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Statewide Guide to Stand Up Paddleboarding Wisconsin Ben Shaw Wisconsin’s first guide to Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP)--the hottest craze in outdoor sports today. It’s easy to learn, a great workout and is one style of surfing that doesn’t require a coast. It is perfectly suited to the water trails of Wisconsin. This fun guide features an easy to use water finder, tons of pictures, handy QR code links to put-ins and take-outs for your smartphone, full descriptions of water features en-route, detailed maps and a concise technique section to get you up and gliding.

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Milwaukee at Water’s Edge Resource Guide to the Lively Side Tom Pilarzyk

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This guide is a timely resource to the top attractions and hidden treasures for the many tourists who visit this metro area each year for leisure and business. Short, magazine-style chapters describe eight city sections along the waterfront and how they embody culture, diversity, and vibrancy. This easily readable text is written for visitors and residents alike, challenging readers to explore the many ways to enjoy the new Milwaukee. Softcover | 5 x 10 | $21.95 | 228 pages | color photos | 978-1-934553-42-8

Waterfalling in Wisconsin Complete Guide to Waterfalls in the Badger State

Waterfalling in Wisconsin Complete Guide to Waterfalls in the Badger State David Hedquist

With more than 100 waterfalls within its borders, Wisconsin is truly one of nature’s playgrounds for nature enthusiasts. Here, for the first time, is a complete guide to virtually every waterfall in the Badger state. Each waterfall is presented with a full description that includes precise detailed driving directions with GPS coordinates, trail information, helpful tips, and color photographs to help guide you on your waterfall adventure. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 224 pages | color photos | $21.95 | 978-1-934553-41-1 David Hedquist

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About our B&B Cookbook series B&B owners are home chefs in their own right, some even culinary institute-trained. Innkeeping is not a hobby for them, rather it’s a career. Many are corporate runaways who believe in sourcing ingredients locally, creating original recipes, holding on to family recipes and cooking from scratch. They keep it real and forego the pretenses, which somehow makes the food taste better and the whole culinary experience that much more fun. Sound good to you? Then our cookbook series may well be your new favorite recipe resource.

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Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Cookbook Wisconsin’s Bed and Breakfast Association has compiled over 300 recipes from their member inns across the state. Recipes range from breakfast entrees to hot, tempting desserts. Detailed descriptions of the inns serve as a useful travel guide. Softcover | 7 x 9 | 304 pages | $22.95 | 978-1-889593-29-6

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Eat Well With the Seasons, Energize Your Soul

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Chef John Williams, Sundara Inn and Spa in Wisconsin The philosophy of “eating with the seasons” is one that Sundara Inn and Spa embraced from the day they opened their doors some ten years ago. The Inn is in the heart of the heartland, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, where the seasons are as distinct as asparagus, beets, and sweet potatoes. The recipes in this book are satisfyingly delicious and good for you.

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Pepperland Barry Wightman This book is a ‘70s rock ‘n’ roll race through the heartland of America—a love letter to the power of new-fangled computers and the importance of a guitar pick. Pepperland is about missing information, missing people, missing guitars, paranoia, brothers, revolution, Agents of the Federal Government, IBM, Hugh Hefner, a Dark Stranger, love, death and the search for it amidst the wreckage of recession-wracked, entropically rundown mid-seventies America. What happens when a revolution dies and a new one begins? Think the Ramones meet Jane Fonda meets Bill Gates—a love story— where one woman has all the power. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 300 pages | $18.95 978-0-9847860-3-9 | Running Meter Press

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Blood on the Prairie Shocking Kansas Murders Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell

This book profiles murder cases from the very famous (the Clutter family murders from In Cold Blood), to lesser-known crimes that are distinctively gruesome, cold-blooded, and strange. Blood on the Prairie puts the crime of murder into the context of Kansas history and culture. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 224 pages | b&w photos $17.95 | 978-1-934553-19-0

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The Wisconsin Krueger Family Tragedy 16 Years of Letters from Prison Kay Scholtz

The author acquired never-before published letters that shed new light on this tragic story of a family whose members were persecuted, murdered, and thrown in prison during the WWI era, due in part to misunderstandings arising from their German heritage. Their story, once common table talk throughout the Midwest and beyond, has nearly been forgotten. The intention of this book is to focus more o n the life of the Krueger family in their struggle for freedom rather than the incident that caused their troubles. It is a story riddled with heartbreak, sadness, suffering, and questions that may never be answered. It is a true story, and it is a tale of how so many lives were tragically affected over a situation so poorly handled and out of control.

