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Presented to the US Navy in 1899 by the State of Wisconsin for installation on the recently completed USS Wisconsin. It was cast with bronze salvaged from Spanish cannons captured in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. It remained on the USS Wisconsin until the battle shipped was scraped in 1922. From then until 1988 it resided in the Superintendents formal garden at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. The Wisconsin Historical Society got the badger on long term loan from the US Navy and installed it outside the Governor's Office in the State Capitol.
Rumor says rubbing his nose brings one good luck. Hence, why his nose is not the same color as the rest of the statue.
The first miles in Wisconsin concealed fresh green the view of the Mississippi River.
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Die ersten Kilometer in Wisconsin verdeckt frisches Grün den Blick auf den Mississippi Fluß.
Democratic Rep. Fred Clark seeks to unseat Republican Sen. Luther Olsen in Wisconsin's 14th Senate District recall election.
saw it while we were paddling some backwaters of the wisconsin river near spring green. it swam across the river, and went to a bank where your average american guy was sitting fishing (like the kind of person you ask how the fishing is, and they say "shum shum shum babble babble BASS!"). i figured i would warn him and so i shouted 'hey!' and he didn't really even respond. anyway bob jumped out of the canoe (only like 2 feet deep or less where we were) and grabbed the snake as it got onshore. the dude then took a picture of it with his cell phone (of course) and some super-tanned woman ran down the bank and asked to hold it, which impressed me quite a bit since i didn't want it anywhere near me. only close enough to take a picture of. a pretty big snake. it tried to rattle its tail at us but it didn't really have a rattle. we read in the snake book that it uses leaves and other debris to make noise while it shakes its tail. about 4' long or so.
Walter Sheffer taught at Layton School of Art & Design. Among his students was Larry Clark who he bailed out of jail on numerous occasions. He had a career as a prominent photographer of Milwaukee high society.
15x15 inch gelatin silver print
Construction started on this house in 1854 using Virginia Tidewater design. John Rountree's relatives were from Virginia and he chose to use a southern architectural style. Most of the windows are ceiling to floor, 12.5 feet high. When a reception was held here for General Grant, the windows were swung open to admit the guests. The house has two living rooms separated by folding doors which can be opened to accommodate large groups. The plaster ceiling decorations consist of fruit designs around the light fixtures and in panels around the rest of the ceiling. It used to be the University of Wisconsin, Platteville Chancellor's house, but was sold and is now a private residence.
These are pictures from my tour around the Wisconsin Countryside stopping at Various Cheesemaking facilities
nrhp # 84003706- Rawley Point Light (also known as Twin River Point Light) is a lighthouse located in Point Beach State Forest, near Two Rivers, Wisconsin. At 111 feet (34 m) tall, it is the tallest lighthouse on the Great Lakes,[3] and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rawley Point is named after Peter Rowley, who established a trading post in the area in 1835.[3][5] Some accounts say that a light was established here as early as 1853, a 75 feet (23 m) tall arrangement of four poles holding a lantern; this was succeeded by a wooden house and tower.[4]
This structure proved ill-placed, and a more substantial building was erected beginning in 1873,[4] consisting of a brick house with an attached tower, about 100 feet (30 m) tall, in which was mounted a third order Fresnel lens.[3] This light went into service on December 7, 1874. In 1890 a steam fog whistle was added, and in 1893 a circular oil house was built.[3]
The brick tower was not structurally sound, and in 1892 it was strengthened.[3] This continued to be unsatisfactory, and in 1894 a plan was conceived to replace the existing tower with a skeletal tower taken from the old Chicago Harbor Light, which was erected in 1859 and dismantled when its replacement constructed.[3][2][6] This tower had to be increased in height by adding two stages of trusswork to its base; a new service room was also inserted below the lantern.[3] The new light received the lens from the old light and was first lit on November 20, 1894.[3][2] The old tower remained standing until the next year, when it was dismantled down to the level of roof of the keeper's dwelling; at the same time, the latter was extended to encompass the stubby remains of the old tower.[3]
The fog signal was upgraded to a diaphone in 1919;[3] the following year the beacon was electrified.[5] The Fresnel lens was damaged in 1952 and was replaced by twin DCB-36 Aerobeacons;[4][3][5] a fire a decade later damaged the addition to the keepers dwelling and the old tower, but they were repaired.[3] The station was automated in 1979,[4][3] but it continued to be used as a residence for Coast Guard personnel.[3] The beacon was changed again in 1987.[3] The light continues in service, as does the dwelling.
The light station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Up until 1956, this light was referred to as the Twin River Point Light, but in that year it was given its present name.
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Grafton Girl Scout fundraiser. I paid them to surprise Kevin with a flock of 30 pink flamingos on our front lawn. He was grateful that I waited until AFTER he mowed the lawn.