- In Wisconsin, you're never far from water.
Water carves our borders,
defines our view.
Great Lakes horizons,
Northern oasis,
nation's mightiest river.
A place for play,
tremendous power,
unsurpassed beauty.
The variety abounds,
the vistas are endless,
Wisconsin Water From the Air
Funding provided in part
by Travel Wisconsin,
Ron and Colleen Weyers,
Roger and Lynn Van Vreede,
Francis A and Georgia F. Ariens Fund
within the Brillion Area Family of Funds,
Holiday Vacations,
Slater Family Fund,
Stanley J. Cottrill Fund,
with additional support from
Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation,
John E. Kuenzel Foundation,
The Focus Fund for Wisconsin Programming,
and Friends of Wisconsin Public Television.
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- The Wisconsin River,
our state's defining waterway.
Springing from northern headwaters,
flowing ever south,
to a big meet-up with the Mississippi.
A journey through the heart of the state.
The Wisconsin River.
[birds and insects chirp]
From a remote northern edge of the state,
the waters flow.
A quiet beginning,
among the marshlands and the forests,
for our namesake river.
The Wisconsin River's journey will travel a course
longer than any other in our state;
a lifeline
stretching hundreds of miles.
And it all begins here.
Flowing from the waters of Lac Vieux Desert ,
a lake straddling the border with Michigan,
the Wisconsin appears more stream than river.
A seemingly endless ribbon of twists and turns
as it embarks on its journey,
a journey that weaves through
the entire length of the state.
Flowing south,
the river will grow in size, scope, and strength,
but its northern origins
remain wild and untamed.
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[birds chirping]
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[rushing water current]
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[water roaring]
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[music slowing down]
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[music pace quickens]
[music slows and mellows]
[energetic music]
[water splooshes]
[screaming at top of lungs]
[paddle splashes against water]
[music tempo picks up]
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[voices in background]
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[motorboat engine]
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Great waterway,
namesake river.
The Wisconsin has traveled a course
over 400 miles across the state.
A winding journey past prairie,
through forest,
flowing border to border.
It continues on south.
Continues on through a wide-bluffed valley
to its final destination:
Meeting the waters of the Mississippi.
Ever-flowing,
ever-moving,
this river,
this Wisconsin.
[APPLAUSE]
>> HI.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI, DIRECT TO
HAVE WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND WE ARE WATCHING THE
WONDERFUL WISCONSIN WATER FROM
THE AIR.
WE HAD THE GREAT CHORE, GREAT
FUN TO TRAVEL ACROSS WISCONSIN
AND PREMIERE THE PROGRAM IN
WAUSAU AND EAU CLAIRE AND
LA CROSSE AND GREEN BAY.
JUST SO MUCH FUN TO BE WITH
FOLKS FROM WISCONSIN, ENJOYING
THIS WONDERFUL LOOK AT THE
WATERWAYS.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME
BECAUSE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
WISCONSIN RIVER NO DOUBT
STREAMING THROUGH MY BLOOD,
LIVING A FEW BLOCKS FROM THERE.
BUT ALSO THE HEADWATERS OF THE
WISCONSIN ARE SO BEAUTIFUL AND
SO WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT PART OF
THE STATE, WHICH WE VERY RARELY
SEE AND REALLY TO APPRECIATE THE
BEAUTY OF OUR STATE.
WE'RE INVITING YOU TO SUPPORT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND THERE COULD BE NO BETTER
REASON ABOUT THAT THAN WHAT WE
DO FOR WISCONSIN.
SO YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS PROGRAM,
THIS CELEBRATION OF OUR STATE.
WITH A GIFT OF $8 WE HAVE THE
DVD COMBO OF "WISCONSIN WATER
FROM THE AIR," THE THIRD IN THIS
WONDERFUL PROJECT TO SHOW US AND
CELEBRATE WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR.
SO THANKS FOR JOINING US.
IT WILL CONTINUE AS WE GO UP THE
SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND ALSO
THE MISSISSIPPI AND ST. CROWKS.
ST. CROIX.
BUT WE'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR PHONE
CALL AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M STEPHANIE ELKINS, ONE OF THE
MUSIC HOSTS ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
RADIO.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU I GET KIND OF
CHOKED UP WATCHING THIS.
IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE ART.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S A MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION.
AND YOU ONLY GET IT HERE ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND NOW WE HAVE SOME GREAT WAYS
OF SAYING THANK YOU WHEN YOU
SUPPORT "WISCONSIN WATER FROM
THE AIR."
OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE DVD FOR
YOU.
WE HAVE IT BOTH IN BLU RAY AND
DVD FORMAT FOR A PLEDGE OF $8 A
MONTH.
FOR $10, YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO
GIVE THIS ONE AWAY.
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THESE
DVDs.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH, WE
SILL SENWILL SEND YOU FIVE BECAUSE THEY
MAKE GREAT GIFTS.
DENTISTS AND DOCTORS ARE USING
THESE ON LOOPS IN THEIR OFFICES.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE WONDERFUL
PACKAGES FOR YOU.
THERE ARE TWO BUNDLES THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT.
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU TWO OF
THESE PROGRAM DVDs OF WHAT
YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW AND
ALONG WITH THAT WE HAVE A
BEAUTIFUL SCREEN PRINT.
IT IS OF THE LAKES AND RIVERS OF
WISCONSIN.
IT IS LIGHT AGREE.
IT'S PRINTED ON DARK BLUE.
EVERY SINGLE PRINT IS SIGNED AND
IT'S DATED AND IT'S NUMBERED.
IT WILL FIT INTO AN 11X14 FRAME.
TWO DVDs PLUS THE SCREEN
PRINT.
FOR $20 A MONTH OR MORE, ONE
MORE BUNDLE IS ALL THREE FROM
THE AIR PROGRAM DVDs,
WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR, WINTER
FROM THE AIR AND NOW WE HAVE
WATER FROM THE AIR.
ALL THREE OF THOSE PLUS THE
SCREEN PRINT THAT I JUST
DESCRIBED AND WE HAVE A TERRIFIC
TUMBLER THAT HAS "WISCONSIN
WATER FROM THE AIR" PRINTED ON
ONE SIDE AND MADE IN WISCONSIN
ON THE OTHER.
THERE ARE LOTS OF CHOICES AND
OUR TERRIFIC VOLUNTEERS WILL
HELP YOU GET TO THE BOTTOM OF
WHICH CHOICE IS RIGHT FOR YOU
AND WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE AWAY
MAYBE TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
AND YOU CAN MAKE THAT CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.
I'M KERMAN ECKES.
I'M ON THE STAFF HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WHY?
BECAUSE I LOVE PROGRAMS LIKE
"WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR"
AND ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE
BRING YOU HERE AT WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
SO NOW IS A GHEAT TIME FO GREAT TIME FOR
TO JOIN US BY BECOMING A MEMBER.
STEPHANIE RAN THROUGH THE MANY
THANK YOU GIFTS THAT WE HAVE FOR
YOU.
AS SHE SAID, OUR VOLUNTEERS CAN
RUN THROUGH THOSE AGAIN, FILL
YOU IN ON ALL OF THE DETAILS.
ONE THING I WANTED TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT IS BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC, EASY WAY
FOR YOU TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR
ALL OF THE QUALITY SHOWS THAT WE
BRING YOU.
YOU MAKE A MONTHLY, ONGOING
CONTRIBUTION TO US HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION AND
THAT'S IT.
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR
AMOUNT, IF YOU WANT TO INCREASE
YOUR DONATION, YOU CAN DO THAT.
IT'S VERY EASY FOR YOU TO BECOME
A MEMBER AND TO KEEP THAT
MEMBERSHIP GOING.
BUT IT'S ALSO A GREAT WAY TO
SHOW US SUPPORT HERE AT
WITNESSES PUBLIC TELEVISION.
BUT IT ALL STARTS BY GOING TO
THE PHONE AND DIALING
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THE PHONES
RING AND HEAR SUCH GREAT
RESPONSE TO "WISCONSIN WATER
FROM THE AIR."
WE KNOW WE OFFERED YOU A LOT OF
CHOICES IN YOUR VOLUNTEER LIST.
WE HEARD SO MANY GREAT STORIES
ABOUT PEOPLE SHARING "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR,"" WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR."
TWO THAT I JUST HEARD RECENTLY,
ONE IN EAU CLAIRE.
SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT THEY SHARED
THIS WITH THEIR FOREIGN STUDENT,
WHO WAS VISITING, WHO TOOK IT
HOME AND HER MOTHER IS A
TEACHER, SHARED IT IN THE
CLASSROOM TO SHOW WHAT A STRANGE
PLACE LIKE WISCONSIN LOOKS LIKE,
WITH THE WATER.
