Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Mequon & Thiensville (#710)
[Latest Airdate: June 28, 2018]
[Original Airdate: March 22, 2018]
A pastor, a rabbi and a Nepalese chef all walk into ... Mequon and/or Thiensville, every day! As do the pharmacy students and staff at Concordia University, a hardware store owner, consignment shop owners, a catering company family, a village president and a mayor. And for four days, John joined them. He also met people who shared their metal cutting business, a rice paddy, the fish ladder and their music.
So what do you get when you cross Thiensville with Mequon? Too much to shoot in four days... And that's no joke!
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ROTARY RIVERWALK Thiensville, Wisconsin May 21, 2013
The Rotary Riverwalk along the Milwaukee River located in Thiensville , Wisconsin is a Rotary International centennial project of the Mequon and Thiensville Rotary Clubs. The Library Segment of the Riverwalk was made possible by generous donations from Dr. Peter and Nancy Shore, the United Lutheran Program for the Aged, Hauser Family, and the Mequon Community Foundation. The beautiful and quiet walk is now under final stages of construction.
Madison's Farmers' Market
Madison's Farmers' Market featuring Stella's Bakery
West Bend Farmer Market.
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West Bend Saturday Farm Market
What the West Bend WI 3 block Summer/Fall Farmers Market is like
Dane County Farmer's Market
Scenes from the Dane County Farmer's Market in Madison, WI.
Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Platteville (#712)
[Latest Airdate: July 12, 2018]
[Original Airdate: April 5, 2018]
In the southwest corner of Wisconsin you will find a city that is symbolized and memorialized with largest M in the world --- Platteville! Huh? Why not a big P? Turns out that the M is for mining which is how this city came to be.
Platteville's past is truly interesting, but it's the present that made memories for John. He played sheepshead, pitched horseshoes, thought about climbing to the top of the M, visited an Amish tobacco farm, toured the most beautiful mansion in town while talking to a parrot, ate gooseberry pie at the Owl Café, and envied Kip as he flew his PPC (Powered Para Chute). AND, John met Tud - completely Wundoemus!
By the time we left Platteville, John completely embraced the M, which he said is his stamp of approval on this wonderful town. Approved (and loved) by McGivern!
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Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Menomonie (#713)
[Latest Airdate: December 27, 2018]
[Original Airdate: April 12, 2018]
Everyone who works on this show loved Menomonie --- and that's sayin' something!
It's situated in the northwest quadrant of Wisconsin, in the northernmost part of the driftless area, and it's gorgeous --- to everyone! Crew members who love the rural areas loved it because we covered 4 farm stories - an Amish farm, an agri-tourism farm, a trout farm and a 4th generation family farm. Those who love busy, small, American downtowns loved it because there's a lot to do in Menomonie --- food, quaint shops and the most beautiful Center for the Arts of the season. The people who like college towns were thrilled to find UW-Stout, the only polytechnic college in the state. And those of us who like big manufacturing stories (especially John) were thrilled to get inside Cardinal FG and see glass as long as three football fields!
Menomonie: a place with something for everyone to love, and a great end to our 7th season!
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Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Caledonia & Wind Point (#709)
[Latest Airdate: June 21, 2018]
[Original Airdate: March 29, 2018]
So, Caledonia and Wind Point cover a lot of ground in southeast Wisconsin. This big area is home to big animals (like Libby's horses and Jo Don Farm's camels), and big companies (Norco, for one), big bugs (grown at the SC Johnson Institute of Insect Science for Family Health --- yikes!) and a big Wurlitzer organ (under a small house --- no kidding!).
It's also home to people with big talent (especially Bill Reid and Sherry Lou) and places of big beauty (the Wind Point Light House and The Prairie School, just to name a few). There's big fun to be had (surfing and kickball), and you can satisfy your big taste buds (at Sebastian's).
Yep. Caledonia and Wind Point are a big deal!
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Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Stevens Point (#707)
[Latest Airdate: May 31, 2018]
[Original Airdate: February 22, 2018]
When John said, Let's get straight to the point, we're so glad we took him literally because Stevens Point earned tons of brownie points! Everyone in this fabulous city pointed us to a great episode, and stayed on point throughout with their pointed remarks.
