Explore Wisconsin

Your guide to feeders, food, and the most common backyard birds. Give birding a try, and get started with the guidance of an expert!

Your starting point for exploring, or falling anew for, this vibrant and independently spirited city.

100 Things to Do in Wisconsin Before You Die is a comprehensive guide to all the must-see, must-taste, and must-do activities for the whole family. Start planning your next adventure today!

Whether you’re new to the Dells or a Wisconsinite wanting a deeper dive, "100 Things to Do in Wisconsin Dells Before You Die" will help you create the perfect itinerary

It's time to take a hike and explore the Madison area. Filled with interesting new places to discover!

Follow the war, from the Quad Cities on the Illinois/Iowa border through the “Trembling Lands” along the Kettle Morraine and into the Driftless Area of southern Wisconsin.

This book is a must-have for dog lovers who enjoy hiking in Wisconsin with their pup(s).

Create and save your bucket list adventures in this Adventure Journal with real wood cover! (One tree planted for every item sold!*)

An extensive and critical look at all there is to know surrounding Lake Superior agates. A must-have resource for casual rock collectors and advanced hobbyists alike!

A definitive field identification guide to all 77 species and subspecies of reptiles and amphibians of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Easy-to-use guide with 90 track illustrations. Presents tracks of more than 95 mammal species, plus common birds and reptiles, for quick and easy identification.

Just what you need to identify animal tracks when out in the field in Wisconsin and other fine states of the midwest. Spiral bound.

4th Edition. Your camping guide to scenic beauty, sounds of nature, and escape from urban life. Essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Wisconsin presents 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers.

Document and learn about the birds you see each season. Take your birdwatching to the next level with this illustrated journal!

Identify wildlife like an expert with this extensive and richly illustrated field guide from one of the most trusted names in birding, the National Audubon Society.

A fun way to learn about birds with 50 color-by-number illustrations.

Who's that bird visitng your feeder? Identify the birds you see in your back yard and on hikes throughout the state.

Designed by Adolph Cudell and built in 1888, Black Point is a unique late Victorian Queen Anne residence. This book, written by Anne Celano Frohna, tells the story of the Seipp family and the house at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Copiously illustrated. Details below.

Hardcover: $29.95
144 pages, 129 color photos
ISBN: 9780870206689

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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60 paddling adventures within 60 miles of Madison. The ultimate guide for all paddlers!

Show your support of Wisconsin's beautiful natural environment when you where a conservation lapel pin. WHS custom designs from our historic image collection!

A collaborative effort by dozens of biologists and ecologists, Field Guide to Wisconsin Streams is accessible to anglers, teachers and students, amateur naturalists, and experienced scientists alike. More than 1,000 images.

Fill 'er Up is produced as a partnership of the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Public Television. Fill 'er Up was made possible by The Wisconsin History Fund supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
DVD Running time 30 minutes

Minnows to Muskies - Your essential resource for fish identification! Water resistant pages.

Take a close look at animal ears in this fun and informative board book for young learners. Includes real animal photos and engaging facts about wildlife.

Wisconsin's most scenic Lake Superior hikes under 3 miles, walks under 1 mile, and more!

Paperback: $22.95
208 pages, 28 b/w photos, 2 maps, 6x9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-344-2

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Great Ships on the Great Lakes tells of the sea battles, treacherous storms, and unexpected tragedies that sent thousands of ships to the bottom of these so-called low seas. Designed for the upper elementary classroom with emphasis on Michigan and Wisconsin.

H.H. Bennett once said, "My energies for near a lifetime have been used almost entirely to win such prominence as I could in outdoor photography." Learn more that prominence in this H.H. Bennett biography by Sara Rath. Details below.

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Astonishing accounts of ghosts, mysterious lights, and haunted houses in the midwest.

Local expert Ross M. Curry has been chronicling the Dells region for almost sixty years. Join him for chapters of the area's story that he himself has witnessed, and then follow him as he hikes back to a time before the Kilbourn Dam, when towns were lit by gaslight.

$15.50 and up. Seven colorful images in this historic collection dating to 1910. Prints can be selected in a range of sizes, from postcard to poster, in paper or canvas. Printed to order and shipped to you. Find ordering instructions below.

Hardcover: $24.95
208 pages, 30 b/w photos, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204296

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Paperback: $18.95
176 pages, 44 b&w photos and illus, 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 9780870207730

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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From pre-mound builder groups to the modern era, this book details 2000 years of history. Illustrated. Second edition.

Great for any child that wants to explore the outdoors and the world around them.