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The NAMING
Every season, my family—two brothers, two sisters, Mom, and me—climbed into Uncle Tommy’s Ford and rode north for three hours, mostly in silence. We were heading from Milwaukee to Wisconsin Rapids for the Potawatomi Drum Dance ceremony. Sitting still
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Wisconsin Magazine of History
Director, Wisconsin Historical Society Press Josh LeventhalExecutive Editor Sara E. PhillipsEditors Carrie Kilman, Kate Thompson, Elizabeth WyckoffImage Researcher John H. NondorfResearch and Editorial Assistants Kaitlyn Hein, Ruth ThomasDesign Husto
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Curio
It’s said that in winter, the waters of Wisconsin lakes get so cold that the fish grow fur to stay warm. In Wisconsin folklore, the fur-bearing fish lives alongside more well-known fanciful creatures like the Hodag, the Wendigo, and Bigfoot. Tales of

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