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Paddling Northern Wisconsin 85 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak Mike Svob Paddle gently through cool pines, meander through marshland or navigate raging rapids. This guide has everything you need to paddle 27 rivers in Northern Wisconsin, including Bois Brule, Chippewa, Flambeau, Namekagon, Peshtigo, St. Croix, Wisconsin, and Wolf.

Paddling Illinois

Paddling Kansas

64 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak

80 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak

Mike Svob

Dave Murphy

Enjoy Illinois’ beautiful rivers. This guide—the only one for Illinois—features 64 trips on 33 rivers including Cashe, Des Plaines, Embarras, Fox, Galena, Mackinaw, Middle Fork, and Spoon. For canoe or kayak enthusiasts of all abilities.

Pack up your paddles and discover the rivers and streams of Kansas. By canoe or kayak, explore diverse routes of the Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas rivers and all the exciting things the land has to offer along the way. Complete with detailed maps for each trip, this guide will teach readers about water conditions and rental options, topographical features, landmarks, flora and fauna, camping information and much more.

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Paddling Southern Wisconsin 85 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak Mike Svob From powerful whitewater to calm runs, this book profiles trips for paddlers of all levels. Paddle some of the state’s most alluring rivers—83 great trips on 32 Wisconsin rivers, including Black, Chippewa, Grant, Illinois Fox, Kickapoo, Milwaukee, Plover, Rock, and Wisconsin.

Paddling Northern Minnesota

Paddling Southern Minnesota

86 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak

85 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak

Lynne Smith Diebel

Lynne and Robert Diebel

Discover an amazing variety of adventures with this guide to 86 trips on northern Minnesota’s rivers, Lake Superior Water Trail, and Boundary Waters. Includes precise maps and detailed descriptions of each trip.

If you think Minnesota paddling begins and ends in the Boundary Waters, you have a pleasant surprise in store. Here is your guide to 85 adventures on the rivers and streams of the Gopher State’s southern half. Includes precise maps and detailed descriptions for each trip.

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Wisconsin Garden Guide Jerry Minnich

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Wisconsin Gardens & Landscapes Mary Lou Santovec with Rick Santovec Visit over 100 public gardens, landscapes, natural preserves, and nurseries with this exciting and colorful new guide, sure to please garden aficionados and landscape lovers alike. With a detailed appendix of specialty garden and plant clubs, master gardeners, and helpful travel information, this book offers everything there is to know about Wisconsin’s rich garden tradition. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 240 pages | full color $19.95 | 978-1-931599-89-4

Creating a Perennial Garden in the Midwest

Design Your Natural Midwest Garden

Midwest Cottage Gardening

Joan Severa

Patricia Hill

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Wisconsin Wisconsin Country Gourmet Wildfoods Seasonal Recipes, Ethnic & Holiday Menus

100 Recipes for Badger State Bounties

Marge Snyder & Suzanne Breckenridge Photography by Joe Paskus

John Motoviloff

This revised edition features great recipes and stunning color photographs that are sure to tantalize the taste buds. This is the cookbook for all seasons, filled with ideas that celebrate the bounty of this great state. Softcover | 8.5 x 11 | 152 pages $24.95 | 978-0-915024-33-9

Eating Well in Wisconsin Jerry Minnich From the sour cherry pies of Door County to the Cornish pasties of Mineral Point, from Friday night catfish fries to elegant dining, this revised popular guide has something for everyone. More than 250 restaurants including the best for nonsmokers and vegetarians, romantic dining, dancing, outdoor dining, birthday parties, and more.

From Camp-Style Trout to Door County Duck with Cherries, from Rabbit Cacciatore to Eastern European specialties like bigos and halushki, outdoor writer John Motoviloff presents enticing recipes for wild-caught foods. Includes tips on hunting and dressing your game, a list of wildfoods vendors, and more. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 120 pages $16.95 | 978-1-931599-59-7

Explore Wisconsin Rivers Doris Green

North Woods Cottage Cookbook Jerry Minnich Every season at the cottage is special and they all have one thing in common—food. To survive in the cottage kitchen you need delicious, quick recipes that use easy-to-find ingredients. This book will give you more than 180 recipes that will make your cottage cooking easy and tasty. Bon Appetite!

