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Photos: A look back at the 2024 On Wisconsin columns
Peter Emery of Tollakson-Emery Memorials adds adhesive to a headstone while placing it back onto its base at the Apple Grove Cemetery west of Argyle. The adjacent church was destroyed by a tornado in June but Emery worked in October to repair and put back in place headstones.
Command Master Chief Dave Chisholm shows off the bridge of the USS Beloit in November when the boat was docked in Milwaukee. The ship's engines were built in Beloit by Fairbanks Morse Defense, which has been making U.S. Navy systems for over 100 years.
Kenny Gilbertson mans the front counter of his store on its last day of business in Keyeser, a small community northeast of Deforest. The store was established by his great uncle in 1894 and then in 1935 was taken over by his father. Kenny and his wife, June, bought the business in 2003, but Kenny had spent years prior working at the store while also running a nearby tobacco farm.
Stacy Harbaugh, known as DJ Shotski, celebrates on Sept. 21 at Cheese Days in Monroe with thousands of others during an attempt to break the world record for number of people in a polka dance. More than 4,000 are believed to have taken part, which if verified, would shatter the old record of 802 dancers set in 2013 in Germany.
The doll room at the former Glenbeulah High School features more than 250 dolls, some of which are behind glass doors on the second floor. Many were donated and add to the building's creepy atmosphere.
A boat ride is the only option for an intimate view of the sea caves at Devils Island, one of 22 islands in Lake Superior that make up the Apostle Islands. There is a proposal to designate the islands a national park, but local leaders worry that will bring more tourists than they can handle.
Mark Adams, 65, of Illinois, cups his hands in an attempt to imitate the call of a loon during a contest in August at Loon Days in Mercer. The bird's most common sounds are as wails, tremolos, yodels and hoots.
A nearly $37 million bridge and road project has created a new pathway over the Wisconsin River near Lone Rock. The new spans opened in October and eliminated a deadly T intersection at highways 130 and 133 in Iowa County.
Philip Feller from Durham, North Carolina, is seen here in June touring the interior of a schoolhouse in Ripon that is regarded to be the birthplace of the Republican Party.
When the weather is warm and the rain holds off, Dot's Tavern in Basco expands to an outdoor setting with a beer garden, music stage and food truck. The bar, in the basement of a farmhouse in southern Dane County, has been owned by one family since 1948.
Ingrid Krause, owner of the Midwest Microcar Museum, is glad to have her museum open again. The Mazomanie museum, which showcases microcars, most built in the 1950s and 1960s in Europe, reopened in June after being flooded, which damaged many of the exhibits.
Clara Delgado, seen here in June, applies gold leaf to the interior of the Royal Thai Pavilion at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison as part of a $1.4 million restoration project.
What used to be farmland is now prairie and ponds and now owned by Vermont Lutheran Church in western Dane County.
With the Milwaukee skyline in the background, Elyse Transon carries her surfboard toward the chilly waters of Lake Michigan during a 90-minute lesson with High 5 Surf instructor Daniel DeWitt. Bradford Beach is one of many spots along the lake that draws surfers. Other spots include Racine, Two Rivers, Port Washington and Sheboygan.
