Archive for August, 2007

Site of the Week: Historical Museum Guide for Wisconsin

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

www.censusfinder.com/wisconsin-historical-museums.htm

Categorized by county, this is an excellent directory of Historical Museums in Wisconsin allowing you the pleasure of learning local history and culture while exploring the history of your ancestors. Historical museums for Ashland, Barron, Brown, Burnett, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outgamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St.Croix, Washington, Vernon, Vilas, Waukesha, Waushara, and Wood County are identified with details and links. Some include photographs and virtual tours, allowing you to explore from home. Complimenting the historical museums directory, are links to Wisconsin traveler information, Wisconsin historical photographs, genealogy sources, and more!

Museums

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Next week’s featured category will be:
Education

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Other categories that will be featured in upcoming issues are:

September 5 – MilitaryViewAdd-A-Link Form

September 12 – Conservation and EcologyViewAdd-A-Link Form

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Featured Classified: Prince Fielder Autographed Baseball

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Prince Fielder Autographed Baseball
Placed Apr 18, 2007 by boondocks

I have a Prince Fielder autographed baseball bat that comes with the certificate of authenticity. First $100 gets it. Also available: Forrest Gregg autographed photo in black and white covered in mud; Abdul Hodge mini helmet autographed Iowa Hawkeye $60; Paul Hornung mini helmet Packer $75; Bart Starr autographed Alabama mini helmet $95; Penny Hardaway autographed basketball $45.

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Featured Member: LilMsSunshine

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

We’re pleased to introduce LilMsSunshine on theBubbler.com!

About LilMsSunshine

Location: Somewhere in my own head

Member Since: Dec 08, 2006

Interests: Photography, Writing, Reading, Libraries, Stained-Glass, Jewelry Making, Gardening, Art, Museums, History, Family History, Architecture, Philosophy, Cooking, Nature
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Featured Amazon Item: Museums, Zoos, and Botanical Gardens of Wisconsin

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Museums, Zoos, and Botanical Gardens of Wisconsin: A Comprehensive Guidebook to Cultural, Artistic, Historic, and Natural History Collections in the Badger State

Museums, Zoos, and Botanical Gardens of Wisconsin: A Comprehensive Guidebook to Cultural, Artistic, Historic, and Natural History Collections in the Badger State

  • includes more than 400 art museums, historical museums and societies, zoos and nature centers, botanical gardens, house museums and historic buildings, heritage farms, spiritual sites, sculpture parks, halls of fame, and other unique sites
  • is organized in four geographic regions, with maps indicating cities where sites are found.
  • offers for each site the street address, contact numbers, hours of operation, admission fees, collection highlights, and a witty, informative description
  • includes several indexes to help visitors find their own areas of interest.

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This Week’s Poll: What is your favorite museum in Wisconsin?

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

This week’s poll question is:

What is your favorite museum in Wisconsin?

Please comment after voting!

  • Milwaukee Public Museum
  • Betty Brinn Children’s Museum
  • Wisconsin Historical Museum
  • Packer Hall of Fame
  • No thank you, I feel like I already live in one
  • Other – Please make your way to the comments and tell us which is your favorite!

To vote, simply go to theBubbler.com and vote! (The poll is on the right side of the page!)

Last Week’s Poll Results

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

What kind of hiker are you?

  • Pro- I’ll scale mountains – 10%
  • Expert- A few rocks and streams don’t bother me – 23.33%
  • Novice- I prefer pavement and groomed trails – 23.33%/li>
  • Urban- City streets and sidewalks are my trails – 3.33%
  • Domestic- I’ll hike to the fridge for a cold one! – 6.67%
  • I do not go hiking – 26.67%
  • Other – 6.67%

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Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

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Site of the Week: Apostle Islands

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

www.nps.gov/apis

Wisconsin’s northernmost landscape juts out into Lake Superior as the scenic archipelago known as the Apostle Islands. The national lakeshore includes 21 islands and 12 miles of mainland Lake Superior shoreline featuring pristine stretches of sand beach spectacular sea caves remnant old-growth forests resident bald eagles and black bears and the largest collection of lighthouses anywhere in the National Park System. The park contains 69372 acres (42161 acres of land and 27371 acres of Lake Superior waters extending out 1/4 mile from shore).

Apostle Islands can be found in theBubbler category:
theBubbler Home > Sports > Hiking

theBubbler.com also lets you find links based on location:
Home > Community > Cities, Towns, Villages > Bayfield

Home > Community > Counties > Bayfield

This week’s featured category: Hiking

If you know of a Hiking website that isn’t listed, you can add it to theBubbler’s listings free of charge using our Add-a-Link form.

Next week’s featured category will be:
Museums

If your site fits in this category and isn’t listed, be sure to add it before next week’s issue to benefit from the feature!

You can add websites from this category to theBubbler using our Add-A-Link Form.

Other categories that will be featured in upcoming issues are:

August 29 – EducationViewAdd-A-Link Form

September 5 – MilitaryViewAdd-A-Link Form

Be sure to add your links to these categories, you may even be featured as the “Site of the Week!”

Contact Us about Sponsoring a category.

Featured Forum Thread: Ticks and Lyme Disease

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

Ticks and Lyme Disease

theBubbler Member “AJE” posts a thread titled: “Ticks and Lyme Disease

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:36 pm

I’m sending out this note to reinforce the information regarding ticks and Lyme disease. There have been reports that folks are encountering a large numbers of ticks while outdoors. News media has also picked up on this, and I’ve read that the experts attribute the high number of wood ticks and Lyme disease cases reported this year to Wisconsin’s large deer population. Lyme disease is the most frequently reported tick-borne illness in the United States according to CDC.

The best protection from ticks is to avoid areas where there are high numbers of ticks found. But if avoiding these areas is not an option, use clothing, insect repellent, and tick checks to prevent tick bites. Take a look at the Centers for Disease Control website below for more information.

Home > theBubbler.com Forum Index > Health and Wellness Badger Style

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Featured Classified: NorthernAire Resort & Spa

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

NorthernAire Resort & Spa
Placed Jun 04, 2007 by GHMarketing

NorthernAire is in the Wisconsin Nicolet National Forest. New luxury resort condominiums & cottages on Deer Lake, part of the world’s largest freshwater chain of lakes in the town of Three Lakes, WI.

The original resort, nicknamed “Waldorf of the Wilderness”, of the 40s, 50s, & 60s was where the famous & not so famous came to relax & play.

106 miles of shoreline, 33 boat slips, pools & hot tubs, fitness ctr, patios, firepits, sand volleyball, tennis & sport court, walking trails, bicycling, hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, world class snowmobiling, & more!

Visit www.northernaireresortandspa.com to book your vacation!

Visit www.northernaire.com for information on purchasing Lodges, Cottages, & Villas.

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