Shops, Bakeries, Cheese Factories & Specialty Markets

Candice G. Andrews

Terese Allen Terese Allen takes us on a sumptuous tour, visiting 170 family-run bakeries, country meat markets, prizewinning cheese factories, and beloved confection shops. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 272 pages $18.95 | 978-1-931599-20-7

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Ski, slide, skate, snowmobile — then find some hot cocoa and a crackling fireplace. That’s the surefire cure for cabin fever, and here’s your guide to winter weekend excitement throughout the Badger State. Twenty-one complete itineraries show you what to see and do, and where to eat and sleep. Includes listings of winter festivals statewide. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 280 pages $18.95 | 978-1-931599-71-9

Wisconsin Great Wisconsin Classic Wisconsin Family Weekends Romantic Weekends 20 Fun Trips for You Michael Bie Weekends and the Kids Susan Lampert Smith

This book goes beyond being a typical travel guide: it gives its readers a deeper understanding of Wisconsin’s land while tracing the natural and cultural paths of various rivers as they wind through the Badger state.

Make traveling with kids an enjoyable experience with this guide to great family adventures. From rainy day activities to great winter escapes, this book features day trips as well as weekend excursions.

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Great Wisconsin Wisconsin’s Hometown Flavors Winter A Cook’s Tour of Butcher Weekends

Christine des Garennes Discover the state’s secret places to kindle romance with this guide to 21 very special threeday itineraries. Be pampered with double-whirlpool bathtubs and glowing fireplaces, restaurants with great wine lists and soft candlelight, intimate carriage rides, hot air balloons and more. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 240 pages $18.95 | 978-1-931599-37-5

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Discover Door County in the spring, Horicon’s fall bird migration, and Monroe’s Cheese Days in this guide to more than 20 authentic Wisconsin weekends. There’s information on the Packers, beer, cheese, and fish fries, too. Featured are tips on lodging, dining, nightlife, and day activities. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 240 pages $18.95 | 978-1-931599-06-1

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Jerry Minnich Great-grandpa and grandma turned to their almanac for practical wisdom and wholesome entertainment. The new Wisconsin Almanac brings you the same information, advice, and fun that gardeners and homemakers have relied on for generations—all specially selected for the Badger State!

Milwaukee Wild Wisconsin Notebook

Wisconsin The Story of the Badger State

James Buchholz

Norman Risjord Journey from the reign of giant glaciers, through the colorful years of exploration, fur trade and lumbering, to the political heyday of Fighting Bob La Follette and modern times. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 256 pages $18.95 | 978-1-931599-87-0

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Todd Dacquisto Photographer and Milwaukee native Todd Dacquisto portrays the spirit of Milwaukee in this stunning collection of color photographs. Experience the culture and the rich ethnic heritage of the neighborhoods, festivals, and restaurants. An excellent keepsake for all who love Milwaukee.

Nature lovers will adore this series of 144 short and fascinating nature essays covering a wide array of topics. Grouped by season, Wild Wisconsin Notebook serves as a friendly and informative trailside companion throughout the year. Readers will appreciate Buchholz’s breezy Softcover | 8.5 x 11 | 112 pages $21.95 | 978-1-931599-14-6 style and wealth of outdoor knowledge. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 312 pages $16.95 | 978-1-879483-65-1

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The Wisconsin Almanac

Spirit of the North A Photographic Journey Through Northern Wisconsin

Richard Hamilton Smith Award-winning photographer Richard Hamilton Smith’s images of Northern Wisconsin reveal a complex landscape both apparent and mysterious, meditative and dynamic, vast yet intimate. In these photographs we see an ever-changing landscape of extremes. Sit back and embark on this wonderful journey. Full Color! Hardcover | 9 x 12 | 128 pages $29.95 | 978-1-931599-23-8

Walking Tours of Wisconsin’s Historic Towns Lucy Rhodes, Elizabeth McBride, Anita Matcha Stroll through some of Wisconsin’s most beautiful and historic towns. This charming, illustrated guide— complete with maps—will help you find your way. Softcover | 7 x 7 | 124 pages $14.95 | 978-0-915024-67-4

Badger Brain Twisters

The Poison Widow

Wisconsin Trivia, Games, Puzzles and More!

