History raged through Northeastern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, destroying millions of Dollars’ worth of property and timberland, and taking between 1,200 and 2,400 lives (Hipke). The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 is the worst recorded forest fire in North American History. The historic fire blazed out of control and burned approximately 1.5 million acres. On the same day, the Great Chicago Fire burned more than 2000 acres, paling in comparison. The death toll of the Peshtigo fire was also historic, with
3 short weeks you can become very attached to someone. Tijana's stay with us was also short as she was not a good match in our home. Tijana moved out of our home in October to stay with a family from her home county who now resided in Franklin, Wisconsin. We did have the pleasure of having Anna stay with us a whole school year. Anna and I spent many evenings doing her homework together for the two English classes she decided to take. One of her first writing assignments was to write a two page
When we think of zoos many people think of a fun place where you go to look at exotic animals with friends or family. Although, this is true, there is much more to zoos then the average person might believe. If one explores further and thinks harder about what a zoo really is, one might come to conclusion that it is in fact an informal learning space. Informal learning spaces are places where people gather other than the regular classroom setting to learn.(Siebert-Evenstone,2016) One of the main
Sophie's Heart, by Lori Wick, is the story of Sophie, an educated young woman who moves from her homeland, Czechoslovakia, to America where she becomes a housekeeper for a loneyly young widower and his three children. This book takes place mainly in Wisconsin in the 1990's. Sophie moved from Czechoslovakia to American and became employed as a housekeeper for Alec Riley. She grew to love his three children and gradually her love extended to Alec himself, who returned her love with his own. Near the end
Harley-Davidson Inc. Celebrating their 100th anniversary next year, Harley-Davidson is a true American success story. From their modest beginnings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to one of the most recognized company names worldwide, they have been passionate about motorcycles. Harley offers an experience like none other with the one of a kind look, feel, and sound only available on a Harley. Besides their main business of building and selling motorcycles, they have began to offer financing and insurance
“fond of everything that was wild”(My Boyhood and Youth 30) and took great pleasure in the outdoors. In 1849, Muir and his family emigrated to Wisconsin to homestead. The great forests of Northern United States captivated him and fueled his desire to learn more. Muir later enrolled in courses in chemistry, geology, and botany at the University of Wisconsin. After his education, Muir began working in a factory inventing small machines and contraptions. However, a serious working accident in the factory
particular hunting spots. Three inches of fresh snow fell last night, creating a blanket of freshness that reflects the last rays of moonlight. As we drive into our property we see fresh deer tracks and my heart starts pumping, I have been away from Wisconsin for a few months and this morning is the first time I entered these woods since September. A few hundred yards into the woods we jump three deer walking the road. They bound off into the darkness in flashes of brown silhouetted by snow. We park.
catheter is removed, weekly blood draws cease, and the wigs are tucked away in the back of a closet. A cancer survivor may leave weekly trips to the cancer clinic behind, but late effects can linger for years afterwards. Kathy Steindorf, 43, of Wisconsin, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease at 38. Four years after entering remission, she began having nightmares that jolted her from sleep to sheet-soaking sweats. “I woke up from the nightmares with a cold fear,” she said. “I came to a point where
had many problems in Hungary and came to Wisconsin. The Weiss family joined Rabbi Weiss in Appleton, Wisconsin, where he led a small Reform congregation. At age nine, Ehrich and some neighborhood friends establish a five-cent circus. Wearing red woolen stockings, he bills himself as "Ehrich, The Prince of the Air." (Timeline 1874 1) Harry Houdini lived a very rough childhood. His father had failure after failure. Since Weiss couldn’t survive in Wisconsin, he brought Erich with him to New York City
MICHAEL CAIN Michael Cain is an attorney for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and he came to talk to us about the evolution of the public trust doctrine in Wisconsin dealing with navigable water and current development issues related to the public trust. The doctrine states that a sizable body of common law has developed which holds that all navigable waters are held in trust by the state for the public and through the DNR Department of Justice and District Attorneys they
