Clip: Season 3 Episode 1
Going back thousands of years this symbol - similar to the swastika - carried very positive connotations before the rise of the Third Reich in Germany. It was a symbol of life pointing to the four directions and it was very popular. The Director of the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Bill Green, explains the symbolism used on Native American basketry.
Aired: 10/06/15
Funding provided by Alliant Energy, Lowell and Mary Peterson, American Transmission Company, the Focus Fund for Wisconsin Programming, and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.
Writer Catherine Jagoe describes her favorite annual road trip to Door County.
Fly along as Marc Amenson stretches the boundaries of being a professional photographer.
Chippewa Valley Motor Car Association
Hop aboard a motor car and ride the rails into a remote wetland.
Rory Erler Wakemup uses his unique art to draw attention to the Indian Mascot controversy.
Meet go-getter “Dr. Miss Wisconsin” and hit the ice to watch winter ice drag racing.
Meet the man who tends the Green Bay Packers’ turf and hit the ice for pond hockey.
Meet a weight and hammer thrower with Olympic dreams and see cheerleading get competitive.
Forage for native plants and see snow sculptures crafted by the “Starvin’ Carvists.”
Visit an exotic animal sanctuary and learn the ins and outs, ups and downs, of cyclocross
Meet a talented carver, a family of harness racers and a couple who raises butterflies.
Join a charter captain for a fishing trip and learn about prairie and savannah conservatio
Board a ferry, meet Wisconsin’s first female brewmaster and learn about “boonducks.”
