all. Here is a great list to get you started! Take a drive down Highway 42 in Door …
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Community Feature: Water Parks

It’s time to cool down from the Wisconsin heat with a splash from the fun adventure of a water park! Everyone knows that Wisconsin Dells has been pegged as the water capital of the world but what about the rest …
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How to Celebrate Independence Day!

America celebrates July 4 as Independence Day because on July 4, 1776 the members of the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and adopted the final draft of the Declaration of Independence. Now it is a national holiday that celebrates …
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Community Feature: Berry Picking

Summertime is picking time! Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and more! A wonderful family activity with a break on price and picking your own fruit is so rewarding. Here in Wisconsin we don’t get year-round warm weather so take advantage and go …
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Community Feature: Dairy Days of Summer!

June is National Dairy Month! It started out as National Milk Month in 1937 as a way to promote drinking milk. It was initially created when there was a surplus of milk and has now developed into an annual tradition …
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How to: Celebrate Memorial Day in Wisconsin!

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the men and women who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The holiday is observed every year on the last Monday of May and gives Americans …
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Community Feature: Family Friendly Festivals!

Wisconsinites know that a good festival makes for great family fun! Everyone loves Summerfest and the State Fair, so we have compiled another five wonderful festivals to put on your summer to-do list! German Fest – Milwaukee. Get ready to celebrate …
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