AND THEN WE HEARD FROM ANOTHER
FAMILY MEMBER WHO SHARED IT WITH
FAMILY IN EUROPE AND CHARTED OUT
THE FAMILY CONNECTIONS AND
SHARED "WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE
AIR" AS A WAY TO SAY THIS IS
WHERE WE LIVE, THIS IS WHAT WE
LOVE, THIS IS WHO WE'RE ABOUT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE PHONE
CALLS.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT
TO SAY EARLY AS WE WATCH THIS IS
WHILE WE WATCH THIS PROGRAM,
WHEN WE GET LATER TO THE
ST. CROIX, WE SHOULD BE MINDFUL
OF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE BEHIND
THE BEAUTY OF THESE PLACES, THE
BEAUTY OF THE BEACHES ON LAKE
MICHIGAN, THE BEAUTY OF THE
ST. CROIX AND HOW PRISTINE SO
MANY OF THOSE PLACES ARE, IS
BECAUSE PEOPLE WORKED TO SUSTAIN
AND MAINTAIN THOSE AREAS.
SO AS WE SEE, THIS IS A
BEAUTIFUL STORY OF THE WATER OF
WISCONSIN.
I THINK WE'RE ALSO MINDFUL OF
THERE ARE PEOPLE BEHIND
SUSTAINING THAT BEAUTY OF OUR
STATE.
WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM AND
THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK AND
THIS CELEBRATION IS ONE OF THE
WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THAT.
SO GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SAY
THANK YOU.
>> THERE ARE LOTS OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO SAY THANK YOU,
AND ONE THING I WANTED TO
MENTION AS A MUSIC HOST IS THAT
THE MUSIC FOR THIS PRODUCTION
AND THE OTHER PRODUCTIONS IS
EXTRAORDINARY.
THE COMPOSER IS MATTHEW
HOLINGSWORTH, A WISCONSIN
NATIVE.
HE COMPOSES ALL OFORT WORLD ON.
WE'RE SO LUCKY TO HAVE HIS WORK
HERE IN WISCONSIN.
EVERY TIME AN EAGLE SOARS, HE'S
MATCHING IT WITH THE MUSIC.
FOR YOUR THANK YOU GIFTS, FOR A
PLEDGE OF $8 OR MORE, WE'LL SEND
YOU THIS PROGRAM.
IT COMES IN ANY FORMAT, DVD OR
BLU RAY.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 BECAUSE WE
KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO
SHARE THIS AM PRACTICE, WE'LL
SEND YOU TWO OF THE DVDs.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH, WE
WILL SEND YOU FIVE DVDs.
THEY MAKE FABULOUS GIFTS FOR
SOMEBODY THAT'S BRAND NEW TO
THIS STATE.
THEY MAKE GREAT GIFTS FOR
SOMEBODY WHO'S LEAVING THE
STATE, MAYBE SOMEBODY WHO'S
LIVING OUT-OF-STATE WHO'S A
LITTLE HOME SICK.
THOSE ARE YOUR GIFTS FOR DVDs.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $15 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THESE
DVDs PLUS THE SCREEN PRINT.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ON YOUR
SCREEN.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $20 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU ALL OF OUR
WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR PROGRAM
DVDs.
THERE ARE THREE OF THEM, PLUS
THE SCREEN PRINT, PLUS A
STAINLESS STEEL ITE TUMBLER.
YOU NEED TO MAKE THE CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
RESPONSE AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> WILL, ABSOLUTELY.
OUR PHONES HAVE BEEN RINGING.
OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE BUSY TALKING
WITH PEOPLE.
SO THANK YOU IF YOU'VE ALREADY
STEPPED FORWARD TO BECOME A
MEMBER HERE AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION THIS EVENING.
BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME
BEFORE WE GO BACK TO THE SHOW
FOR YOU TO DO THAT.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU CAN
THINK ABOUT IS AT WHAT LEVEL YOU
CAN JOIN US AT AND WHICH THANK
YOU GIFT YOU'D LIKE.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TWO OF THE
BUNDLES THAT WE HAVE.
FOR THAT ONGOING MONTHLY
DONATION OF $15, WE HAVE THE
PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES TWO COPIES
OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE
WATCHING, "WISCONSIN WATER FROM
THE AIR," AND, AGAIN, THAT'S A
DVD AND A BLU RAY COMBO SET,
PLUS IT HAS THAT BEAUTIFUL PRINT
THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU.
AND I LOVE THIS PRINT.
IT'S ON A DARK BLUE BACKGROUND,
HAS ALL OF THE RIVERS AND THE
WATERWAYS OUTLINED IN GRAY.
FROM A DISTANCE I HAD A SENSE IT
WAS A TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP.
THAT WOULD LOOK WONDERFUL IN ANY
HOME OR OFFICE OR CABIN, ANY
PLACE THAT YOU ENJOY THE
WISCONSIN WATER.
IF YOU JOIN AT THE $20 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU ALL THREE OF THE
WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR PROGRAMS
THAT WE'VE DONE HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION,
PLUS THE PRINT AND THIS
WONDERFUL TUMBLER AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE MANY WAYS TO THANK
YOU WHEN YOU JOIN US AS A
MEMBER.
BUT NOW WE NEED YOU TO GO TO
THOSE PHONES AND DIAL
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR CALLS.
I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT IN THE
PACKAGE, SO EACH OF THE -- SO
FOR THE $8 A MONTH, THE BLU RAY
DVD COMBO MEANS THEY'RE BOTH IN
THERE.
IF YOU HAVE A BLU RAY PLAYER,
YOU'LL HAVE A BLU RAY.
IF YOU HAVE A DVD PLAYER, YOU'LL
HAVE THE DVD.
WHEN YOU GET JUST ONE WITH THAT
GIFT OF $8 A MONTH, THAT WILL
GIVE YOU TWO DISCS AND THAT WILL
GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE
THAT WITH SOMEONE ELSE AS WELL.
I WANT TO THANK FOLKS WHO CAME
IN EARLY ON THIS PROJECT WHO
REALLY UNDERSTOOD THE
OPPORTUNITY, REALLY APPRECIATE
AND LOVE WISCONSIN AND MADE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO GET THAT
PROJECT ROLLING.
SO, FIRST, TRAVEL
TRAVELWISCONSIN.COM, A
WONDERFUL WAY TO DISCOVER OUR
STATE.
IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE
AROUND THE COUNTRY TO COME AND
VISIT OUR GREAT STATE.
RON AND COLLEEN WEYERS, ROGER
AND LYN, THE AARONS FUND, WITHIN
THE FOX VALLEY COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION.
AARON'S FAMILY HAS BEEN A
WONDERFUL CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR
STATE.
HOLIDAY VACATIONS FROM
EAU CLAIRE.
THE SLATER FAMILY FUND.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO
FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
JOHN E. FOUNDATION OUT OF
OSHKOSH.
PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
WISCONSIN FOCUS FUNDS.
AND YOUR CONTRIBUTION THROUGH
FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION, ALL CONTRIBUTE TO
MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
AND YOUR CONTRIBUTION NOW, YOUR
PLEDGE NOW, CONTRIBUTE TO THE
NEXT PROGRAMS COMING ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
- Miles of shoreline embrace the inland sea.
A journey of harbor towns
and limitless views.
Wisconsin's eastern edge...
Lake Michigan.
The pull of an endless horizon,
the sweeping expanse of a big sky.
The Great Lake calls,
the water awaits.
From the harbor's edge
to the endless blue vista,
Lake Michigan's shoreline
creates Wisconsin's 'East Coast'--
home to a great city
on a great lake.
[rock music]
[whistle blows]
*
[excited chatter and screeches]
[engine rumbles]
*
[waves breaking]
*
[seagulls caw, children clamor]
*
[waves lap gently at the shore]
[waves splash softly]
[water gently burbles]
*
Shimmering reflections against an endless sky.
Exploring a world of ports and parks,
sandy dunes and rocky shores.
The lure of Lake Michigan's vast waters--
an adventure upon an inland sea.
>> HI.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI, DIRECTOR OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THIS BEAUTIFUL TRIP UP LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORELINE AND BACK TO
DOOR COUNTY, WHERE WE ALL WANT
TO BE ALL THE TIME.
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND SUCH A
WONDERFUL, GLORIOUS TOUR OF
WISCONSIN THAT WE'RE ENJOYING.
IT WILL CONTINUE.
WE WILL HEAD TO THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE STATE, BEGIN IN THE
HEADWATERS OF THE ST. CROIX,
THIS BEAUTIFUL NATURAL AREA.
SO STAY WITH US.
BUT WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO CALL
AND SUPPORT THE SOURCE FOR GREAT
WISCONSIN PROGRAMS, WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
LIKE THOSE FOLKS CALLING RIGHT
NOW, LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER A GIFT
OF $10 A MONTH.
YOU CAN GET TWO DVDs.
NOW, REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU GET
ONE OF THEM, IT ALREADY HAS TWO
IN THERE.
SO I THINK TWO EQUALS FOUR IN
THIS CASE.
IT HAS BOTH THE BLU RAY AND THE
DVD.