Linda S. Godfrey

Kelly Whitt Learn about the Badger State’s history, natural wonders, folklore, flora and fauna as you flex your mental skills. Hours of fun for puzzle lovers and trivia fanatics of every age! Softcover | 5.5 x 8.5 | 152 pages $12.95 | 978-1-931599-97-9

The true story of Myrtle Schaude, a model wife and mother from Whitewater, Wisconsin, who poisoned her husband with strychnine, then blamed her lover. She started over with a new family in a new state, not mentioning the sordid events that ended her previous marriage. Find out how Myrtle kept her shocking past a secret over all the decades. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 216 pages $16.95 | 978-1-879483-88-0

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Got Murder? The Shocking Story of Wisconsin’s Notorious Killers

Martin Hintz Ah, Wisconsin . . . land of beer, cows, and the Green Bay Packers. And also the home of Ed Gein, Jeffery Dahmer, and a host of other bloodthirsty maniacs. Got Murder? goes behind the bucolic Dairy State image to reveal shocking acts of mayhem in the dark corners of Wisconsin history. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 232 pages 18.95 | 978-1-931599-96-2

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Hunting the American Werewolf Beast Men in Wisconsin and Beyond

Linda S. Godfrey He’s out there ... a malevolent beast with the head of a wolf— walking upright like a man! Don’t believe it? How do you explain dozens of verified sightings throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and nationwide? Softcover | 6 x 9 | 328 pages $18.95 | 978-1-931599-66-5

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Minnesota Waterfalls The Great Iowa Touring Book 27 Spectacular Auto Trips

Mike Whye Discover the beauty of Iowa’s hidden attractions. This guidebook will take you through back roads and byways, to well-known and little-known places, rivers, great lakes and rare ponds, prairie and forests, plains and hills, old settlements, and brand new communities. Softcover | 8.5 x 11 | $21.95 224 pages with 8-page full-color insert 978-1-931599-35-1

Biking Iowa

Dubuque’s Haunted History

50 Great Road Trips and Trail Rides

Richard A. Barker

Bob Morgan From cruising the flats to challenging climbs, Iowa has everything a cyclist could want. Big, detailed maps guide your adventure, and concise, witty trail descriptions let you know all there is to see and do along the way. Whether your biking dreams have you winding down a path along the Mississippi River or rolling through the Loess Hills, this is your guide to two-wheeled fun. Softcover | 8.5 x 11 | 136 pages $19.95 | 978-1-931599-63-4

Dubuque’s haunted history begins with Native American oral traditions that predate the White European settlers, and continues into the present day. Many locations throughout the city are covered, such as the Hotel Julien, the warehouse district, the Old County Jail, and Washington Square. Grisly murders and puzzling crimes add more disquieted spirits to the geist mix. If you thought Dubuque was a quiet, peaceful Iowa town, think again.

Steve Johnson & Kenneth Belanger Waterfalls are some of nature’s most fascinating treasures. Minnesota Waterfalls is your guide to 70 falls throughout the state just waiting for you to explore. Clear, accurate directions show you the way, while concise notes and gorgeous color photos introduce you to the wonders in store for you. Softcover | 7 x 10 | 140 pages | full color $21.95 | 978-1-931599-80-1

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Iowa’s Hometown Flavors

Iowa Underground

A Food Lover’s Tour

A Guide to the State’s Subterranean Treasures

Donna Tabbert Long Experience fantastic flavors with this guide to Iowa’s culinary joys and gems. Visit cozy cafes, spicy ethnic eateries, meat markets, old-fashioned bakeries, and other charming family-run places. For people who love to travel, cook, and eat. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 200 pages | $18.95 978-1-931599-54-2

Greg A. Brick This guide reveals more than 50 of Iowa’s subterranean attractions, including show and wild caves, springs, mines, and other geological and man-made sites. Includes fun stories and legends about cave fairies, trolls, and ghost towns. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 232 pages $18.95 | 978-1-931599-39-9

The Minnesota Almanac

The Great Minnesota Touring Book

Candice Gaukel Andrews

30 Spectacular Auto Trips

Whether you’re wondering when to put up the tomatoes and the sweet corn, or you need some friendly entertainment on a cold winter night, you’ll enjoy this compendium of yearround wit, wisdom, and practical know-how created just for Minnesota. Tips on gardening in the Gopher State’s challenging climate are blended with weather data, history, fun facts, recipes, household hints, and much more.

