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Whether you’re new to the Dells or a Wisconsinite wanting a deeper dive, "100 Things to Do in The Wisconsin Dells Before You Die" will help you create the perfect itinerary

100 Things to Do in Wisconsin Before You Die is a comprehensive guide to all the must-see, must-taste, and must-do activities for the whole family. Start planning your next adventure today!

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

Follow the war, from the Quad Cities on the Illinois/Iowa border through the “Trembling Lands” along the Kettle Morraine and into the Driftless Area of southern Wisconsin.

An extensive and critical look at all there is to know surrounding Lake Superior agates. A must-have resource for casual rock collectors and advanced hobbyists alike!

A definitive field identification guide to all 77 species and subspecies of reptiles and amphibians of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Easy-to-use guide with 90 track illustrations. Presents tracks of more than 95 mammal species, plus common birds and reptiles, for quick and easy identification.

Just what you need to identify animal tracks when out in the field in Wisconsin and other fine states of the midwest. Spiral bound.

4th Edition. Your camping guide to scenic beauty, sounds of nature, and escape from urban life. Essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Wisconsin presents 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers.

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.

A fun way to learn about birds with 50 color-by-number illustrations.

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

Designed by Adolph Cudell and built in 1888, Black Point is a unique late Victorian Queen Anne residence. This book, written by Anne Celano Frohna, tells the story of the Seipp family and the house at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Copiously illustrated. Details below.

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

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Spice up your tree with this hand-blown glass Bloody Mary ornament! Hand painted garnishes.

Celebrate Wisconsin's (unofficial) state cocktail with this unique tumbler, a Society exclusive!

This hand-blown glass ornament looks good enough to sip! Complete with cherry and orange.

Muddle, garnish, & stir. Our brandy old fashioned T-shirt is a Society exclusive. Recipe on the back!

60 paddling adventures within 60 miles of Madison. The ultimate guide for all paddlers!

This beautifully illustrated book relates dramatic moments from Great Lakes maritime history in a graphic-novel style. For children 8-11.

Highlights lighthouses, restaurants, parks, and more. 500 pieces. Ages 10 and up. Made in Wisconsin.

A collaborative effort by dozens of biologists and ecologists, Field Guide to Wisconsin Streams is accessible to anglers, teachers and students, amateur naturalists, and experienced scientists alike. More than 1,000 images.

A Friday night fish fry isn't complete without drinking your favorite brewed beverage in our fish fry pilsner glass. Order before your next fish fry dinner party!

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

Show off your love of the Friday Night Fish Fry with this unique Wisconsin t-shirt. Green and gold. A Society Exclusive.

From Lake Mendota to Lake Kegonsa, this round magnet shows the five lakes of Madison.

Unique cards for special events and fun people. 5 x 7 inches. Made in Wisconsin!

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

Handmade in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Handcrafted in Wisconsin with solid wood, this cribbage board has detailed topographical maps of the great lakes!

Great Ships on the Great Lakes tells of the sea battles, treacherous storms, and unexpected tragedies that sent thousands of ships to the bottom of these so-called low seas. Designed for the upper elementary classroom with emphasis on Michigan and Wisconsin.

This colorful T-shirt features an illustration of H.H. Bennett's iconic "Leaping the Chasm" photograph, a split second captured in the Wisconsin Dells in the 1880's.

H.H. Bennett once said, "My energies for near a lifetime have been used almost entirely to win such prominence as I could in outdoor photography." Learn more that prominence in this H.H. Bennett biography by Sara Rath. Details below.

Astonishing accounts of ghosts, mysterious lights, and haunted houses in the midwest.

Local expert Ross M. Curry has been chronicling the Dells region for almost sixty years. Join him for chapters of the area's story that he himself has witnessed, and then follow him as he hikes back to a time before the Kilbourn Dam, when towns were lit by gaslight.

Hardcover: $24.95
208 pages, 30 b/w photos, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204296

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Have you seen a hodag before? Have you spent a lifetime pursing one? Show off your awareness of Wisconsin-lore with a Hodag bobble-head lapel pin. A Society design!

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

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Set of four coasters featuring Madison's Lake Mendota with detailed size and depth graphics. Order today and serve in style!

Set of 4 Lake Michgian topographic map art coasters. A unique coaster set with details about size and depth!

Lake Monona coaster set illustrating topographic details.

Identify your agate finds quickly and easily with this all-in-one identification guide. A must-have for beginners and experts.

Keep the sun out of your eyes while visiting Lake Superior, which remains to this day unsalted and shark-free!

Set of 4 Lake Superior topographic map art coasters.

Show your Great Lakes pride in style with this warm sweatshirt!

Show off your Great Lakes pride with this fun t-shirt for all ages.

Old fashioned flavor from the bratwurst capitol of the world—Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Easy to use!

Paperback: $8.95
64 pages, 20 b/w photos, 2 maps, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870201462

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Stay stylish with the Madison Lakes Map Bandana available in two styles, Sea Glass or Blueprint. Fun for pets too!

This Madison chain of lakes coaster set illustrates lakes Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, and Wingra with details like size and depth. Four coasters.

Venture out in style (and remember where you are) when you wear a Madison lakes map scarf. A light, sheer scarf and a Society exclusive!

Whose tracks are those? Learn about all the mammals of Wisconsin. Detailed photos, range maps, and more. Perfect size field guide for the backpack.

Madeline Island T-shirt in conservation green. A custom Society exclusive.

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.

Learn more about the history of Lake Mendota's shoreline and the people and place along it in this collection of stories, maps, newspaper articles, and other fully colored illustrations compiled by Donald P. Sanford. Details below.

Paperback: $25.00
224 pages, 100 illustrations, 8 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870209000

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Written by director Mark H. Knipping and curator Korinne K. Oberle, On the Shake Rag is a collection of stories and photographs of the Neal and Hellum Pendarvis House during the early and mid 1900s. Details below.

Fun to read and packed with information, Place Names of Wisconsin is a must-have for anyone interested in Wisconsin and Midwest history, language, geography, and culture—or anyone who simply wonders “why did they name it that?”

Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the Badger, Prairie, and Hawkeye states! Full-color photographs and information to help readers identify their finds.

Paperback: $16.95
224 pages, 46 b&w photos
ISBN: 9780870207464

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Spirits of Earth explores the cultural, historical, and ceremonial meanings of the mounds in an informative, abundantly illustrated book and guide.

Details:
Author: John Odin Jensen
Paperback
304 pages. 128 b&w and color photos and illustrations. 8 x 10"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-902-4
Publication Date: May, 2019
Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Paperback: $18.95
304 pages, 25 b/w photos and illus., 14 maps, 5.5 x 8"
ISBN: 9780870205026

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

Paperback: $19.95
320 pages, 10 b&w images, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207075

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Paperback: $19.95
150 pages, 135 color and b/w photos and illus., 8 x 9
ISBN: 9780870205798

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Paperback: $20.00
240 pages, 2 maps, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN: 9780870207907

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Learn all about Wisconsin trees! Filled with full-page photos and informative details.

Beautifully illustrated booklet about Villa Louis - one of the Society's historic sites.

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

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Walking Milwaukee leads readers through some of the city’s most interesting, scenic, and historic places.