SO WHATEVER PLAYER YOU HAVE, ONE
OF THOSE WILL WORK FOR YOU.
ONE OF THOSE YOU COULD PROBABLY
SHARE WITH A FRIEND.
GIFT OF $10 A MONTH WILL GET YOU
TWO DVDs.
ALSO REMIND YOU THIS IS A
CHALLENGE BREAK, WHICH MEANS
CURRENT MEMBERS OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION HAVE MADE A
SPECIAL GIFT UP TO THE FIRST
$2,000 PLEDGED BY NEW MEMBERS OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION WILL
BE DOUBLED BY THE CHALLENGE
FUND.
THANKS TO THOSE DONORS WHO HAVE
MADE THAT CONTRIBUTION TO
ENCOURAGE NEW MEMBERS TO
CONTRIBUTE RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A GREAT TIME TO HAVE YOUR
GIFT DOUBLED.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET TO 75 CALLS
AND BEYOND.
WHAT A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION OF
WISCONSIN.
WHY DON'T YOU CONTINUE THAT WITH
YOUR CALL IN CELEBRATING AND
SUPPORTING WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
THE PHONE NUMBER IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M STEPHANIE ELKINS, ONE OF THE
MUSIC HOSTS ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
RADIO AND JON SAID CELEBRATION
AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
WE JUST HAD THAT WONDERFUL TRIP
BY AIR UP THE EASTERN COAST OF
WISCONSIN.
AND SO BEAUTIFUL, THE CAVE POINT
PARK IN DOOR COUNTY, THE COLORS
AND THE SOUND IS JUST SUBLIME.
AND WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF THIS GORGEOUS
PROGRAM.
WHEN YOU MAKE A PLEDGE OF $8 OR
MORE A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU THE
PROGRAM DVD WHICH INCLUDES BOTH
A DVD AND A BLU RAY DISC.
FOR YOUR PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THOSE.
AND FOR YOUR PLEDGE OF $21 A
MONTH, WE WILL SEND YOU FIVE OF
THEM BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO
WANT TO GIVE THESE AWAY TO YOUR
FRIENDS, TO YOUR FAMILY, TO
NEIGHBORS, TO YOUR LOVED ONES
WHO ARE OUT-OF-STATE, MAYBE TO
SOMEBODY WHO'S JUST MOVED HERE,
TO SOMEBODY WHO CAN'T BE HERE.
THEY MAKE TERRIFIC GIFTS.
WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF
TERRIFIC BUNDLES FOR YOU.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $15 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THESE
DVDs AS WELL AS A SCREEN
PRINT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE SCREEN
PRINT, TAKE A LOOK.
IT IS LIGHT GRAY ON A DARK BLUE
BACKGROUND.
IT CAN BE FRAMED TO 11X1.
-- 14.
IT'S SIGNED AND NUMBERED AND
REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S A SPECIAL MAP OF OUR LAKES
AND RIVERS IN WISCONSIN.
THAT'S YOURS ALONG WITH TWO OF
THESE DVDs FOR A PLEDGE OF $15
A MONTH.
WE HAVE ONE MORE BUNDLE FOR YOU.
FOR $20 A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU
ALL THREE OF OF OUR "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR" PRODUCTIONS,
WINTER, WATER AND WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR, PLUS THE SCREEN PRINT
PLUS A TUMBLER WITH THE LOGO ON
IT.
GIVE US A CALL.
AND DON'T FORGET IT'S A
CHALLENGE BREAK, AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.
OUR PHONES ARE GOING CRAZY AND
THAT IS PHENOMENAL.
THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE
CALLED.
WE ALREADY HAVE 25 PEOPLE SO ON
WE'RE ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY TO
MEEKING OUMEEK -- MEETING OUR GOAL DURIN
THIS CHALLENGE BREAK.
YOUR DONATION IS MATCHED DOLLAR
FOR DOLLAR FROM A FUND THAT
MEMBERS HAVE SET ASIDE AS A WAY
TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN US AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
ANOTHER ENCOURAGEMENT WE HAVE
ARE THOSE WONDERFUL THANK YOU
GIFTS THAT STEPHANIE JUST RAN
THROUGH.
OUR VOLUNTEERS CAN GO OVER
THOSE.
WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES.
I REALLY LIKE THE BUNDLE
CATEGORIES.
FOR $15 A MONTH YOU CAN GET TWO
COPIES OF "WISCONSIN WATER FROM
THE AIR" PLUS THAT BEAUTIFUL
PRINT.
AND WHAT A GREAT WAY TO
CELEBRATE THE WATERWAYS HERE OF
WISCONSIN.
SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR
LIFE HERE IN THIS STATE.
JUST LIKE WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
YOU CAN SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR US
BY DIALING 1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S GREAT TO HEAR THE PHONES
RING AND HEAR THIS WONDERFUL
RESPONSE TO THIS GLORIOUS
PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE AS WE
GO WEST AND EXPLORE THE WESTERN
COAST OF WISCONSIN, INCLUDING
THE ST. CROIX, WHICH I KNOW IS
NOT ALL ON THE COAST.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AREA.
SO STAY WITH US FOR THAT.
BUT PLEASE MAKE YOUR PHONE CALL.
I HAVE TO SAY AS I TRAVEL THE
STATE, I CALL IT SORT OF THE
WRIST GRAB CRITERIA, WHATEVER.
PEOPLE STOP ME, GRAB MY WRIST
AND SAY THAT "WISCONSIN WATER
FROM THE AIR" IS SO, SO AMAZING.
WE'RE JUST REALLY -- IT'S JUST
SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE TO ERK
WITH--WORK, TO HAVE THE JOB OF
CELEBRATING OUR STATE, WHETHER
THAT'S DEALING WITH VEXING AND
DIFFICULT ISSUES OR A PROGRAM
LIKE THIS THAT REMINDS US OF THE
BEAUTY OF OUR STATE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ABOUT.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SUPPORTING
WITH YOUR PHONE CALL.
SO WE APPRECIATE THIS GREAT
RESPONSE AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO
GET TO THE PHONE RIGHT NOW.
SO, AS WE SAID, IT'S A CHALLENGE
BREAK.
WE ARE PAST HALFWAY IN JUST
THESE FIRST COUPLE MINUTES TO
OUR GOAL OF 75 AND BEYOND.
MAYBE WE'LL GET TO 100.
CERTAINLY WE HOPE WE WILL.
AND WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL CALL US
AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> THIS IS JUST WONDERFUL.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS
RESPONSE.
IT'S A CHALLENGE BREAK, WHICH
MEANS OUR EXISTING MEMBERS ARE
MATCHING YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS,
ESPECIALLY NEW MEMBERS.
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BECOME A
MEMBER.
IT FEELS GREAT AND WE HAVE SOME
WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS FOR
YOU.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $8, WE WILL SEND
YOU THE PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW.
IT COMES IN BOTH DVD AND BLU RAY
FORMAT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10, YOU'LL GET
TWO OF THEM, SO YOU CAN KEEP ONE
FOR YOURSELF THAT YOU CAN WATCH
OVER AND OVER AND YOU CAN GIVE
WITHIONE OF THOSE AWAY.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 FOR LOTS OF
GIFTS, YOU CAN HAVE FIVE OF
THESE PROGRAM DVDs.
NOW, WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF
BUNDLES, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CERTAINLY
TALK TO OUR VOLUNTEERS.
BUT ONE OF THOSE BUNDLES
INCLUDES A SCREEN PRINT OF
WISCONSIN'S LAKES AND RIVERS.
IT'S REALLY GORGEOUS,
HANDPRINTED, NUMBERED, DATED.
IT'S JUST LOVELY.
AND IT COMES BUNDLED WITH TWO OF
THESE DVDs.
AND THE LAST BUNDLE IS ALL THREE
OF OUR "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
PRODUCTIONS, THE ORIGINAL ONE,
WINTER AND THIS BRAND NEW ONE,
WATER.
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO HAVE ALL
THREE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM
ALL.
AND THAT IS BUNDLED WITH A
TUMBLER.
IT'S STAINLESS STEEL WITH MADE
IN WISCONSIN LOGO AS WELL AS THE
SCREEN PRINT.
SO GIVE US A CALL DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE'RE ALREADY AT 51.
THANK YOU.
THE PHONE NUMBER IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, I WAS JUST TAKING A
LOOK AT OUR PHONE BANK.
EVERY TIME I LOOK OVER THERE,
SOMEBODY IS TALKING ON THE
PHONE, THEY HANG UP THE PHONE
AND IT RINGS AGAIN.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU
JOINING US DURING THIS BREAK.
IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE GETTING
THROUGH, STAY ON THE LINE.
SOMEBODY WILL GET BACK TO YOU.
BUT NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR
YOU TO JOIN US DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK, WHEN YOUR
DONATION WILL BE MATCHED DOLLAR
FOR DOLLAR.
IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE TO PUT
A SHOW LIKE "WISCONSIN WATER
FROM THE AIR," TO PUT THAT
TOGETHER.
