The Tlingit have kushtaka, or land-otter people; the Haida have gagit, drowned spirit ghosts; the Nootka (Nuu-Chah-Nulth) have pukubts, a name which seems etymologically related to the Kwakiutl bakwas, as is the Tsimshian ba'wis.
Gene McKay, a news anchor and radio personality for WIS, the NBC affiliate in Columbia, came up with the idea to have a festival based on okra.
He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wis., and a master's of education degree from Harvard University.
(May 28, 1926, West Bend, Wis. – April 3, 1997, Easton, N.Y.) was a staff scientist at General Electric Corporate Research and Development Laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y. and a professor of chemical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
Located near Eau Claire the town has seen a great deal of recent suburban development in the corridor between the Chippewa River and Wis. 85.
With headquarters and three plants in Waupaca, Wis., as well as plants in Marinette, Wis., Tell City, Ind., and Etowah, Tenn., the Foundry employs about 3,000 people.
The children of Johan Cruyff, a famous Dutch soccer player, attended WIS for a short time when Cruyff played for the Washington Diplomats
State Trunk Highway 105 (often called Highway 105, STH 105 or WIS 105) is a Wisconsin state highway running east–west in northwest Wisconsin from the Minnesota border at Duluth, Minn. to Tower Avenue in Superior, Wisc.
Crossing over the Wolf River in downtown Winneconne, WIS 116 heads east to its terminus at the interchange with US 45 near the northern shore of Lake Butte des Morts.
WIS 122 begins at a junction with WIS 77 in the unincorporated community of Upson, Wisconsin.
WIS 134 begins at a junction with US 12 and US 18 in the village of Cambridge in Dane County.
WIS 137 was originally designated in 1923 as a short highway between WIS 39 and WIS 23 in Iowa County.
The Harley-Davidson Motorcycle middle-weight engine assembly plant and Product Development Center (PDC) are located at the intersection of WIS 190 and US Highway 45 (US 45) in Milwaukee.
WIS 23 passes through rolling hills in the town of Willow Springs and enters Iowa County ten miles (16 km) north of the city.
Outside of Fish Creek, WIS 42 takes an abrupt left-hand turn to follow the bluff down to Main Street and the Alexander Noble House.
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Just outside of town, WIS 42 turns due east on School Road to its intersection with Europe Bay Road, where it turns north towards Gills Rock.
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At Gills Rock, WIS 42 turns due east and then turns slightly to the southeast before heading due east again to its eastern terminus at the Washington Island Ferry dock at Port Des Morts Drive in unincorporated town of Northport.
WIS 57 was rerouted onto its current alignment between Hilbert and Askeaton in 1932, replacing a former routing to Hollandtown; the original routing was replaced by county roads.
After passing the Hay Creek Public Hunting Grounds, WIS 64 crosses the Red Cedar River before crossing into Chippewa County.
WIS 65 intersects with WIS 64 to the northeast of the city, near Hatfield Lake and New Richmond Municipal Airport.
He was born in 1938 and was educated at the universities of Marburg, Münster, Dortmund, and Appleton (Wis.).