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The techniques, equipment, and recipes to enjoy the bounties of summer and autumn all year long!

Create new memories with every meal! Features recipes beyond breakfast that are sure to delight friends, neighbors, and the entire family.

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

The perfect kids’ introduction to Wisconsin's mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

Get the perfect coffee-table book for birders and nature lovers, pairing naturalist knowledge with beautiful watercolor paintings.

Empowers children to become nature explorers. Full-color guide featuring beautiful watercolors, tips on becoming a naturalist, and engaging activities.

The first and only volume of John Muir's autobiography that was published before his death in 1914.

This pocket-size book pairs 60 insightful John Muir quotes with selections from other celebrated thinkers and spiritual texts.

Based on the author's personal interviews with the people who knew and worked with Muir. Originally published in 1945 and remains the standard Muir biography.

It's time to take a hike and explore the Madison area. Filled with interesting new places to discover!

This book is a must-have for dog lovers who enjoy hiking in Wisconsin with their pup(s).

Identify wildlife like an expert with this extensive and richly illustrated field guide from one of the most trusted names in birding, the National Audubon Society.

Who's that bird visitng your feeder? Identify the birds you see in your back yard and on hikes throughout the state.

Hardcover: $29.95
144 pages, 129 color photos
ISBN: 9780870206689

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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From magical creatures of the old country to legends of the mysterious and macabre, this lore is a record of the stories people held on to and the customs, foods, and cures that filled their lives. Peruse these pages and discover a new history of the people and places of the old north.

Paperback: $12.95
96 pages, 53 photos and illus., 1 map, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203893

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Hardcover: $10.00
28 pages, color illustrations, 8 x 0.3 x 8
ISBN: 9781930596085

In lively prose, historians Jane Conway and Randi Julia Ramsden reveal how quirky food fashions and regional traditions made their way to 1800s Wisconsin. Includes fifty retro recipes—and the history behind them—to inspire and delight home cooks everywhere.

A hauntingly beautiful story about a little girl, Firefly, who is taken away from her grandmother and put in mission school. A must read Native boarding school story.

Minnows to Muskies - Your essential resource for fish identification! Water resistant pages.

Much more than a cookbook! This paperback edition makes this seminal work accessible for a new generation of foodies, home cooks, and history lovers. 450 recipes.

Artist Sam Zimmerman / Zhaawanoogiizhik explores nature, family, and Ojibwe culture through his painting, personal stories and stories handed down through generations.

Wisconsin's most scenic Lake Superior hikes under 3 miles, walks under 1 mile, and more!

Paperback: $26.95
416 pages, 337 color & b/w photos/ illus., 8 x 9”
ISBN: 9780870204975

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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For young anglers everywhere, reading "H is for Hook" is the next best thing to being at the end of a fishing pole waiting for that big bite.

Paperback: $18.95
176 pages, 44 b&w photos and illus, 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 9780870207730

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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CD-ROM Format: $49.95
ISBN: 9780870202952

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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CD-ROM format
ISBN: 978-0-87020-508-8

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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A concise field guide to common mushrooms. This is a small, full-color guide that helps mushroom hunters identify mushrooms commonly encountered in the upper midwest.

Meticulously researched by one of the state’s most prolific outdoor writers, "On the Hunt" covers subsistence hunting, sport hunting, deer camps, changing deer management policies, human encroachment, CWD and more.

Paperback: $15.95
104 pages, 70 color and b&w photos
ISBN: 9780870206153

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Paperback: $19.95
248 pages, 91 b&w photos, 7 x 10
ISBN: 97808702075255

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Prompted by the transfer of the architect’s archive from its home at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona, to the Avery Library at Columbia University and the Museum of Modern Art, this volume revisits Wright’s relevance for a contemporary audience.

Wisconsin's intriguing wonders and obscure events lie hidden in plain sight. This guide takes you on an unforgettable trip to discover the state's quirkiness and best-kept secrets.

Begin identifying and collecting seven edible mushrooms (and learn what to watch for and avoid)!

An intimate and engaging Native food memoir. These stories from the author’s teen and tween years—some serious, some laugh-out-loud funny—will take readers from Catholic schoolyards to Native foot trails to bowling alleys. An intimate and engaging Native food memoir.

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

Try something new at your next campfire with this campfire cookbook, featuring more than 100 delicious recipes and full-color photographs of every delicious dish. Perfect for the professional cook, foodie, or family member with high expectations for dinner when roughing it in nature.

Hardcover: $25.00
336 pages, 60 b&w photos, 8 x9
ISBN: 9780870208478

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Dean Kuipers weaves a beautiful and surprising story about the restorative power of land and of his own family, which so desperately needed healing.

Children's field guide featuring 86 of the most common and important Wisconsin birds. Learn cool facts about our Wisconsin birds!

A facsimile edition of the original "way to a man's heart," featuring authentic American recipes, European cooking, and Jewish favorites. First published in 1903, it was a staple of the American kitchen for more than fifty years.

Stories of the Ojibwe people told from the perspective of an elderly wolf. A profound blend of histlry, spirituality, and a dash of wolf wisdom and humor.

Paperback, $22.95
224 pages, 10 color illus., 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 9780870207860

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What goes into the making of a tribal elder? We find some answers in the story of Edward James Bainbridge. Written like a memoir in first person, his story provides rich lessons in resilience, hope, faith, and remaining, always, Ojibwe.

With a decade of research and travels to furnish his repertoire, Troy Hess offers descriptions and picturesque views of the serenity and natural beauty of these wondrous waterways.

This is your guide to cooking wildfoods that you can hunt, fish, or forage—or buy—in the Upper Midwest.

The Ojibwe Traditions Coloring and Activity book series offers children and their families the opportunity to learn about Ojibwe Indian lifeways and teachings in an engaging and accessible manner.

Civil War historian Cal Schoonover sheds new light on the exploits of Wisconsin soldiers in this turning point to secure the Union.

Beyond delving into mythic origins of classic creations, Jeanette Hurt introduces a new generation of Wisconsin cocktail concoctions.

Supper club aficianado Ron Faiola is back with updated chronicles and beautiful new photographs from the clubs that captured the attention of readers in Wisconsin Supper Clubs.

Wisconsin Waters takes readers on an epic tour of the geologic, natural, and human stories that have shaped these aquatic landscapes over millions of years.