IT TAKES EVERYTHING FROM LAURIE
GORMAN, THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER,
GRANT FENSTER, A HELICOPTER
CREW, PEOPLE RUNNING DRONES.
SO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE
SHOOTING.
THEN WHAT' THERE'S THE WHOLE EDITING
PROCESS.
THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IT TAKES MANY, MANY DIFFERENT
PEOPLE STEPPING FORWARD AND
SAYING, YOU KNOW, I VALUE
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S THERE FOR
ME 365 DAYS A YEAR.
IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE,
NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR YOU
TO JOIN US AS A MEMBER BY GOING
TO THE PHONE AND DIALING
1-800-236-3636.
>> I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS
WHO CONTRIBUTED TO OUR CHALLENGE
FUND.
YOU'RE SEEING THE GREAT RESPONSE
TO THAT RIGHT NOW WITH LOTS OF
NEW MEMBERS.
WE'VE SO FAR HIT THE 56, WELL ON
OUR WAY, AND HOPEFULLY PAST OUR
GOAL OF 75.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I WANT TO ALSO THANK MEMBERS OF
THE DIRECTORS CIRCLE AND PEOPLE
AND OUR FRIENDS WHO CONTRIBUTE
AT LEADERSHIP LEVELS, BEGINNING
WITH GIFTS OF $1,000 A YEAR.
I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER
JOINING ME AND MY WIFE AS
DIRECTOR CIRCLE MEMBERS.
WE ALSO HAVE DONORS WHO GIVE
$10,000 A YEAR AND EVEN LARGER
THAN THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A
SERVICE THAT REALLY REACHES
YOUNG PEOPLE WITH INTRODUCING
THEM TO READING AND COUNTING,
ALL THE THINGS THAT PARENTS ARE
WORKING ON WITH THEIR KIDS.
PUBLIC TELEVISION IS THERE FOR
THEM, TOO.
WE'RE A PLACE THAT BRINGS YOU
NEWS AND INFORMATION.
AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF WHAT
WE HE DO I DO IN CELEBRATING OUR STATE.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF
THAT.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR THE
PHONES RING AND RING AND RING.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT
"WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR"
IS AVAILABLE WITH A GIFT OF $8 A
MONTH AND LOTS OF OTHER OPTIONS.
BUT PLEASE JOIN US WITH YOUR
CALL DURING THE CHALLENGE BREAK
AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> WHEN WE GO BACK, WE'RE GOING
TO START AT THE HEADWATERS OF
THE ST. CROIX AND THEN IT WILL
MEET THE MISSISSIPPI AND THEN
WE'LL GO DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI ON
OUR WESTERN BORDER.
IT'S JUST STUNNING.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN A SPECIAL
CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR 75 CALLS.
AND THAT MEANS THAT YOUR GIFT
RIGHT NOW DURING THIS BREAK WILL
BE MATCHED AND WE'D LOVE TO HEAR
FROM YOU RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE GOT SOME TERRIFIC THANK
YOU GIFTS.
STARTING AT THE $8 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU THIS PROGRAM ON
DVD.
IT ALSO COMES IN BLU RAY FORMAT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THEM SO
YOU CAN KEEP ONE FOR YOURSELF
AND YOU CAN SHARE ONE WITH
FAMILY OR FRIENDS.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH, WE
WILL GIVE YOU FIVE DVDs AND
YOU CAN DO WITH THEM AS YOU
WISH.
YOU CAN SPREAD THE JOY AND THE
BEAUTY OF WISCONSIN WITH YOUR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THEY MAKE WONDERFUL GIFTS.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $15 A MONTH OR
MORKS WE'LL SEMORE, WE'LL SEND YOU A SCR
PRINT ALONG WITH TWO OF THESE
DVDs.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $20 A MONTH,
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEND YOU ALL
THREE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM, THE
ORIGINAL "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR," WINTER AND WATER, THE ONE
YOU'RE WATCHING TONIGHT, COUPLED
WITH A STAINLESS STEEL TUMBLER
WITH A LOGO OF "WISCONSIN WATER
FROM THE AIR" AND" MADE IN
WISCONSIN "AS WELL AS THAT
SCREEN PRINT.
SO GREAT TIME TO MAKE A GIFT,
GREAT TIME TO CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> STEPHANIE, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
CALLING.
OUR PHONE BANK HAS BEEN SWAMPED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH IF YOU HAVE
CALLED DURING THIS BREAK.
REMEMBER, WE HAD A GOAF GOAL OF 75
NEW MEMBERS.
WE'RE UP TO 74.
I HAVE A FEELING BEFORE WE GET
BACK TO THE PROGRAM WE CAN GO AS
HIGH AS 100.
IF YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
CALLING, NOW IS THE PERFECT
TIME.
WE HAVE MANY WONDERFUL THANK YOU
GIFTS.
THE VOLUNTEERS CAN RUN THROUGH
THEM.
I WANT TO FOCUS ON TWO BUNDLES.
FOR AN ONGOING MONTHLY DONATION
OF EACH MORKS YO MONTH, YOU GET TWO
COPIES OF THE PROGRAM.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SHARE THAT
PROGRAM WITH THEM PLUS YOU GET
THE WONDERFUL PRINT, THE
BEAUTIFUL WISCONSIN WATERWAYS
PRINT.
I LOVE THIS PRINT.
IT HAS A WONDERFUL FEEL.
IT SHOWS WHEREVER YOU ARE IN
WISCONSIN, YOU'RE NOT VERY FAR
FROM WATER.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
SO THAT'S AT THE $15 A MONTH.
AT THE $20 A MONTH, YOU'LL GET
ALL THREE OF THE WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE DONE
PLUS THE PRINT AND THE FAW FABULOUS
TUMBLER.
SO WE HAVE MANY WAYS TO THANK
YOU.
GO TO THOSE PHONES AND DIAL
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
WE'RE UP OVER 80 AND NOW THE BIG
CHALLENGE IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
WE HIT 100?
IS IT GOING TO BE IN THREE
DIGITS OR DO WE GO BACK TO ZERO?
WE DON'T OFTEN HAVE THE TIME FOR
THIS TO HAPPEN.
WHAT A WONDERFUL RESPONSE.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU OF SOME OF
THE OTHER BENEFITS THAT COME.
WE'VE HAD THIS GREAT OFFER OF
THE WONDERFUL DVDs AND THAT
WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL PRINT,
WHICH REALLY IS A GREAT REMINDER
THAT WATER DEFINES THIS STATE.
AND IT EVEN -- IF YOU DRAW THE
WATER OUT, IT CREATES THE MAP OF
THIS STATE.
WATER IS EVERYWHERE.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO WHO WE
ARE, HOW WE CELEBRATE THIS
STATE, WHERE WE HAVE FUN AND
WHERE WE LIVE.
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF
OUR STATE.
AND SO OTHER BENEFITS OF
BECOMING A MEMBER AT THE LEVELS
WE'VE MENTIONED, GETTING OUR
MONTHLY PROGRAM GUIDE, GREAT WAY
TO FIND PROGRAMS THAT YOU WILL
ENJOY AND THAT YOU'LL LEARN
FROM.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU HAVE
ACCESS TO PASSPORT, WHICH IS
ACCESS TO MORE PUBLIC TELEVISION
VIDEOS ONLINE THAN ARE SIMPLY
AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
CONTRIBUTORS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
SO "AIRWAVES" AND PASSPORT ARE
TWO ADDITIONAL BENEFITS,
ADDITIONAL REASONS FOR YOU TO
GIVE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE UP TO 88, 89.
WE'RE GOING TO GO WELL OVER 100.
WHY DON'T YOU JOIN US WITH YOUR
PHONE CALL TO 1-800-236-3636.
>> IT IS JUST GREAT!
WE HAVE 89.
WE WOULD LOVE TO GET TO 100.
1 1 MORE TO MAKE 100.
IT'S A CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE HAVE WONDERFUL THANK YOU
GIFTS.
FOR $8 A MONTH OR MORE, FOR $8
WE'LL GIVE YOU THIS DVD.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10, TWO DVDs.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH,
FIVE DVDs.
BUT WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SOME
OF THE OTHER PRODUCTIONS THAT WE
HAVE DONE.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $20 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU ALL THREE OF THE
WISCONSIN PRODUCTIONS.
WE HAVE DONE "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR."
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE.
IT WAS BREATHTAKING.
IT WAS SO SUCCESSFUL, BEYOND OUR
WILDEST DREAMS.
AND THEN WE FOLLOWED THAT UP
WITH "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE
AIR" AND IT SHOWED WHAT
WISCONSIN LOOKS LIKE IN THE
WINTER.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK
AT SOME OF THOSE CLIPS IN JUST A
MOMENT.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE
ABILITY FOR YOU TO HAVE ALL
THREE OF THOSE DVDs IN ONE OF
THE BUNDLES.
