Wisconsin Curiosities, 2nd; Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

by Michael Feldman and Diana Cook

• ISBN13: 9780762730407
• ISBN10: 0762730404
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

With Wisconsin Curiosities, popular public radio show host Michael Feldman brings his "deliciously sarcastic" perspective to the subject of his home state. Together with coauthor Diana Cook, he's combed Wisconsin for more than 125 of the weirdest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Badger State has to offer. * You'll meet the world's largest talking cow, a man who converted a pickup truck into a tree house, and a man who holds the world's record in cricket spitting.* You'll learn how Highway H becomes 2.5 miles longer in winter, where to find part of the Great Wall of China, and how a fifty-five-ton boulder ended up in the master bedroom of a house. * You'll experience a game of baseball on snowshoes, the Parade of Beef at the annual Beef- A-Rama festival, and National Mustard Day at the Mustard Museum.

Author Biography

Michael Feldman is the host of the popular public radio talk show "Whad'Ya Know?" that has been on the air since 1985 and is now heard in 310 markets worldwide. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Diana Cook is a researcher for "Whad'Ya Know?" and a contributor to The Wisconsin Almanac. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
How to Tell Wisconsin from Minnesota	5	(8)
The Northwest	13	(42)
The Northeast	55	(62)
The Southeast	117	(68)
The Southwest	185	(52)
Index	237