Thomas Huhti

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Minnesota Family Weekends 25 Fun Trips for You and the Kids

Martin Hintz Softcover | 6 x 9 | 264 pages | $18.95 978-1-931599-22-1

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The Great Indiana Touring Book 20 Spectacular Auto Trips

Thomas Huhti Witness the beauty and diverse attractions of Indiana by car. Tours take you winding through the state, across covered bridges, along rivers, and into the heart of the Hoosier State. Full-color photos and detailed maps.

Great Indiana Weekend Adventures Sally McKinney Experience Indiana—its beauty, rich history, and diverse attractions in this book of 22 weekend destinations. Included are hundreds of sites and attractions for travelers of all ages and interests. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 256 pages | $18.95 978-0-915024-94-0

The Complete Guide to Kansas Fishing Amy Bickel & Jason Probst This complete guide to fishing the reservoirs, lakes and rivers of Kansas is comprehensive, informative, and useful. Full color fish illustrations, topographic maps, length and creel limits, and personal advice from local fishermen, make this a must-have book for everyone who picks up a fishin’ pole in Kansas. There is even a great chapter on fishing with the whole family,where to shop for supplies and goodies, and where to find the best campsite.

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Kansas Outdoor Treasures A Guide to Over 60 Natural Destinations

Julie Cirlincuina Softcover | 6 x 9 | 248 pages $18.95 | 978-1-934553-11-4

Lake Michigan Travel Guide Nina Gadomski From Mackinac Island to Door County and all the way to Chicago, Lake Michigan has a lot to offer. Cozy towns and pulsing cities, busy attractions and serene shorelines can all be found along the border of the nation’s largest freshwater lake. Whether you’re taking a day trip to one of the many beautiful shores or planning an adventure along the entire Circle Route, this comprehensive guide to Lake Michigan has everything you need. Softcover | 8.5 x 11 | 200 pages | $19.95 978-1-934553-09-1

Great Midwest Country Escapes

Paddling Kansas

Farms, Foods, and Festivals

80 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak

Nina Gadomski Visit farms that bring you back to simpler times, sample home-cooked foods, and tour museums and mansions that reveal how people lived over a century ago with this guide to 45 tours in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.

Dave Murphy Softcover | 8.5 x 11 176 pages | $19.95 978-1-934553-10-7

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No Bed of Roses Blood, Sweat My Sideline View of and Cheers the Badgers’ Return to

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Packers by the Numbers

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The Life and Times of Johnny Blood McNally

Jersey Numbers and the Players Who Wore Them

Todd Mishler

Denis J. Gullickson

John Maxymuk

For pure spectacle, passion and tradition, nothing in sports beats a college football rivalry—and the Big Ten has some of the best. Whether it’s Wisconsin and Minnesota renewing their ancient battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe, or Ohio State and Michigan scrapping for conference dominance, you’ll discover the history, ritual and color of some of football’s oldest and greatest blood feuds.

He was a poet, a vagrant, a philosopher, a lady’s man and a drunk. He was also one of the greatest Green Bay Packers who ever lived. This is the story of the conflicts and triumphs of Johnny Blood, the outstanding athlete whose legendary exploits off the field often eclipsed his gridiron glory.

If you say jersey #3—most sports fans would think of Babe Ruth; Green Bay Packer fans would remember Tony Canadeo. This unique book features 99 chapters—one keyed to each uniform number. The only book that reviews a team history through its uniform numbers. A refreshing take on a most popular team!

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Chris Kennedy He was just another walk-on player—who became part of one of the most extraordinary teams in college football history. During his four years with the University of Wisconsin Badgers, Chris Kennedy experienced the team’s transformation from mediocrity to Rose Bowl glory under coach Barry Alvarez. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 248 pages $18.95 | 978-1-931599-99-3

Great Football Rivalries of the Big Ten

Softcover | 6 x 9 | 208 pages $18.95 | 978-1-931599-95-5

Great Moments in Wisconsin Sports

Always a Badger

Todd Mishler

Vince Sweeney

This collection of sports stories and achievements covers individual and team accomplishments across multiple sports and various levels of competition. Includes trivia, factoids, records, streaks, and amazing moments in Wisconsin sports.

Experience the controversy, the drama, the thrills, and the remarkable determination of Pat Richter, the man who transformed the UW athletic program into a national powerhouse.