YOU CAN ASK VOLUNTEERS ABOUT
THAT WHEN YOU MAKE A PHONE CALL
AT 1-800-236-3636.
BUT FIRST TAKE A LOOK BACK AT
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" AND
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
>> WELL, WE HOPE THAT YOU'VE
ENJOYED THAT LITTLE TASTE OF OUR
TWO PREVIOUS "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" PROGRAMS.
THE FIRST ONE WE DID WAS
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
EVERYWHERE FROM SPRING GREEN TO
SUPERIOR.
THAT GAVE US OUR FIRST REAL
BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE BEAUTY
AND WONDERS WE HAVE HERE IN
WISCONSIN.
THEN WE FOLLOWED THAT UP WITH
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR."
NOW "WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE
AIR."
YOU CAN GET ALL THREE OF OF
THESE PROGRAMS IN A DVD AND BLU
RAY COMBO SET IF YOU JOIN US AS
A MEMBER AT THE $20 A MONTH
ONGOING DONATION LEVEL.
YOU'LL GET ALL THREE OF THE
PROGRAMS PLUS YOU'LL GET THE
BEAUTIFUL PRINT AND THIS
TUMBLER.
IT'S A GREAT TUMBLER.
ONE OF THE LOGOS IT HAS ON IT IS
"MADE IN WISCONSIN.
" THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE PROUD
OF HERE AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
THAT MEANS THE LOCAL PROGRAMS
THAT WE PRODUCE HERE FROM
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION,
SHOWS THAT ARE FOR THE PEOPLE OF
OUR STATE, ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF
OUR STATE.
WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF
YOUR SUPPORT.
AND YOUR SUPPORT COMES TO US
RIGHT NOW DURING A BREAK LIKE
THIS BY DIALING 1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PHONE
CALLS.
111.
WE DID GO TO THREE DIGITS.
111 CALLS ON OUR GOAL OF 75.
WE CAN CONTINUE.
THERE'S ROOM FOR MORE.
THIS IS JUST A WONDERFUL
CELEBRATION OF WISCONSIN.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT WE'RE
GOING TO HEAD WEST IN THE NEXT
SEGMENT, BEGINNING WITH THE
HEADWATERS OF THE ST. CROIX AND
SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTY AROUND THE STATE.
THIS SEGMENT ENDED IN DOOR
COUNTY, WHICH IS SO, SO
WONDERFUL.
I LOVE THE SCENE WHERE WE
ACTUALLY CROSS WITH THE FERRY.
WE APPROACH THAT DOCK AS FOLKS
GO OVER TO THE ISLAND.
IT'S A REALLY WONDERFUL,
COMPOSED THINGS THAT BRINGS BACK
SO MANY MEMORIES.
WE'RE GOING TO GO WEST AND THEN
GO BACK DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI TO
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOVED
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM IS HOW MANY
PEOPLE HAVE DISCOVERED PLACES.
WE SEE PLACES WE LOVE WE'VE SEEN
LOTS OF TIMES, BUT SEEING NEW
PLACES THINKING I WANT TO GO
THERE.
ONE OF THE PLACES I WANTED TO GO
TO FROM "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
WAS THAT TRIP FROM LA CROSSE TO
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WHICH IS SO
BEAUTIFUL.
WE SAW IT IN "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR," ALL POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF
YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THESE PROGRAMS ARE JUST SO
HAIRHEARTWARMING.
I WATCHED EARLIER TODAY SO I
COULD CONCENTRATE AND LITERALLY
GOT TEARY-EYED BECAUSE I CONNECT
TO IT EMOTIONALLY FROM THE
VISUAL, THE MUSIC, THE CONTENT.
I KNOW YOU ARE, TOO.
THIS RESPONSE HAS BEEN
PHENOMENAL.
118 CALLS.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $8 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU THIS PROGRAM DVD.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THEM SO
YOU CAN KEEP ONE AND GIVE ONE
AWAY.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU FIVE.
AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU CAN GIVE
A LOT OF THEM AS GIFTS.
YOU CAN ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR STATE.
AND WE'VE GOT TWO BUNDLES.
FOR $15 A MONTH WE'LL SEND YOU
TWO PROGRAM DVDs PLUS THAT
BEAUTIFUL WISCONSIN LAKES AND
RIVERS WATERWAYS SCREEN PRINT.
IT'S KIND OF A LIGHT GRAY ON A
DARK BLUE BACKGROUND, 11X14.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $20 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU ALL THREE OF THE
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
PROGRAMS PLUS THE PRINT PLUS THE
TUMBLER.
YOU CAN'T GO WRONG AND YOU'LL
FEEL GREAT SUPPORTING WPT.
SO GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> AS A VIEWER OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION, ONE THING
THAT I REALLY ENJOY IS THE WORK
IS IS DONE VERY CAREFULLY AND
THOUGHTFULLY, WITH THIS IDEA
THAT IT WILL LAST, THAT IT WILL
BE WONDERFUL NOW AND IT WILL BE
WONDERFUL TEN YEARS FROM NOW AND
15 YEARS FROM NOW AND 20 YEARS
FROM NOW.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK WISCONSIN
FOR HAVING THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME
THAT WE CAN LOVE AND ENJOY AND
TRAVEL, ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE
PRESERVED AND BUILT THIS
BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND THINK ABOUT
THE "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR,""
WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR,"
AND "WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE
AIR."
IT'S POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOUR
SUPPORT, THE FOLKS WHO ARE
CALLING, THE FUNDERS.
126
Two great waterways define Wisconsin's western edge.
Carving through northern forests
to create a mighty channel--
The St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers.
*
This mesmerizing view.
This wild gem.
A dazzling array of emerald and sapphire.
Arising from one of the most scenic regions of our state,
the waters of the Namekagon, along with the St. Croix,
create a national treasure--
America's first wild and scenic River National Park.
A designation that protects and preserves
the beauty and free-flowing nature
of this precious waterway.
*
The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway--
over 200 miles of pristine water
gliding through a forested landscape.
Few dams, few diversions, encumber these waters
as they flow south
to form the state's western border.
*
[rushing water current]
*
[rushing water current]
*
[energetic music]
*
Prescott marks the journey's end
for the St. Croix
as it merges with the muddy waters of the Mississippi.
Here, the wild & scenic waterway converges
with the nation's mightiest river.
*
The towering bluffs of the Mississippi river valley
define Wisconsin's Western edge from Prescott on south.
A vital channel for trade and travel,
recreation and scenic escape.
From here, the big river flows on,
continuing a momentous journey
through the heart of the nation,
a powerful passage onward
for these great waters.
[water lapping at shore]
*
>> HI.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI, DIRECT TO
HAVE WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND WE ARE BACK AT
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN.
WE WERE THERE EARLIER, WEREN'T
WE?
THIS BEAUTIFUL TOUR OF THE
STATE, FROM THE HEADWATERS OF
THE WISCONSIN, THE LAKE MICHIGAN
SHORELINE AND THEN THE ST. CROIX
INTO THE MISSISSIPPI, AVAILABLE
WHEN YOU CONTRIBUTE TO WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WE HAVE THE DVD AND BLU RAY WITH
A GIFT OF $8 A MONTH.
MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU.
I KNOW THERE'S SOMEONE YOU WANT
TO SHARE THIS WITH.
WITH A GIFT OF $10, WE HAVE TWO.
SO IMAGINE ME HOLDING TWO, YOU
HOLDING TWO, BOTH WITH THE BLU
RAY AND DVD WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR
GIFT OF $0. -- $10 A MONTH.
WE'VE HEARD FROM SO MANY PEOPLE
WHO LOVED "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" AND "WINTER FROM THE AIR."
IT'S LIKE A TONIC.
IT FEELS GOOD TO SEE OUR STATE
IN A WAY YOU NEVER HAD A CHANCE
TO SEE IT BEFORE.
THERE'S SOMETHING SO WONDERFUL
ABOUT THE PLACES WE'VE BEEN AND
PLACES WE NOW WANT TO GO TO SEE
THEM, ALL CAPTURED HERE, ALL
POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOUR
SUPPORT.
IT'S OUR LAST CHANCE TO TALK TO
YOU, YOUR LAST CHANCE TO CALL
AND SUPPORT "WISCONSIN WATER
FROM THE AIR," WITH YOUR PHONE
CALL, TO YOUR PLEDGE TO
1-800-236-3636.
>> WHAT A MAGNIFICENT JOURNEY WE
HAVE BEEN ON TOGETHER.
I'M STEPHANIE ELKINS, ONE OF THE
MUSIC HOSTS ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
RADIO AND IT'S BEEN MOVING, IT'S
BEEN AUDIO, IT'S BEEN RICH IN SO
MANY WAYS, VISUALLY, FROM THE
AUDIO STANDPOINT.
AND WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU HAVE
JOINED US TONIGHT.
AND NOW WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF THIS KIND OF
PROGRAMMING.
WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT DVDs AND
OTHER GIFTS FOR YOU.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $8 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU THE PROGRAM DVD.
