Wisconsin
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Crafting Fishing Rods
Myrna Hilgart, 55, carefully inspects a fishing rod at her worktable at the St. Croix Rod Co. in Park Falls, Wis.
first appeared: 8/13/2008
Singing the Grafton Blues
Until recently, most residents of Grafton, Wis. (10,312), had little idea they were living on musically sacred ground.
first appeared: 9/16/2007
Taking the Bible Behind Bars
The men who study the Bible with John Steeves aren't your average churchgoers. Dressed in orange prison garb, many await sentencing for burglary, trafficking in narcotics, rape or murder.
first appeared: 3/25/2007
Hats off to Stormy Kromer
In 2001, Bob Jacquart was drinking his morning coffee at a restaurant in Ironwood, Mich. (pop. 6,293), when he heard that the Kromer Cap Co., after more than a century, had stopped producing its classic winter hat.
first appeared: 2/18/2007
Like Mother Like Daughter
When American Profile asked readers to send us photographs of look-alike mothers and daughters, along with a brief description of how these uncanny resemblances influence their lives, we received hundreds of submissions detailing this unique family bond.
first appeared: 5/7/2006
Why Grandparents Are Grand
Readers explain why their grandparents are great
first appeared: 8/28/2005
Fill'er Up!
Old-fashioned full-service gas stations like Swan’s in Almond, Wis., are as rare as the noon whistle, and yes, they still do that here, too.
first appeared: 10/19/2003
Restoring the Little Sisters of Lady Liberty
All across America, towns are shining up a symbol of freedom—200 little sisters of liberty that were dedicated from 1949 to 1951.
first appeared: 9/7/2003
One Hundred Years of Harley
William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson created their first motorcycle in a Milwaukee shed in 1903.
first appeared: 7/20/2003
Birds of a Feather
Flying fans from all over might see every kind of plane in the world parked at AirVenture Oshkosh.
first appeared: 6/15/2003
Betty Christenson's Art for Easter
Betty Christenson embraces her Ukranian heritage through her art
first appeared: 3/24/2002
Off the Beaten Path
This year’s 10 family getaways include peaceful state parks, a historic mining town-turned-artist colony, a space travel attraction, and the place where it all started for America nearly 400 years ago.
first appeared: 4/29/2001
Season of Traditions
Every family, every town or region, and sometimes an entire culture has its own holiday traditions that run like a river through the years and generations—always the same, always slightly different.
first appeared: 12/10/2000
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