Wisconsin Life

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Season 2 Episode 10 | 26m 47s

Meet a collection of people who share their Wisconsin life. Stories Include: one family’s adventure in the ice caves, a standout UW-Madison Men’s Basketball team member who is also a proud member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, one couple’s transformation of an old dairy farm into a productive apple cider farm, and the reunion of family and friends to honor a Wisconsin soldier killed in Vietnam.

Aired: 11/10/14

Rating: TV-G

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Funding provided by Alliant Energy, Lowell and Mary Peterson, and Friends of Wisconsin Public Television.

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