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With its bold designs and striking color, this ABC book, originally illustrated in 1923 by acclaimed American artist Charles Buckles Falls, continues to enchant modern readers.

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!

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.

Nostalgic, funny, and warmhearted, Apple Betty & Sloppy Joe celebrates the ways food and food memories link us to our past, and to each other. A delightful gift for food lovers of any generation.

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

Add "Apples" to your cookbook collection and savor this wonderful variety of desserts and dishes.

Filled with maps, drawings, and photographs of artifacts, this volume examines a time before modern Native American people settled this place.

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"Barns of Wisconsin" captures both the iconic and the unique, including historic and noteworthy barns, and discusses the disappearance of barns from our landscape and preservation efforts to save these important symbols of American agriculture.

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Native American author Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) recounts the stories of the Dakota creation cycle as they were told a century and a half ago.

Paperback: $12.95
144 pages, 83 photos, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204074

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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.

Dozens of delicious recipes, from side dishes to main courses. A must-have for Wisconsin cooks and chefs.

Paperback: $26.95
336 pages, 154 color and b/w photos and 17 maps, 8 x 9
ISBN: 9780870204678

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

Learn about Thure Kumlien, one of Wisconsin's earliest naturalists, and his remarkable achievements working with bird specimens on the shore of Lake Koshkonong in the mid-1800's. Details below.

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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

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Have fun making delicious recipes, some modern, some contributed by descendants of Conrad Seipp, and a few even date to the early 1900 's.

Paperback: $12.95
160 pages, 86 b/w photos, illus., and maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204272

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Paperback: $18.95
288 pages, 23 illus.
ISBN: 9780870206702

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

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

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.

Paperback: $26.95
392 pages, 72 b&w photos, 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 9780870207884

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Paperback: $25.00
272 pages, 394 color and b/w photos and illus., 2 maps, 8 x 10
ISBN: 9780870208720

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Produced by: Milwaukee Public Television and William Povletich
Running time: 60 minutes

Drink up the history of one of the most famous beer cities in the world. Learn about the people and the breweries that make this exciting city so special in Wisconsin.

Readers will find in these pages the biography of a bridge, a requiem for a union, odes to autumn and spring, a poem about aging, tales of two shipwrecks, a frank take on segregation, a visit to a junkyard, memories of the summer of ’68, and more.

Written by two Milwaukee County historians, Goodwin Berquist and Paul C. Bowers, Jr, this full-length biography of one of Milwaukee's founding fathers follows Byron Kilbourn from his boyhood home in Ohio to Wisconsin.

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Identify midwestern butterflies with this easy-to-use field guide. 198 species of butterflies and common moths organized by color.

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

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