IT WILL WORK BOTH FOR DVD AND
BLU RAY PLAYER.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THESE SO
YOU CAN GIVE ONE AWAY AS A GIFT
OR SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND.
WE CAN SEND YOU FIVE OF THEM.
THEY MAKE FABULOUS GIFTS FOR
HOUSEWARMING, A STUDENT GOING
OFF TO SCHOOL, SOMEBODY THAT'S
COME TO THE STATE.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $15 WE'LL SEND
YOU TWO DVDs PLUS A SCREEN
PRINT.
IT'S HANDPRINTED OF WISCONSIN
LAKES AND RIVERS.
THAT IS REALLY LOVELY.
AND WE'LL SEND YOU THAT FOR A
PLEDGE OF $15 A MONTH.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $20 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU ALL THREE OF OUR
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
PRODUCTIONS, THE ORIGINAL ONE,
WINTER AND THE ONE YOU JUST SAW
TONIGHT, WATER, ALONG WITH THE
SCREEN PRINT AND A TUMBLER.
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU RIGHT
NOW AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.
I'M KERMAN ECKES.
I'M ON THE STAFF HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND IT HAS BEEN A FABULOUS
EVENING.
WE'VE NOT ONLY GOTTEN TO WATCH
AN AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
PROGRAM, BUT WE'VE ALSO HAD
MANY, MANY PEOPLE JOIN US
ALREADY AS MEMBERS OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU THAT DID
THAT, ESPECIALLY DURING OUR
CHALLENGE BREAK THIS LAST BREAK.
BUT THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF TIME
FOR YOU TO JOIN US.
JOIN PEOPLE LIKE RUSS AND LORI
FROM ROCK SPRINGS.
THEY BECAME NEW MEMBERS BECAUSE
OF THIS PROGRAM HERE ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WHEN YOU JOIN US AS A MEMBER,
YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF
THE THANK YOU GIFTS THAT
STEPHANIE TOLD YOU ABOUT.
DON'T FORGET THOSE FABULOUS
BUNDLES.
I LOVE THE ONE FOR $15 A MONTH
WHERE YOU CAN GET TWO COPIES OF
"WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR,"
SO IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR YOU TO
HAVE A COPY OF THE PROGRAM FOR
YOURSELF, BUT ALSO SHARE IT WITH
SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND YOU GET THE COPY OF THE
PRINT, THIS WISCONSIN WATERWAYS
PRINT.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PRINT.
IT REALLY DRIVES HOME THAT WATER
IS EVERYWHERE IN WISCONSIN.
SO IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR
HOME OR OFFICE, WHEREVER.
IT WOULD LOOK GREAT ANYWHERE.
BUT TO GET THOSE, IT ALL STARTS
WITH A PHONE CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> IF YOU WANT AN UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION, WHAT IS OUR
PRIORITY, IT'S JUST WHAT YOU'VE
SEEN.
IT IS THIS STATE.
WE OFTEN SAY WISCONSIN IS THE
FIRST WORD IN OUR NAME, AND
THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT,
BECAUSE IT'S REALLY ABOUT
WISCONSIN AND THIS PROGRAM
REALLY TRAVELS THE STATE AND IS
A GREAT REMINDER AND A GREAT
DEMONSTRATION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE
ABOUT AND WHAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING THAT WE
CONCENTRATE HERE, IS CELEBRATING
THIS STATE.
SOMETIME ON CHALLENGING, VEXING
ISSUES OF NEWS AND PUBLIC
AFFAIRS AND SOMETIMES THIS GREAT
CELEBRATION WE'RE ENJOYING
TONIGHT.
IT'S GREAT TO HEAR THE RESPONSE.
ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET TO THE
PHONE RIGHT NOW AND CALL.
I WANTED TO THANK FOLKS WHO ARE
COMMENTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
WE HEARD FROM FOLKS WHO ARE JUST
WATCHING AND SHARING THEIR
COMMENTS, FOLKS CHECKING IN FROM
MINOCQUA, MANITOWOC, STEVENS
POINT.
I JUST SAW WISCONSIN RAPIDS FROM
THE AIR.
SOMEONE SAID I SAW MY HOUSE.
SEVERAL PEOPLE SAID BEST ONE
YET.
WE APPRECIATE THAT SUPPORT.
I DON'T WANT TO CHOOSE WHICH IS
THE BEST.
THEY'RE ALL REALLY WONDERFUL.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT, YOUR PLEDGES THAT MAKE
THIS POSSIBLE.
SO THE PHONE NUMBER TO CALL IS
1-800-236-3636.
IF YOU WANT TO JUMP ON FACEBOOK
AND GO TO OUR SITE AND ADD YOUR
COMMENTS, WE'D APPRECIATE THAT
AS WELL.
GIVE US A CALL.
>> WISCONSIN IS STUNNING.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
AND NEVER SO MUCH AS WE'VE JUST
SEEN IT THIS EVENING.
AND NOW WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $8 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU THIS PROGRAM DVD.
IT ALSO HAS THE BLU RAY.
IT HAS BOTH BLU RAY AND DVD IN
THE SINGLE PACKAGE.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THESE
DVDs.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $21, WE'LL
SEND YOU FIVE OF THEM SO YOU CAN
GIVE THEM AWAY AS GIFTS.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $15 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND TWO OF THEM PLUS A
SCREEN PRINT OF WISCONSIN'S
RIVERS AND LAKES.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $20 A MONTH,
WE HAVE A REALLY SPECIAL BUNDLE
AND THAT IS THE SCREEN PRINT AND
THE TUMBLER AND ALL THREE OF
WISCONSIN'S "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" PRODUCTIONS, THE ORIGINAL
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR,""
WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR,"
AND "WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE
AIR."
IF YOU WERE NOT HERE FOR
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR,"
IT IS STUNNING.
IT IS GORGEOUS.
AND THE ORIGINAL "WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR" LITERALLY MADE ME CRY.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A LOOK
BACK AT THOSE.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET THOSE, THAT
IS ONE OF THE PREMIUMS
AVAILABLE.
JUST GIVE A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
IN THE MEANTIME, HERE IS A LOOK
BACK.
>> WELL, WE HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED
THAT LOOK BACK AT REALLY THE
SHOWS THAT STARTED IT ALL, THE
FIRST "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
THAT TOURED THE STATE FROM
MILWAUKEE TO MANITOWOC UP TO
SUPERIOR, ALL ACROSS THE STATE.
AND THEN "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR."
NOW THE THIRD ADDITION TO THE
SERIES, "WISCONSIN WATER FROM
THE AIR."
THIS BIRD'S SIGH VIEW OF OUR
STATE JUST DRIVES HOME TO ME HOW
BEAUTIFUL OUR STATE IS.
AND EVEN THOUGH I'VE LIVED HERE
MY BIER LIFE, THERE'S ALWAYS
SOMETHING NEW TO SEE, ALWAYS
SOMETHING NEW TO LEARN ABOUT
WISCONSIN.
AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT I
THINK THIS SERIES PROVES.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING A LOT OF
OUR PROGRAMS ABOUT WISCONSIN
THAT WE DO HERE AT WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION DRIVE HOME FOR
ME AS A VIEWER, THAT OUR STATE
IS TRULY DIVERSE, IT'S TRULY
BEAUTIFUL.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO LEARN.
WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF
SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE LIKE
YOURSELVES, PEOPLE THAT JOIN US
DURING MEMBERS DURING A PLEDGE
DRIVE JUST LIKE THIS.
YOU CAN JOIN US BY DIALING THE
NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN,
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO
HAVE CALLED.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL RESPONSE TO
"WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR."
DID WANT TO REMIND YOU OF THAT
LEVEL, IF YOU CONTRIBUTE $20 A
MONTH, REMEMBER, WE HAVE ALL
THREE, KERMAN JUST MENTIONED,
ALL THREE OF THE DVDs.
THAT'S MORE THAN THREE HOURS,
BECAUSE EACH OF THEM HAVE A
BEHIND-THE-SCENES ELEMENT, AS
DOES "WATER" HAVE A
BEHIND-THE-SCENES ELEMENT WHICH
WE'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT.
ALL THREE, THE WONDERFUL
"WISCONSIN WATER," WHICH IS
PERFECT FOR THIS SHOW.
THIS BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL,
MEANINGFUL MAP FOR US IN
WISCONSIN.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
STATES IN THIS COUNTRY COULD
DRAW THE MAP WITH OUR WATERWAYS.
THIS JUST IS SUCH A WONDERFUL,
POWERFUL, SIMPLE DEMONSTRATION
OF HOW IMPORTANT WATER IS TO US.
BECAUSE AS YOU HEARD EARLIER IN
THE SHOW, WE'RE NEVER FAR FROM
WATER IN WISCONSIN.
WE LOVE THIS LITTLE PIECE.
WE'D LOVE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU
AS A REMINDER OF HOW WATER IS SO
IMPORTANT IN OUR LIVES.
