Young people are making a difference. With Love Wisconsin’s stories you’ll meet—a young entrepreneur who developed a game for kids in refugee camps, enthusiastic first-time voters, a teenager teaching peers to play baaga’adowewin (the traditional game of lacrosse), and a young farmer who is shaping the future of agriculture. Their stories help all of us imagine our future together.
I’m from Fall Creek, Wisconsin, which is a very small town. Growing up, I was surrounded by a family of storytellers. Photos by Andi Stempniak My dad’s a public speaker, and my grandparents love to tell stories. My paternal grandmother has been writing poetry for longer than I’ve been alive, and my mom’s mother used …
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Joel: In high school, I took an entrepreneur leadership class. There they really pushed me to think about my community and where I come from. Photo by Abby Chi I had to think about the problems I’ve seen in my community and what I could do about them. I was born in the Democratic Republic …
I’m in school right now, but I’m doing it remotely because of the pandemic. I’m pursuing my associate’s degree in science at Nicolet College in Rhinelander, and from there I’d like to either go into linguistic anthropology or environmental science. Photo courtesy of Jephrey Valliere I was working for Amazon down in Kenosha for a …
I started playing lacrosse three or four years ago. I am fifteen now. One of my friends asked me, ‘Would you like to come play lacrosse?’ Photo courtesy of Shawn Beaver It was just a pick-up game at a community center. I started with the modern version of the game, but then I picked up …
Wish for Wisconsin looks at Wisconsin through the eyes of children asking them to share their experience growing up here and their wishes for the future. In July 2022 the Love Wisconsin team traveled to the Northwoods to work with artists Connie and Tim Friesen. Connie and Tim have worked on many mural projects in …
I’ve been playing soccer since I was three. Pretty much my whole life. Soccer is one of the most important things in the world to me. Photo courtesy of Tikeh’s famly I also love to read, so I decided to put these two things together and write a book. I am twelve years old now, but …
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I’m excited to vote because it’s such an amazing experience for any citizen to be able to have the right to do it. People have fought throughout history to have the right to vote, so it’s something you should be excited about. Photo courtesy of Chelsey Severson I live outside of Osseo, in the country. …
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My mom is Ojibwe and my dad is Ho-Chunk. My name is Ma’iingan, which means wolf in Ojibwe. There are lots of jokes about the Wolf girls in the family, how they’re headstrong and not really willing to back down. Subconsciously, I think I have internalized that. Photo courtesy of Ma’iingan Wolf Garvin My name …
I really love games because of the ability for people to interact with them. They’re not like other media where you sit down and just consume it. Games are great for learning because you have to actively engage and think about what you’re doing, which is awesome. Photo courtesy of Eleanore Falck I designed ‘Growing …
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https://vimeo.com/188689432 Nora is an amazing young person. When we talked to her, we found her optimism to be infectious. Nora gained a lot when she joined Youth in Government during her freshman year of high school, even though she had to step out of her comfort zone. Nora was elected the Governor of Youth in …
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Marena won us over with her soft voice and sweet, earnest attitude. When we spoke with her, she shared her love of her culture and her experience with Title VII education. There are sovereign tribes all over this state-now-known-as-Wisconsin. We loved hearing Marena talk about her wish. Share This Post Share on facebook Share on …
When I was four years old, my mom and I were listening to the radio and they were broadcasting this fundraiser for the local food pantry. I didn’t know what a food pantry was, and at that point I didn’t quite understand that not everybody had enough food. My mom explained it to me, and …
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