Friday, December 23, 2016

Algoma, Schuenemann, Evergleam & the Christmas Tree Connections

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Algoma is full of Christmas trees. Sparkling tree lights – inside and out – delight passers-by. Trees glow in places of business and at Leg...
Friday, November 11, 2016

Veterans' Day and the Vets of Kewaunee County

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U.S.S. Cowell, Fletcher Class Joining the men and women of the Tin Can Sailors at a ship’s reunion – the U.S.S. Cowell‘s or at a natio...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Kewaunee County and the Kermis

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Fall is the time of year for Kermis. And just what is Kermis? Wikipedia says the word is a Dutch language term derived from "kerk...
Thursday, October 20, 2016

Kewaunee County's First Presidential Election: 1852

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Franklin Pierce never made Mt. Rushmore and today few know much about the obscure president. What sets him apart in the annals of Kewaune...
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

October 8, 1871: The Devastation of Northeast Wisconsin

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It was 145 years ago on September 21 that Imelda was born. A little over three weeks later, the infant was dead. Clouds of thick gra...
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Wing and Eveland: Forces to be Reckoned With

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Most 1850s era women knew their place. However, for more than 25 years there were those women making the proverbial waves, chipping away at...
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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Put on the Dancing Shoes and Cut a Rug

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Cut a rug. Roll up a rug. That didn’t happen only in a flooring store. It happened in parlors and dining rooms all over Kewaunee County, at...
Saturday, July 16, 2016

Dr. Levi Parsons, Wolf River's First Physician

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August 12, 1856 was heralded as the best day in the fledgling hamlet called Wolf River.  It was the day Dr. Levi Parsons stepped off ...
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