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The Pat Richter Story

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Before They Were the Packers Green Bay’s Town Team

Denis J. Gullickson & Carl Hanson Softcover | 6 x 9 | 312 pages $19.95 | 978-1-931599-44-3

After They Were Packers Jerry Poling Softcover | 6 x 9 | 288 page $19.95 | 978-1-931599-72-6

Cold Wars 40+ Years of PackerViking Rivalry

Mudbaths and Bloodbaths The Inside Story of the Bears-Packers Rivalry

Baseball in Beertown

The pure energy of football comes alive in this review of the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings rivalry. Games played since 1960 are summarized, along with a blend of comments from players, coaches, sports writers, and fans.

Gary D’Amato & Cliff Christl

America’s Pastime in Milwaukee

Covering 152 Bears-Packers games since the series began in 1921, this book unfolds the history of the teams and their competition with intensity.

Todd Mishler

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Attention baseball fans! Take a trip back to the glory days of Milwaukee baseball. Thrill to the phenomenal Braves, and read about the Brewer’s years of disappointment and triumph. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 208 pages $18.95 | 978-1-879483-94-1

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The Chicago River

A History in Pictures

Jonathan Genzen Never before has the full story of the Chicago River been told with such striking and historically significant images. Jonathan Genzen has compiled an amazing array of photographs chronicling prosperity and disaster over the history of the river. Hardcover | 11 x 9 | 96 pages | $19.95 | 978-1-56579-553-2

Trout Friends Bill Stokes Popular outdoor writer Bill Stokes recalls fishing trips over a lifetime of trout madness. This is sure to bring more than an occasional smile to trout anglers everywhere! Softcover | 6 x 9 | 152 pages $13.95 | 978-1-879483-66-8

Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan Benjamin J. Shelak Vintage maps, historic photos, and detailed charts highlight this extensive volume. Featured are detailed accounts of disasters involving significant loss of life or property, or those that were particularly harrowing from 1800 to the present. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 228 pages $19.95 | 978-1-931599-21-4

Prairie Whistles Tales of Midwest Railroading

Dennis Boyer All aboard for a glimpse of life on the rails! Weaving together tales of railroading days gone by, this collection of personal reminiscences will delight any rail fan or traveler. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 144 pages $16.95 | 978-0-915024-90-2

Duck Hunting on the Fox Hunting and Decoy-Carving Traditions

Stephen M. Miller Personal reminiscences and poetry evoke the feeling of the hunt—the morning mist on the water, the whisper of the wind through the cattails, the waiting, the calls of the descending flock, and the sharing of stories afterward. Softcover | 11 x 8.5 | 136 pages | $24.95 | 978-1-931599-13-9

Letters From Tully

Island in the Plains

An American Champion

A Woman’s Life on the Dakota Frontier

A Black Hills Natural History

Kathleen Cain

Estella Bowen Culp

With one glance inside this fascinating book, it is easy understand the author’s attraction to cottonwoods. Cain sees the cottonwood as a tree that can stand as a symbol for American history, and shows this with meticulous research, fascinating sidebars, and interesting vignettes about the tree.

“Tully” was among the first white settlers on the Sioux Indian reservation in South Dakota in 1906. This book is a compilation of her letters, sent to a family member back East. It clearly details the follies and triumphs of an early frontierswoman, and honors her truly remarkable life.

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Published in cooperation with the Black Hills Parks and Forests Association

Edward Raventon “By weaving history, science, and descriptive nature writing, Raventon embellishes a seemingly barren landscape … a rich supplement to any Black Hills adventure as well as a good read for armchair geologists.” —Backpacker

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The Cottonwood Tree

Hiram Rogers This guide’s centerpiece is a never before available mile-by-mile description of the Maah Daah Hey Trail, a 100-mile single track that links the stunning Dakota region’s highlights. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 128 pages | maps b&w photos | index | $15.00 978-1-55566-358-2

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It’s More than Catching Fish

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Tyler Befus Foreword by Jack Dennis This is a book that teaches kids how to flyfish—written by a kid! Young Tyler Befus tells kids everything they need to get started, including facts about fish, where they live, what they eat, equipment needed, and fly casting techniques. Softcover | 8 x 10 | 112 pages Color photos & illustrations | $16.00 978-1-55566-394-0

This complete, easy-to-use, full-color beginners guide introduces the different tools and materials involved in fly tying and how to use them. Tyler also tells you how, where, and for what types of fish to use the completed fly. Pictures of completed flies let you to check your handiwork. Softcover | 8 x 10 | 176 pages | color photos $16.00 | 978-1-55566-425-1

River Girls Flyfishing for Young Women

Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf Using the real-life experiences of four young women, the author creates an informative and engaging introduction to the sport of flyfishing for pre-teen and teenage girls. Pudge knows how to talk to girls in a way they respond to. Her respect and empathy for young women makes her the teacher any parent would want for his or her daughter.