Appleton Police Department Appleton is in the heart of the Fox Cities in east central Wisconsin. The population is about 70,00 and is the 6 largest city in Wisconsin and the metropolitan area is more then 155,000. The history of the police department is in 1854 they only had a single lawman which was a marshal they didn’t have a jail so they shared one with a neighboring town. In 186 the city counsel voted in January to start a permanent police department, so it started out as 1 policeman and as
bitter splash with the first bite. Or when a person first looks at a power vision 3-D picture they only see mass chaos until a few short seconds later a sailboat evolves out of the picture floating among the earlier seen chaos. When visiting Madison, Wisconsin, someone may pass by the UW-Fieldhouse and mistake it as a barn instead of a basketball arena. So too, the Karrmann Library can be easily mistaken for a bank as you come upon it from the exterior. The first feature about the Elton S. Karrmann Library
misinterpreted because of cultural prejudice, her non-traditional lifestyle, and gender bias art criticism. But despite these accusations, Georgia O’Keefe’s artwork was not based on sexuality. O’Keefe was born on November 15, 1887 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Her parents were dairy farmers and throughout her childhood she lived on her family’s farm. Georgia had a rough childhood growing up on the farm. Her mother did not especially like her and when she was not busy ignoring her, she treated her very
that entice Carrie to Drouet also entice her to Hurstwood. Perhaps it is safe to say that Carrie came to Chicago in pursuit of the American Dream because of "the drag of a lean and narrow life" (Dreiser, 11). The exchange of her life from dull Wisconsin to Chicago signifies her chase of a better and more fulfilling life. The realization that her life was still "the drag of a lean and narrow life" (Dreiser, 11) hampered Carrie's hope for the American Dream. Carrie was determined to not be "a common
Jeffrey Dahmer Mr. Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was born on May 21, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (wikipedia.org). Eight years later, his family moved to Bath, Ohio. He was a very shy young boy who often collected dead animals and showed signs of necrophilia at an early age. No one could have predicted that Jeffrey Dahmer would commit 17 murders during his lifetime which, in trial, were proven to have been driven by necrophilia and his own homosexuality. Most of Mr. Dahmer's victims were young, homosexual
Greenfield, Wisconsin, can be? So come and dive in and read an essay about why Greenfield, Wisconsin, is a great place to grow up. Greenfield, Wisconsin, is a great place to apply the five themes of geography. In this article you will be reading a multi paragraph essay about the five themes and geography. Hopefully you will learn something about the five themes and geography of Greenfield, Wisconsin. Did you know that in 1957 Greenfield, Wisconsin, became a city? Greenfield, Wisconsin is a great
buried next to his family in the Plainfield Cemetery with unmarked grave. Edward’s childhood was not a very good one. He was obsessively devoted to his mother. His mother was a religious fanatic, Edward was born on August 27, 1906 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was the son of a timid alcoholic father and a fanatically religious mother. Ed grew up alongside his older brother Henry in a household ruled by his mother’s preachings about the sins of lust and carnal desire. Gein never went out or dated any
marvel at today. He was born on June 8, 1867 in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He was an active child who liked to spend his time outside where he got a taste for the Wisconsin landscape; in fact it was more of a love for it. By 1885, Wright graduated from public school in Madison, however by this point his parents would get divorced and his father would leave his life. That same year Frank would enroll at the University of Wisconsin at Madison to study civil engineering. He would also work for the
Since 1905, the Wisconsin Idea was created for many students at the University of Wisconsin. This concept is used for the people at the University to expand their lives as not only a student, but as a contributing member of a community. Living in my small town, I have learned that teamwork is a great skill that can benefit all aspects of life. Being a Badger the next four years would aid in the expansion of my own knowledge, and broaden the minds of others around me. Some ways I could become a part
artificially as experiments, but most often they occur as accidents among captive animals in zoos or roaming in safari parks. Deliberate hybridization is prohibited in most zoos, though. In 2001 three liger cubs were born in a zoo right here in Wisconsin. For space reasons keepers put a lion and a tiger in the same enclosure and one day they found three tiny cubs. Liger cubs don?t usually look like their father. They have striped like their tiger mother, but are lighter in color. As they get older