ALL THAT'S AVAILABLE WITH A GIFT
OF $20 A MONTH.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE FOLKS WHO
ARE SUSTAINING MEMBERS OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO GIVE, TO
HAVE MORE OF YOUR DOLLARS GO TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION AND
A LITTLE LESS MAIL IN YOUR
MAILBOX AND IT'S A REALLY
WONDERFUL WAY TO GIVE.
SO WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER
BECOMING A SUSTAINING MEMBER,
AND A VOLUNTEER CAN HELP YOU
THROUGH THAT.
WITH A GIFT OF $20 A MONTH AND
SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
THE PHONE NUMBER TO CALL IS
1-800-236-3636.
BUT ALSO YOU CAN GO ONLINE AT
wpt.org AND MAKE YOUR GIFT
THERE AS WELL.
THANKS.
>> IF YOU THINK OF THE
PRODUCTION THAT GOES INTO THESE
PROGRAMS, IT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
WE HAVE THE HELICOPTER TIME, THE
LOCATIONS HAVE TO BE SCOUTED
OUT.
THERE ARE GO PRO CAMERAS AND
DRONES AND SO MUCH GOES INTO
THEM.
AND THEN WE BRING THEM TO YOU IN
AN HOUR'S WORTH OF TIME.
AND YOU DON'T REALLY THINK ABOUT
ALL THAT GOES INTO IT.
BUT YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN.
YOU ARE THE ONE THAT SUPPORTS
THESE PROGRAMS.
AND WE COME TO YOU A FEW TIMES A
YEAR AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT,
WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT
NOW.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $8 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU THIS PROGRAM,
THIS DVD.
IT ALSO COMES IN BLU RAY.
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO DISCS.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THESE.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21, FIVE SO YOU
CAN SHARE THEM.
THEY'RE TERRIFIC TO SHARE WITH
FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $15 A MONTH,
WE HAVE A SPECIAL BUNDLE, TWO OF
THESE PROGRAM DVDs PLUS THE
SCREEN PRINT THAT JON WAS JUST
SHOWING YOU OF WISCONSIN'S LAKES
AND RIVERS, AND THAT, BY THE
WAY, IS HANDPRINTED, IT IS
NUMBERED, IT IS SIGNED, IT IS
DATED AND IT COULD BE FRAMED TO
11X14.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $20 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU ALL THREE OF THE
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
PRODUCTIONS, THE ORIGINAL ONE,
THE WINTER AND WATER THAT YOU
SAW THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS THE
SCREEN PRINT AND THAT TUMBLER
THAT HAS A "MADE IN WISCONSIN"
LOGO AND WISCONSIN WATER ON THE
OTHER SIDE.
IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL GREAT.
IT WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO
GIVE AWAY.
1-800-236-3636 IS THE NUMBER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HI.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI AND I'M HERE
WITH LAURIE GORMAN, OUR
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF ALL THREE
OF THESE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE
AS WE TRAVELED THE STATE AND DID
PREVIEWS ALL OVER THE STATE IN
THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, AND
PEOPLE REALLY RECOGNIZE THERE'S
A DIFFERENCE IN THIS SHOW.
AND I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO THE
CRAFT, OF THE WORK.
MAYBE EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT,
ABOUT HOW THIS COMES TOGETHER.
>> SURE.
WELL, THESE ARE BIG PROJECTS.
THESE ARE BIG ENDEAVORS,
PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST
THINGS WE'VE DONE HERE AT THE
STATION.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF PREP WORK.
YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE
WE GOING TO SHOOT.
LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS THROUGH
GOOGLE EARTH AND CHECKING THOSE
THINGS OUT.
BUT ALSO ASSEMBLING THE RIGHT
TEAM.
ON ALL THREE OF THESE I'VE
WORKED WITH MIKE EICHER, GRANT
FENSTER, SAME HELICOPTER CREW
AND COMPOSER.
THOSE MADE A MAJOR PART IN
MAKING THIS ONE WHAT IT WAS.
>> I MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT
THAT SCENE OF COMING OVER TO THE
END OF DOOR COUNTY AND GOING
OVER TO THE ISLAND.
THAT'S LIKE SO AN EXPERIENCE
THAT ALMOST EVERYBODY IN
WISCONSIN HAS.
IT'S VERY EVOCATIVE.
SO YOU WORK WITH THE TEAM, THINK
OF HOW WE GOING TO SHOOT THIS
AREA?
>> YES.
WE'VE ALWAYS USED A HELICOPTER.
BUT THERE ARE PLACES WHERE A
HELICOPTER CAN'T GO.
SO WE STARTED TO USE DRONES
MORE.
YOU ALSO SAW A CLOSE-UP OF THE
ROCKY WALL AT CAVE POINT COUNTY
PARK.
A HELICOPTER CAN'T GIVE YOU
THAT.
WHAT CAN THE DRONE DO THAT THE
HELICOPTER CAN'T.
THEY REALLY COMPLEMENT EACH
OTHER.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
WE'RE HAVING A GREAT RESPONSE.
IT'S A WONDERFUL SHOW.
PEOPLE HAVE ASKED WHY WATER?
>> WHY WATER?
WELL, WHY NOT WATER?
LOOK AT THIS MAP.
THAT'S THE FIRST LINE OF THE
SHOW.
AS YOU SAID BEFORE, IN WISCONSIN
YOU'RE NEVER FAR FROM WATER.
WE ALL HAVE MEMORIES OF EITHER
FISHING OR SWIMMING OR BOATING
OR SOMETHING TIED TO WATER.
SO WHY NOT WATER?
>> YEAH.
AND IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT
SOMEONE DOESN'T FIND THEMSELVES
IN THIS SHOW MANY, MANY TIMES.
GROWING UP A COUPLE BLOCKS FROM
THE WISCONSIN RIVER, THOSE KIND
OF REALLY ARE STRONG
CONNECTIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I HOPE THAT YOU'LL CALL AND
SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION WITH YOUR PLEDGE AT
1-800-236-3636.
*
[electronic beep]
- Air Traffic Control: Clear for takeoff.
- Pilot: Six-Golf-Lima is on the go.
- Laurie Gorman: It's a gorgeous view.
- Pilot: A lot of sailors up here in Wisconsin.
- Grant Fenster: It's an absolutely beautiful state.
- Pilot: That's the shot.
- Mike Eicher: I had no idea it was gonna look like that.
- Pilot: I'll 180 here.
- Camera Operator: Yep. - Pilot: That's nice.
- Pilot: We'll call that good.
[chopper blades hum]
- So, this is our third Wisconsin From the Air .
Laurie Gorman: The first one, I like to think of
as the greatest hits of Wisconsin.
And the second one focused on winter
and the many ways we celebrate winter in Wisconsin.
This one, we're focusing on water.
- Mike Eicher: Water is Wisconsin's identity.
It seemed like only a natural fit
that we do a program
about this wonderful resource
that Wisconsinites have.
- Grant Fenster: It's a chance for people
to discover something new, go somewhere
they haven't seen before,
and to see it in a new light.
- The biggest challenge in this production
was deciding what to shoot
so we chose our state's namesake river,
the Wisconsin,
and followed its course
through the heart of our state.
Also, the St. Croix, Mississippi Rivers,
and Lake Michigan,
waterways that define and shape Wisconsin.
- We're flying over large bodies of water.
Big ones.
Laurie Gorman: This show was created
using a few different methods.
Again, we brought back the helicopter team
that we worked with on
the previous productions
to capture stunning visuals from the air.
We also incorporated some drones on this production
to take us where the helicopters couldn't.
- Grant Fenster: Drone work was essential
to pull this program off.
But it's not just "Let's just throw it
up in the air and see what we get."
We've got something specific in mind.
And that helped us get the camera in spots
that we couldn't go with the helicopter.
We gotta coordinate a lot of things
to pull a shot off.
The guy running the drone, he's looking at his screen,
so then we've gotta walk with him and guide him through there.
He's trying to thread the needle through the trees
and then cue the person on the canoe
at the same time
to take off and try to
get a whole synergy to the shot
to make it work.
It took us a couple cracks at it
just to get everything to work out,
but at the end of the day,
we really got the shot we wanted.
[drone hums overhead]
[gentle piano melody]
[acoustic guitar] [drone buzzes loudly]
- Laurie Gorman: We got the drone operator
up on the Arcola High Bridge
on the St. Croix River
and he did some amazing things with his drone--
went under it, went over it, went right beside it,
so you could see that bridge
in a way that you probably never will.
- Grant Fenster: We were filming in Algoma
and we were by a lighthouse.
All of a sudden, these birds started coming out of nowhere
on either side of the frame flying around
and we realized we must have been close to a nest
and they were trying to attack the drone.
And the drone operator
just hit reverse on it as fast as he could
to bring it back to us,
and the birds are zipping around, dive-bombing at it.
We made it to shore
and the shot made the show.
It looks beautiful.