Let Olive introduce your small fry to the sport you love. Your children will get hooked on flyfishing with the help of Olive and a colorful cast of characters. Featuring eye-catching illustrations, delightful dialogue and kid-friendly facts, this series will make a big splash with flyfishing fans everywhere.

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Hummers

Squirrels of North America Millie Miller Squirrels is sure to delight the fans of these cute little critters. With each illustration the reader will find the popular and scientific names, size, range, and a concise description of the habitat or an interesting bit of lore. Ideal for the backpacker or dayhiker, the book fits handily in the pocket.

Early Birds

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Owls Kim Long Talons

Common Backyard Birds

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By Millie Miller & Cyndi Nelson

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An accurate painting of each bird aids in the identification of the familiar, garden-variety birds found in the United States, and accompanying maps show habitat range. Softcover | 4 x 6 | 64 pages $5.95 | 978-1-55566-205-9

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Painted Ladies Softcover | 4 x 6 | 48 pages $7.95 | 978-1-55566-103-8

H is for Hawkeye

Frogs

Jay Wagner

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Illustrated by Eileen Potts Dawson Discover Iowa from A to Z in this colorful, beautifully illustrated work. Elements from Iowa’s past and present are blended together to create a delightful text that will educate and entertain children and adults alike. Each letter is also illustrated with a sign for the hearing impaired. This full-color volume is designed for the 3rd and 4th grade reading levels. Hardcover | 11 x 8.5 | 32 pages $16.95 | 978-1-931599-11-5

H is for Hoosier Dori Hillestad Butler Illustrated by Eileen Potts Dawson Discover Indiana from A to Z in this colorful, beautifully illustrated work. Elements from Indiana’s past and present are blended together to create a delightful text that will educate and entertain. Each letter is also illustrated with a sign for the hearing impaired. Designed for the 3rd and 4th grade reading levels.

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Rivers and Birds Merrill Gilfillan “Pitch-perfect observation … Gilfillan’s love for both wing and water is on display in his highly evocative prose.” —Boulder Daily Camera “Such a fine writer is Merrill Gilfillan that the urge to simply quote at length from his books is difficult to stifle. The line between poetry and essay, the two forms in which he writes, seems negligible, so keen and true are his observations.” —The Bloomsbury Review Softcover | 5.375 x 7.5 144 pages | $14.00 978-1-55566-296-7

Wolves Kim Long Softcover | 5.375 x 8 192 pages Color & b/w illustrations $15.95 | 978-1-55566-158-8

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The Grateful Dead Trivia Quiz

Chicago Bears Trivia Teasers

Colorado Rockies Trivia Teasers

Steve Johnson

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A team that began playing home games on high school football fields in 1936, the Cleveland Browns have never quite been a dynasty club. But they’re certainly a historical one: from an icy post-war 1945 NFL championship to all-star athletes Otto Graham and Jim Brown, this team has many stories to tell. With over 400 questions spanning decades of rich history and evolution, no Browns fan will be able to put this book down.

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Green Bay Packers Titletown Trivia Teasers

Badger Sports Trivia Teasers

Don Davenport

A must for Badger fans! More than 600 trivia questions span the great tradition of athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Includes football, hockey, men’s and women’s basketball, and many other sports as well.

