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“A New Day – Imagine a World Transformed” is the season title of six October-to-March concerts coming soon to Green Valley.

Most homeowners want their landscape filled with plants that provide beauty and durability. Following is a short list of a few plants that can be described as tough or even

Wayne Valliere is an artist and award-winning birchbark canoe builder with the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe. But this summer, he’s not only building canoes. He’s

Thousands of children come to the Northwoods each year to participate in organized summer camps. While many camps are storied with long histories, there

5:14 Full hides of brown and black leather are draped over a cart and wheeled by a worker from place to place in the maze-like Weinbrenner Shoe Company factory in Merrill. “Not everybody realizes what goes into making the shoe. I always tell people, if you get a chance to tour a shoe factory, take it,” says Rick Hass, who oversees floor operations at the company. The factory, which produces premium shoes and boots sold under the Thorogood brand, dates to 1936. It has low ceilings, some dark...

One of the more colorful aspects of Northwoods history is that 1930s-era gangsters such as Al Capone, Baby Face Nelson, and John Dillinger spent time in

Hans Breitenmoser Jr.’s mother and father came to northern Wisconsin as Swiss immigrants, searching for the American Dream. “My parents started here in

Black Excellence is more than a hashtag or a cute catchphrase. It’s a statement of greatness. You can help us recognize Black Excellence in West Alabama.

3:16 Adelard and Victoria Dault moved to Rhinelander from Merrill around the turn of the century.  Their son, Albert Henry Dault, was born in Rhinelander in January 1902.  Albert was a fun-loving child who earned the nickname “Bolly.”  During his childhood, Bolly Dault was well known around Rhinelander and could often be found on Brown Street earning nickels from local shoppers as he performed handstands and other tumbling tricks. As Bolly Dault got older, his tricks became more daring.�...

Visitors to the shop floor at AirPro Fan in Rhinelander are greeted by a wall of sound and activity. Forklifts dart here and there, welders send sparks