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Our digital storytelling project highlights stories from inspiring Wisconsinites like Jessie Garcia, Wayne Valliere, Michael Perry, Emily Auerbach, Arno Michaelis, and Pardeep Singh Kaleka, as well as stories about long-standing family-owned small businesses like Nina’s Department Store and Skinner Horse Logging. Our featured storytellers come from every corner of the state—from Hayward to Milwaukee to Door County to Madison. Scroll down to discover stories about our lives, our shared future, our Wisconsin.

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“I’m a fourth-generation circus performer.”

Sofia Zsilak Petrov | Baraboo, WI

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Tim Belter's family has worked for the Spooner railroad for generations. Hop on board and hear his stories from our state’s rich railroad history.

“Every town has a story to tell.”

Tim Belter | Spooner, WI

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“I dedicate my life to educating others about Native people.”

Dylan Jennings | Odanah, WI

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Driven by a Love of Folklore

Jim Leary | Mt. Horeb, WI

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“I think about landjaegers as time capsules.”

Jesse Brookstein | Madison, WI

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“I was interested in studying the history of my people.”

Chia Youyee Vang | Glendale, WI

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“I want to keep our family tradition of horse logging going.”

Taylor Johnson | Hayward, WI

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Master Cheesemaker at the Last Limburger Cheese Factory in the U.S.

Jamie Fahrney | Monroe, WI

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“I am a fourth-generation cheesemaker.”

Sid Cook | West Point, WI

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“I have a lot of passion for the dairy industry in Wisconsin.”

Lacy Duren | Madison, WI

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“Meat cutting and butchery is an art.”

Heather Oppor | Argyle, WI

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“We were raised to be proud Wisconsinites”

Terry Collins | La Crosse, WI

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