Roadside News: Jan. 14, 2009
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009Hippie Museum | Touching the Janitor | All Not Sheltered from Fallout | Littering Hot Dog Man | Tidal Bowl
America’s Dairyland Braces For Great Wall
Friday, December 19th, 2008Don Trent wants to build a mile-long replica of the Great Wall of China next to a highway in Spring Valley, Wisconsin. He lives there in a former elementary school, along with a large collection of Chinese artifacts. No one really knows how Don got his collection, or whether or not his artifacts are real, […]
Regal Ware Museum: More Than Percolators
Monday, November 17th, 2008We admit that our interest in kitchenware is usually on a back burner, unless there are miracles involved. But that attitude will have to change with the recent opening of the West Bend/Regal Ware Historic Museum in West Bend, Wisconsin. The West Bend and Regal Ware companies make cooking aids, and the museum showcases nearly […]
The Upside of Upside-Down
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008With Election 2008 upon us, we decided to feature the future home of the next US President as Sight of the Week. But what the — ? The White House has been scooped up, whisked to Wisconsin Dells, and dropped like something with toxic cooties. What evil force could be responsible? We can blame the […]
Ed Gein, Liberace, Teddy R. Star In “Odd Wisconsin”
Sunday, September 28th, 2008Relics related to a cannibal, an ex-President, and Mr. Showmanship are highlights of “Odd Wisconsin,” a long-term, rotating exhibit that opens on October 3 at the Wisconsin Historical Museum in Madison. This unleashing of marvels is part of a trend that we first noticed back in 2004, in which otherwise mainstream venues dig into their […]
Born To Be Marketed: Harley-Davidson Museum Opens
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Considering the number of motorcycles on American highways — and the number of tips we receive from people carefully posing their motorcycles in their photos — it’s surprising that America has lagged in offering a really good motorcycle-themed attraction. That is, if you discount the occasional human skeleton on a motorcycle, or a motorcycle made […]
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