It looks like it was planned,
but we were just trying to save the drone.
[laughter]
- I think a challenge for this production
is finding a new way to capture water.
Whether it be putting a GoPro on a pole
and sticking it in the water,
putting a GoPro on a water-skier
so that we could get "his point of view."
- Water-Skier: Alright, wish me luck!
[sploosh]
- Grant Fenster: We were sticking cameras,
anywhere we could put 'em,
off the side, off the front
getting splashed with water.
We really wanted to
take people someplace special.
- Our intent is to really try to bring you, the viewer,
into the scene.
To not just show you the Mississippi River,
but to fly over the bluffs, to get close to them,
to show you what it's like to be that eagle,
or to be the hawk flying over it.
We're really trying to get the viewer into the experience.
- Mike Eicher: I've worked for Wisconsin Public Television
a long time.
I've been up and down the Wisconsin River
and I had never been to the headwaters.
It was a real treat to see that
and to see that small stream
meandering, and finding its path,
and then, knowing what the rest of it looks like.
It was quite the treasure.
- Grant Fenster: People really love these shows
and when we're out filming,
you really see it play out.
We were at Cana Island
and we were putting the drone up in the air
and person after person would come up to us
and they would just dive into how they love the other shows.
They'd bring out specific moments from them
and they'd be like, "I used to live there."
or, "I'd go there on vacation."
And it's really neat seeing people enjoy that.
And then, to be able to be out there and capture it,
it takes it to a whole new level.
- Laurie Gorman: You know, we all have a connection to water
in Wisconsin,
whether it's the local fishing hole
or your annual getaway to Door County,
we all have memories and connections
to Wisconsin's water.
So, I think these aerial programs
really connected with our viewers
because of the way we've been able to capture
these treasured locations
of the state of Wisconsin.
- Grant Fenster: We're very fortunate
to be able to make these types of programs.
This show captures the natural beauty of the state
and takes you on a journey
that only Wisconsin Public Television can do.
>> HI.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI HERE WITH
LAURIE GORMAN, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER OF "WISCONSIN
WATER FROM THE AIR."
I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT
"WISCONSIN WINTER" JUST WON A
MIDWEST EMMY AND "WISCONSIN
WATER FROM THE AIR" ALSO WON A
REALLY WONDERFUL AWARD FROM
NEDA, WHICH WAS ALL PUBLIC
TELEVISION STATIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
IIT WAS HUNDREDS.
IT WAS TWO BEST OF SHOWS.
THAT'S AMAZING.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT.
I WANT TO HEAR YOU TALK ABOUT
DRONES.
HOW WAS IT TO GET UP IN THE
HELICOPTER?
>> IT'S EXCITING.
IT'S A LITTLE UNNERVING, BUT
IT'S DEFINITELY A VIEW YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO GET ANYWHERE ELSE.
>> CAN YOU GET THEM TO SAY WE
NEED TO STOP FOR A MINUTE?
>> NO.
ONCE YOU'RE UP AND GOING, YOU'RE
GOING.
>> BUT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DID
NEED TO STOP OCCASIONALLY, BUT
THAT WASN'T POSSIBLE.
>> IT WAS FINE, JON.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US.
CONGRATULATIONS.
WHAT A WONDERFUL RESPONSE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS HAS JUST BEEN AN AMAZING
PROGRAM.
CONGRATULATIONS TO LAURIE
GORMAN, ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO
WORKED ON THE CREW AND THE
COMPOSER, MATTHEW HOLLINGSWORTH.
WE HAVE ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOU TO PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT AND
GET SOME OF THESE GREAT GIFTS.
FOR A $8 A MONTH PLEDGE, WE'LL
SEND YOU THIS PROGRAM DVD.
IT ALSO COMES IN BLU RAY FORMAT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THESE, ONE
TO SHARE.
WE HEAR THAT IT'S TERRIFIC FOR
DENTISTS AND DOCTORS' OFFICES,
SO IF YOU'VE GOT ONE OF THOSE IN
YOUR FAMILY, THAT WOULD BE A
GREAT GIFT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH WE
WILL SEND YOU FIVE OF THEM SO
YOU CAN GIVE THEM AWAY TO
ANYBODY WHO WOULD NEED SOMETHING
LIKE THIS.
IT LIFTS YOU UP, MAKES YOU FEEL
REALLY GOOD.
FOR $15 A MONTH WE'LL SEND YOU
TWO PROGRAM DVDs AS WELL AS
THE SCREEN PRINT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $20 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU ALL THREE OF
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
PRODUCTIONS PLUS THE SCREEN
PRINT PLUS THE TUMBLER.
GIVE US A CALL.
LET US KNOW YOU LOVE THIS
PROGRAM AND WPT AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT THIS
EVENING ABOUT JOINING US AS A
SUSTAINER OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE
ABOUT THAT.
WHEN YOU'RE A SUSTAINER, YOU
MAKE AN ONGOING MONTHLY
CONTRIBUTION TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND IT'S A VERY EASY WAY FOR YOU
TO SET UP YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND
HAVE THAT MEMBERSHIP CONTINUE.
YOU NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
SENDING IN RENEWAL NOTICES OR
WHEN DOES MY MEMBERSHIP END,
WHEN DO I NEED TO REJOIN?
ALL OF THAT IS GONE.
YOU CAN SET IT UP SO IT COMES
FROM THE BANKING ACCOUNT OR
CREDIT CARD.
YOU CAN CHANGE THE LEVEL.
YOU CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE
YOUR SUPPORT.
WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO.
BUT IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR YOU TO
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR US HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
SO TAKE A MOMENT AND THINK ABOUT
SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENT LEVELS,
THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE
DIFFERENT THANK YOU GIFTS WE
HAVE.
DON'T FORGET THOSE FABULOUS
BUNDLES.
AT $15 OR $20 A MONTH, THE
VOLUNTEERS CAN RUN THROUGHOUT
THANK YOU GIFTS AND HELP YOU
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
SO PLEASE GO TO THE PHONE AND
DIAL 1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU.
WE'VE HAD HUNDREDS OF PLEDGES
TONIGHT.
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
YOU CAN STILL CALL AND MAKE YOUR
CONTRIBUTION.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE AT wpt.org
AND MAKE YOUR CALL.
COUPLE THINGS.
I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU TWO
THINGS.
ONE, IF YOU GET THE DVD, I WANT
YOU TO, WHEN YOU GET TO THE PART
OF MAIDEN ROCK, ONE OF MY
FAVORITE THINGS IN THE SHOW,
THERE IS A LITTLE INFLATABLE
CHILD'S SWIMMING POOL IN THE
BACKYARD.
IT'S REALLY SWEET LITTLE TOUCH.
THAT'S MORE OF OUR WATER FROM
THE AIR.
ALSO WANT TO TELL A STORY WE'VE
BEEN SHARING.
FOLKS WORKED ON THE TITLE.
THEY DECIDED THE TITLE WAS
"WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR."
SOMEONE IN THAT FIRST
ANNOUNCEMENT SAID "WATER FROM
THE AIR."
ISN'T THAT RAIN?
SO WE ALL HAVE TO PRACTICE.
SO IT'S NOT RAIN.
THIS WATER FROM THE AIR IS NOT
RAIN.
LET'S SEE.
IT GOES WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE
RAIN.
THAT'S NOT RAIN.
WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR,
THAT SOUNDS LIKE RAIN.
THAT'S OUR LITTLE INSIDE JOKE
ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL SERIES.
SO GREAT TO HEAR SUCH A GREAT
RESPONSE FROM EVERYBODY ACROSS
WISCONSIN FROM A PROGRAM THAT
JUST TAKES US
- Mike Eicher: Water is Wisconsin's identity.
It seemed like only a natural fit that we do a program
about this wonderful resource
that Wisconsinites have.
- Air Traffic Control: Clear for take-off.
- Pilot: Six-Golf-Lima is on the go.
- Grant Fenster: It's a chance for people
to discover something new,
go somewhere they haven't seen before,
and to see it in a new light.
- Pilot: A lot of sailors up here in Wisconsin.
- Laurie Gorman: You know we all have a connection to water
in Wisconsin,
whether it's the local fishing hole
or your annual getaway to Door County,
we all have memories and connections
to Wisconsin's water.
- Pilot: That's the shot.
- Laurie Gorman: So, I think
these aerial programs really connected
with our viewers
because of the way
we've been able to capture
these treasured locations
of the state of Wisconsin.
- Pilot: We'll call that good.
[water gurgling]
Funding provided in part by
Travel Wisconsin,
Ron and Colleen Weyers,
Roger and Lynn Van Vreede,
Francis A and Georgia F. Ariens Fund
within the Brillion Area Family of Funds,
Holiday Vacations,
Slater Family Fund,
Stanley J. Cottrill Fund,
with additional support from
Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation,
John E. Kuenzel Foundation,
The Focus Fund for Wisconsin Programming,
and Friends of Wisconsin Public Television.