Point Brewery was an obvious (and great) choice, and you can't talk about Stevens Point without pointing out the trivia contest. But we are so glad when we can point to the not-so-obvious community stars, too. What do governors for dams, wheelchairs, potatoes, toys, tea, women's clothing, Father Fat's food, Iroquois raised beadwork and art paper have in common? Yep. All pointed out in this episode.
But it's pointless to continue with our list because after watching this episode, you will completely get the point. Stevens Point IS the point!
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Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Havenwoods (#704)
[Latest Airdate: May 10, 2018]
[Original Airdate: February 1, 2018]
Havenwoods is one of those neighborhoods in Milwaukee that we've always known. We just didn't know it had a name --- or so much industry --- or so much positive energy --- or a bona fide forest!
Lots of people know this neighborhood as home to Growing Power and Westlawn Gardens. Model train enthusiasts know this area because they know WMK Walthers, famous US manufacturer and distributor of model railroad equipment. Restaurants and culinary companies know about Havenwoods because they buy Kallas Honey and Dang That's Good soda. Hmong Americans know this community because of the Milwaukee Asian Public Market and because this neighborhood is home to the largest Hmong population in the state. And now John knows where to find Milwaukee Job Corps, TMJ Innovations, Court Lanes and the only urban forest in Wisconsin.
It was a joy to meet everyone in this revitalized area who helped us get to know Havenwoods!
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Around the Corner with John McGivern | John Visits Cave Point in Jacksonport
Jon Jarosh from the Door County Visitors Bureau takes John McGivern to gorgeous Cave Point in Jacksonport, WI on the Quiet Side of Door County.
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Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Appleton (#702)
[Latest Airdate: April 26, 2018]
[Original Airdate: January 18, 2018]
As John said, if the Fox Valley were a state, Appleton would be the capital. Not only is it the largest of the cities in the Fox Valley, Appleton's a large city - period! Energetic, busy, vibrant, loaded with friendly, smart people - it's our kind of place.
This is the first - and only - time we'll ever say, John got to: shoot the Bratzooka at a Timber Rattlers baseball game; fence with a medieval long sword champion; sit in a 3 million dollar private jet; turn and open a 100 year Fox Lock by hand, all by himself!
Yes, John gets special access so you may not get to do those things, but you can eat and marvel like John did at Lombardi's Restaurant. You can shop at Eco Candle and Urban Evolutions. You can stroll the beautiful grounds of Lawrence University, have Henry shine your shoes, and eat the best comfort food ever at the Cozy Corner Café. And, of course, at the Houdini Museum at the Castle, everyone can escape (Get it? Escape? Like Houdini... Ha!).
From now on, in the Around the Corner book, A is for Appleton!
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Monterey Dam Janesville Wisconsin
On the Rock River just south of Downtown Janesville Wisconsin. This dam is currently being studied to determine if its removal is necessary. There has been some structural failure and repairs may be more than local finances would permit.
On a recent Sundaty I walked around the dam and recorded a number of clips showing most elements of the dam. The edited result is here for your enjoyment!
please refer to my Playlist Dams & Waterfalls, for more Rock River dams as well as others......
Wisconsin Honey Bees, Richfield WI.
April 12, 2015, Pollen Jocks bringing in Maple tree pollen. Hive made it through the nasty winter
Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Grafton (#608)
[Latest Airdate: November 16, 2017]
[Original Airdate: February 23, 2017]
Grafton is like Miss Congeniality of Season 6! Friendly, graceful and good looking, this community gets high marks in all the important categories. In the talent category, Grafton has it covered with the artists and businesses at The Arts Mill, and the incredible band, Life in a Tree. In the Make-a-Difference category, you're not going to find better representatives than Mel's Charities and Josh Davis-Joiner's friends. In the personality category, banjo player Mike Gregory and Christmas tree farmers Lisa and Rick O'Malley were too much fun. And on the Around the Corner judging sheets, there's also the best tasting category --- of course --- which was well satisfied by Lake Winds Elk Farm, Slow Poke Local Foods and Atlas BBQ. We could never choose one community as Miss Wisconsin because there are too many worthy contestants (and because we're not stupid, thank you very much), but for Miss Congeniality, we have a winner! And Grafton, it's you! Congratulations!
