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Holiday songs turn to carnival; following Ronald Lankford

A recurring topic on this blog is popular culture depictions of winter and snow, so I have written about here before. Over this year’s holidays I looked over a 2013 book, Ronald D. Lankford Jr.’s Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells & … Continue reading

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Roundup of writing about winter 2013-4

As we enter late winter, I thought now might be a good time to share some of my favorite essays about appreciating the season which were published this winter. Elegant explanation of an interesting project that connects past experiences of … Continue reading

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My new webpage

Since we’re a long way from winter at present – but I still want people to enjoy Wisconsin nature! – I started up a new resource http://wisconsinnatureart.wordpress.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/WisconsinNatureWritingAndArt The goal of these pages is more modest than my winter … Continue reading

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Postcard for my project

Available at a few local locations, via me – or when winter returns again next December! image 1 Back of postcard, in lesser quality image 2 Neither one looks good via my scans, alas… trust me, they look better in … Continue reading

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Lets keep getting out there!

I think the first step towards appreciating what winter in Milwaukee has to offer is – keep getting out there! Go for a walk (or ski, run, etc.) every day. Remember that there still are plenty of activities (I focus … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

I enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate New Years in Milwaukee in good winter-style – downtown and outdoors! Counted down with a nice crowd at and around the skating rink in Red Arrow Park. Ah, out doors, in our weather, able … Continue reading

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Will Ferrell; celebrating Winter in Milwaukee next?

Will Ferrell; celebrating Winter in Milwaukee next?

I’m hoping that Ferrell’s next video shows him enjoying winter in Milwaukee… although I suppose it would be too much to expect that he’ll tap the Ambassador of Snow for it 😉 Whatever the case, I am enjoying this new weird ad campaign which features Will Ferrell enjoying himself in Milwaukee – because I want people to enjoy Milwaukee too!  Continue reading

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My flickr page

My flickr page

Well, its a little tricky to get motivated to write about snow… when we don’t have any snow yet, and not clear if we will have any soon! But I will get into the winter spirit by looking over some of my old photos of winter around town, and you can too!

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Getting excited….

Time to get this page going! Watch here for more long-form thoughts on winter in Milwaukee, activities, pictures, and things to get excited about!

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