Pig men . . . trolls . . . the curse of Miller Park . . . the Golden Plates of Voree. When it coms to weird, Wisconsin's got it! And nobody is better at telling the bizarre stories of the state's odd side than best-selling author and paranormal authority Linda Godfrey. Join the fun on an eyebrow-raising tour of people and places you won't believe!
As all good Wisconsinites know, there's a lot more to the Badger State than, well, badgers. We have cows, cheese, the Packers, bratwurst, lakes, the Packers, polkas, cornfields, and the...
44 (Knapp St.), first right on Koeller St., and first right on Poberezny Rd. Nativity Collection Years ago Mildred Turner, a kindergarten teacher from Omro, was saddened by the death of her mother. But she pledged, “I will not be blue ...
Mott, A. S. Ghost Stories of Wisconsin. Auburn, WA: Lone Pine Press, 2006. Nolan, Kay. “No Ghost of a Chance for Haunted Hotel.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 15, 2002. Norman, Michael. Haunted Homeland: A Definitive Collection of ...
This unique book unearths the stories that got lost to history even though they may have made local headlines at the time. No mythical hodags or eight-legged horses here!
Janik finds the story of a state not only in the broad strokes of immigration and politics, but also in the daily lives shaped by work, leisure, sports, and culture.
First published in 1973, this remarkable book about life in a small turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town has become a cult classic.
Whether read around the campfire on a dark and dreary night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.
Find out about the bizarre and mysterious creatures living in Wisconsin.
Smith, David Lee. Folklore of the Winnebago Tribe. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. Spence, Lewis. North American Indians: Myths and Legends Series. London: Bracken Books, 1985. Stonehouse, Frederick. Haunted Lake Michigan.
From pirate ships to pancakes from outer space, Myths and Mysteries of Wisconsin makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state’s most fascinating and compelling stories.