Wisconsin’s Own Harry Houdini, In Celebration Of His Birthday!
Today marks the 137th birthday of Harry Houdini, and if he were still alive that would have made it his greatest feat ever. Kidding aside, Houdini was one of Wisconsin’s favorite sons who grew up in Appleton and went on to become the greatest and most well known magicians of all time. Google even paid … Continue reading
Crazylegs Classic 2011 Scheduled For April 30th In Madison
The 30th Annual Crazylegs Classic is scheduled for Saturday, April 30, 2011 in Madison where the fun begins at the Kohl Center and ends up on the field at Camp Randell Stadium, where there will likely be plenty of beer for those exhausted runners. Of course it’s all for a worthwhile cause, to help fund … Continue reading
Duffy’s Bar In Long Lake, Where Nobody Knows Your Name (But Who Cares, It’s A Fun Place)
Duffy’s in Long Lake (near Spooner, we’re told) where you can find a Jackalope on the wall, signage to make you laugh, and a Santa overseeing a coffin (at least at Christmas). Or as the tag from this Youtube video makes clear, Another Great Time at Duffy’s…..a place where no one knows your name. The … Continue reading
“Only In America” With Larry The Cable Guy Visits Mark Madson In Clinton
This weeks episode (March 1st) of “Only In America” With Larry The Cable Guy featured a visit to a good pal Mark Madson’s place in Clinton Wisconsin where Mark showed of his truck in the tree (as the picture below shows), dynamited some limestone, and floated the future Packermobile on a lake. It was … Continue reading
Unemployed Wisconsin Man Wins $1M In McDonald’s Monopoly Game
Oh that we were so lucky. Good for him, and even more so for his parents who will now have the house back all to themselves. Click below to read the full story. We just wanted to throw this up to have a brief diversion from all of the Packers and Badgers postings. We’ll … Continue reading
Actors Chris Mulkey & Karen Landry Interviewed For “Cheeseheads: The Documentary”
* * * Actor extraordinaire Chris Mulkey and actress Karen Landry recently did interviews with us for “Cheeseheads: The Documentary”. Chris was born in Viroqua Wisconsin and is well know for his starring roles in the TV shows “Twin Peaks”, “Any Day Now”, and most recently “Friday Night Lights” and “Boardwalk Empire”, along with 70 … Continue reading
Wisconsin Tree House Redefines ‘Hideout’ in Onalasak (Video)
When we were young, we had to build our own tree forts in the ravine behind the back yard of our Cameron house. Nothing near as luxurious as this one, but then we also had the pride of building it ourselves from things we found around the yard, or all over town for that matter. … Continue reading
The Onion: Packers Fan Announces He Will Return To Drinking For Another Season
This wouldn’t be near as humorous if it weren’t for the fact that it’s so close to the truth for many a Packers fan. The Onion: Packers Fan Announces He Will Return… Follow my videos on vodpod
Weird Wisconsin Mini-Tour
* * * * * * * * * A whirlwind tour of just some of the weirdly wonderful Wisconsin sites you’ll find in our book Weird Wisconsin, from those guys that brought you Weird USA… http://www.weirdnj.com/index.php?page…
Cheeseheads: The Documentary 