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Honey Acres in Ashippun (pop. 2,308) began in 1852 when C.F. Diehnelt brought his bee-keeping skills from Germany. A fifth generation runs the farm and Honey of a Museum.

first appeared: 9/28/2003

The Getzen Co. in Elkhorn (pop. 7,305) can toot its own horn as a leading manufacturer of fluegelhorns, cornets, trumpets, and trombones. T. J. Getzen opened the business in 1939 in a converted dairy barn.

first appeared: 9/21/2003

Playing since 1845, the Milwaukee Curling Club in Mequon (pop. 21,823) is the nation’s oldest curling club.

first appeared: 9/14/2003

In 1905, suffragist and temperance leader Frances E. Willard became the first woman honored with a statue in the U.S. Capitol. Willard spent her childhood in Janesville (pop. 59,498).

first appeared: 9/7/2003

Union soldiers who served in the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry were mostly Scandinavian immigrants. Of 906 soldiers, 128 had the first name “Ole.”

first appeared: 8/31/2003

Electa Quinney, the state’s first public schoolteacher, opened a tuition-free school at a Presbyterian mission in Kaukauna (pop. 12,983) in 1828.

first appeared: 8/24/2003

Marathon County is the state’s largest with 1,584 square miles.

first appeared: 8/17/2003

Ann Arbor No. 1, the first car ferry on Lake Michigan, carried railroad cars from Kewaunee (pop. 2,806) to Frankfort, Mich., (pop. 1,513) on its 1892 maiden voyage.

first appeared: 8/10/2003

A local delicacy in Bayfield (pop. 611) is fresh whitefish livers, lightly battered and fried or sautéed with onions and peppers.

first appeared: 8/3/2003

Silos are round, thanks to agricultural scientist Franklin Hiram King of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. In the 1880s, his research proved that the cylindrical shape reduced spoilage.

first appeared: 7/27/2003

The 7,800-square-mile wetland bog at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Necedah (pop. 2,156) is the state’s largest bog and a reintroduction site for endangered whooping cranes.

first appeared: 7/20/2003

Richard Ira Bong, born in 1920 in Superior (pop. 27,368), compiled an astounding aerial combat record in World War II, shooting down five enemy planes to earn the rank of “ace” and eventually reaching a record of 40 downed planes.

first appeared: 7/13/2003

In 1903, William Harley and Arthur Davidson built their first motorcycle, a racing bike, in a Milwaukee shed. Harley-Davidson revs up for its 100th anniversary celebration in August.

first appeared: 7/6/2003

Adopted in 1985 as the state dog, the American water spaniel is native to Wisconsin. F.J. Pfeifer near New London (pop. 7,085) registered the breed with the United Kennel Club in 1920.

first appeared: 6/29/2003

From 1906 to 1931, Kissel Motor Car Co. in Hartford (pop. 10,905) manufactured vehicles, including the upscale Goldbug speedster that was popular with celebrities of the day.

first appeared: 6/22/2003

Graduates of Hot Dog High in Madison relish their jobs as drivers of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, a 27-foot-long hot dog-shaped vehicle.

first appeared: 6/15/2003

A one-mile stretch on South Main Street in Fond du Lac (pop. 42,203) was dubbed “the Miracle Mile” after three residents bought winning lottery tickets there totaling more than $150 million.

first appeared: 6/8/2003

Rolling Meadows Sorghum Mill in Elkhart Lake (pop. 1,021) is the state’s largest sorghum mill, producing about 1,000 gallons annually.

first appeared: 6/1/2003

The Badger State is the nation’s top mink-producing state with 65 mink ranchers producing 672,000 pelts in 2001.

first appeared: 5/25/2003

Lands’ End, headquartered in Dodgeville (pop. 4,220), began selling sailboat equipment in 1963 and today is the world’s largest Internet clothing retailer.

first appeared: 5/18/2003

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