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RUSSIA: ST PETERSBURG: LUXURY FUR TRADE HITS HARD TIMES
Eng/Russ/Nat
In Soviet times foreign sales of fur were so lucrative it was dubbed soft gold.
A decade later, the luxury trade has fallen on such hard times that there is little money to pay the industry's workers, let alone feed the mink and polar foxes bred for their pelts.
Poorly fed animals produce poor skins and now even the Russians prefer to buy imported fur, forcing the domestic industry into a sharp decline.
At the Sosnovsky farm, 150 kilometres from St Petersburg, these polar foxes are being bred for their highly prized fur.
It's a long-established business in a country where animal rights activists have never managed to gain a foothold.
As in Soviet times the industry still gets state backing - fur farms only make money once a year following the annual slaughter and need cash for daily expenses.
But the hard-pressed government has had to curtail its hand-outs and now the fur farms are suffering.
There are few resources and undernourished animals are producing inferior fur.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
Everywhere now things have got worse. The food situation has got worse and the equipment here. It's very rarely repaired. We lose out because it's expensive and we always have to save money.
SUPERCAPTION: Larissa Bugaeyeva, fur farm worker
The fur farm sends its animals to this slaughter house, where the pelts are removed, cured and prepared for sale.
Workers here receive 150 dollars a month, the equivalent cost of one animal skin.
It's scant remuneration for such an unpleasant job.
The stench of rotting flesh hangs in the air and the constant handling of fur causes skin complaints.
But Russia's high unemployment leaves these workers few other options, especially now that the slaughter house's future is also in jeopardy.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
Previously, they (the government) gave us credit so that we could exist. We only got money once a year when the fur is ready for sale. They're giving us credit now but for huge interest payments and it's impossible to survive with those sort of percentages.
SUPER CAPTION: Vera Bogdan, Director of Slaughter House
During its glory days, St Petersburg's international fur auction was packed with buyers from around the world.
Now it's half empty.
The world fashion industry tends to favour pelts from Scandinavia, Finland and even England, where the latest farming and curing techniques ensure optimum quality.
Those foreign buyers who do come here are attracted by the bargain basement prices.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
The Russian is not so expensive as the Scandinavian fur, so it's good for a better price in America. So it's a better priced garment so more women can wear the fur.
SUPER CAPTION: Erwin Sidebin, New York fur broker
But in modern-day Russia, where only the wealthy can afford to buy a new fur, price isn't a consideration - in fact among the nouveaux riches - expense is considered one of the reasons to buy.
There again, the rich don't want to wear home-produced fur which doesn't have the snob appeal of an imported product.
But Western brokers believe that once the country has got over it's economic crisis and there is more money to spend the Russian market could be one of the most lucrative in the world.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Everybody needs a fur hat, not only the rich but the average people. Now it's a very difficult time. Russia is undergoing a crisis, an economic crisis, people aren't getting paid, so we have to be patient but I think that after the crisis is passed I think the fur business will be very good in Russia.
SUPER CAPTION: Leon Rathaus, New York Fur broker
But Russia's future is uncertain and it's economic recovery may take several years.
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Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Brookfield & Elm Grove (#708)
[Latest Airdate: June 7, 2018]
[Original Airdate: March 1, 2018]
Brookfield and Elm Grove are only 15 minutes west of Milwaukee. The idyllic, small village of Elm Grove is surrounded by Brookfield on three sides. It has a downtown that is charm itself. John made art, visited private properties and an Irish Pub. Brookfield is large, has a lot of subdivisions, tons of shopping and good food. We spent time at the police department (by choice, not circumstance), at Brookfield Square and with the girls of the Glacier Hockey.
We know people in both communities --- lots of people --- who have already said, Why didn't you just choose Brookfield? or Elm Grove deserved its own episode! Here's the truth: It was just easier to include both Brookfield and Elm Grove than to drive through or around one or the other. Look, we love you all, and we love you equally! (Seriously? You thought we'd chose one and not the other? Please!...)
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Fur Farmer Profile: Jeff Mitchell
Freezing with Mississippi Sawyer at the South Shore Farm Market
Mississippi Sawyer performs at the South Shore Market on a very cold October day in Milwaukee. Here Jen does a nice job on Woody Guthrie's Going Down the Road Feeling Bad with Tucker and Lamont backing her up. October 5, 2014.