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Close Encounters of the Bovine Recollections of a Rural Veterinarian

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Making Burros Fly Cleveland Amory, Animal Rescue Pioneer

Julie Hoffman Marshall By creating The Fund for Animals, Cleveland Amory assured his place in the history of animal crusaders. This exciting book is a chronicle of the Fund, the man behind it, and the lengths that it went to—spraypainting baby seals, airlifting burros—to save animals. Softcover | 6 x 9 | 192 pages Photos | Index | $17.50 978-1-55566-346-9

Big Horses, Good Dogs, and Straight Fences Musings of Everyday Ranch Life

Mark Rashid Mark Rashid takes a nostalgic look back at the days before he became a world-renowned horse trainer, when he worked on cattle ranches and guest ranches. Mark tells a good story and will leave you laughing. Spring Creek Press Softcover | 6 x 9 | 176 pages $17.50 | 978-1-55566-390-2

The Man Who Loved Wasps

Genesis of a Duck Cop

A Howard Ensign Evans Reader

Memories & Milestones In his seventh book, Terry Grosz tells the engrossing story of how he came to wildlife protection and law enforcement, and celebrates the milestones in a career that made a difference. With his trademark humor and insight, Terry will astound and amaze both old and new readers.

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Driven by tragedy, the Dog is on a quest to fish himself into oblivion—and he’s nearly made it. Lumbering across America in a wounded RV, the Dog rolls into Black Earth, Wisconsin. And somehow, his supply of bad cigars and vodka-Tang seem insufficient when faced with a dead body, a sweaty woman, and a mysterious figure that walks on water.

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Kansas Outdoor Treasures Cirlincuina. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Great Iowa Touring Book Whye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Kid’s Guide to Fly Fishing Befus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Letters from Tully Culp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Creating a Perennial Garden in the Midwest . . . . 6 Denver Broncos Trivia Teasers Pennington . . . . . . . 15 Design Your Natural Midwest Garden Hill . . . . . . . . 6 Detroit Red Wings Trivia Teasers Pennington . . . . 15 Doubleback Hellmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Dubuque’s Haunted History Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Duck Hunting on the Fox Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

The I-Files Rath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Man Who Loved Wasps Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The M-Files Rath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Minnesota Almanac Andrews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Nail Knot Galligan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Poison Widow Godfrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Making Burros Fly Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The Wisconsin Almanac Minnich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Michigan Bed & Breakfast Cookbook . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The Wisconsin Krueger Family Tragegy Scholtz . . . 4

Midwest Cottage Gardening Manos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Milwaukee Dacquisto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Trail Guide to the Maah Daah Hey Trail Rogers . 12

Milwaukee at Water’s Edge Pilarzyk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Trout Friends Stokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Minnesota Family Weekends Hintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Twin Cities Restaurant Guide Waldemar . . . . . . . . . 16

Minnesota Waterfalls Johnson & Belanger. . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mudbaths & Bloodbaths D’Amato & Christl . . . . . . . . 11

Up North Wisconsin Alden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

New England B&B Cookbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Vagabond Halfback Gullickson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Early Birds Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Easy Innocence Hellmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Eat Well With the Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

No Bed of Roses Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 North Woods Cottage Cookbook Minnich . . . . . . . . . 7

Walking Tours of Wisconsin’s Historic Towns

Eating Well in Wisconsin Minnich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Rhodes, McBride, Matcha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Explore Wisconsin Rivers Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Waterfalling in Wisconsin Hedquist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Favre Moe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Frogs Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Olive and the Big Stream Warner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Wild Wisconsin Notebook Buchholz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Olive Goes for a Wild Ride Warner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Wisconsin B&B Cookbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Olive and the Woolly Bugger Warner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Wisconsin Country Gourmet Snyder & Breckenridge. 7

Owls Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Wisconsin Family Weekends Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Wisconsin Garden Guide Minnich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Genesis of a Duck Cop Grosz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Wisconsin Gardens & Landscapes Santovec . . . . . . . 6

Got Murder? Hintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Packers by the Numbers Maxymuk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Great Cross-Country Ski Trails McGrath . . . . . . . . . . 16

Paddling Illinois Svob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Wisconsin Portraits Hintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Great Indiana Weekend Adventures McKinney . . 10

Paddling Kansas Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Wisconsin Sports Heroes Hintz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Great Little Museums of the Midwest Garennes . 16

Paddling Northern Minnesota Diebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Wisconsin Wildfoods Motoviloff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Great Midwest Country Escapes Gadomski . . . . . . 10

Paddling Northern Wisconsin Svob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Wisconsin Story of the Badger State Risjord . . . . . . 8

Great Moments in Wisconsin Sports Mishler. . . . . 11

Paddling Southern Minnesota Diebel & Diebel . . . . 5

Wisconsin’s Hometown Flavors Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Paddling Southern Wisconsin Svob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Wolves Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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