- The following program
is a PBS Wisconsin original production.
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- Wisconsin.
A landscape of endless variety,
carved by water,
shaped by human hands,
remote wild stretches
of limitless forest.
Wooded bluffs,
steely ports,
wetlands stretching for miles.
Breathtaking,
sparkling,
dazzling.
From towering pines
to shimmering cities
Wisconsin From the Air.
- Funding for Wisconsin From the Air
provided, in part
by Ron and Colleen Weyers,
Kwik Trip,
proud to serve communities all over Wisconsin,
Holiday Vacations,
in memory of Thomas Wildrick,
a caring steward of the land
and Wisconsin's natural treasures,
and the Friends of Wisconsin Public Television
encouraging you to support public television in Wisconsin.
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- The sun rises in Wisconsin.
A new day begins.
First light
along Lake Michigan's shore.
First flight
off Door County's eastern edge.
Our journey begins in the northern reaches.
A land of rocky coasts,
deep forests,
and stunning beauty.
Wisconsin is a place of many moods
and many vistas,
and the view from here
has few equals.
This journey along the northern tier
reveals a landscape rich with scenic treasures.
Exploring the north,
where water meets land and sky.
* [instrumental]
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[birds calling]
[high-pitched cawing]
[livestock calling]
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[marching band music, crowd cheering]
[roaring cheering]
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[birds chirping]
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[water lapping]
[engine humming]
[geese honking]
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[gentle guitar strumming and piano]
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>> WE HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED THIS
FIRST CHAPTER OF "WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR."
HI.
I'M MICHELE GOOD FROM WISCONSIN
PUBLIC RADIO.
SO WE JUST TRAVELED FROM DOOR
COUNTY THROUGH TO WAUSAU, UP
THROUGH THE NORTHWOODS AND THEN
TO THE SHORES OF OUR INLAND SEA,
LAKE SUPERIOR, AND LOOKING UP AT
THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY UP THERE.
YOU DON'T GET TO SEE WISCONSIN
FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE, FROM THE
AIR, UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO RENT
YOUR OWN PLANE OR GO AND BUY A
DRONE.
THE CHANCE TO SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL
STATE WE LIVE IN, EVEN MORE
BEAUTIFUL, EVEN MORE MAJESTIC,
IT ACTUALLY BROUGHT TEARS TO MY
EYES EARLIER IN THE DAY.
AND YOU'VE ONLY SEEN A PART OF
IT.
WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO SHOW YOU
AND MORE OF "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR," BUT AS WELL AS IN
"WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR"
AND "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE
AIR."
MORE BEAUTIFUL WISCONSIN
PROGRAMMING, AND IT'S ALL
BECAUSE OF YOU WHEN YOU BECOME A
MEMBER RIGHT NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> HELLO.
I'M DIANE AGANS HERE TO TELL YOU
HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU
WHEN YOU MAKE THAT GIFT OF
SUPPORT BY GIVING US A CALL OR
GOING ONLINE RIGHT NOW.
AS MICHELE MENTIONED, WE HAVE
SOME INCREDIBLE PROGRAMS HERE,
THE "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR."
WE SAW JUST A BIT OF IT.
THERE'S 60 MINUTES ON THE DVD
THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEND TO
YOU WITH A $10 A MONTH
SUSTAINING LEVEL GIFT.
WE'LL SEND YOU THE 60-MINUTE
VERSION OF "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" THAT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL
FOOTAGE.
ALSO THE OTHER TWO PROGRAMS THAT
FOLLOW IT.
OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO GET
"WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR"
OR "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE
AIR" WITH A $10 A MONTH GIFT.
BETTER YET, WE WILL SEND YOU ALL
THREE OF THE DVDs WHEN YOU
CALL AND MAKE A GIFT OF $15 A
MONTH TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR
PBS WISCONSIN.
SO THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE SPECIAL
HERE RIGHT NOW, TOO.
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OF SUPPORT OF
$12 A MONTH, WE WILL SEND YOU
THIS HISTORICAL PRINT.
THIS IS FROM THE WISCONSIN
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
THIS IS AN 11X14 PRINT CALLED
WISCONSIN THE BEAUTIFUL AND IT
IS ACTUALLY THE WINNER OF A
POSTER CONTEST FROM 1910 DRAWN
BY A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FROM
RACINE.
THEN WE HAVE A SPECIAL PACKAGE.
IF YOU CALL AND MAKE A GIFT OF
$20 A MONTH, WE WILL SEND YOU
ALL THREE DVDs, THE WISCONSIN
HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRINT AS WELL
AS THIS WONDERFUL PBS WISCONSIN
WATER BOTTLE.
SO AS OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK
YOU FOR CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI, FOLKS.
I'M CLINT WALZ, A STAFF HERE AT
PBS WISCONSIN.
DIANE TALKED ABOUT WONDERFUL
WAYS WE'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR BECOMING A SUSTAINING MEMBER
OF PBS WISCONSIN.
ANYONE CAN BECOME A MEMBER,
WHETHER YOU'RE A FIRST-TIME
MEMBER OR YOU'VE HAD A
MEMBERSHIP WITH US FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS.
YOU CAN BECOME A SUSTAINER TOO.
IT BASICALLY MEANS THAT YOU SET
UP AN AUTOMATIC MEMBERSHIP.
SO EVERY SINGLE MONTH YOU DECIDE
IF IT WILL COME FROM YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT OR YOUR CREDIT CARD AND
IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW YEAR
AFTER YEAR.
IT'S SUPER EASY TO DO.
IT'S SO CONVENIENT.
THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO.
DO IT ONCE AND YOU'RE SET AND
YOU CAN TAKE PRIDE KNOWING THAT
YOU'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRAMS
LIKE THIS POSSIBLE EVERY DAY ALL
THROUGH THE YEAR.
SO GO AHEAD, MAKE THAT PHONE
CALL RIGHT NOW.
IT'S 1-800-236-3636.
>> THIS AMAZING PROGRAM IS ONLY
POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF VIEWERS LIKE
YOU, MEMBERS WHO SHOW THEIR
SUPPORT BY MAKING A DONATION.
THAT MONEY GOES TO SUPPORT THE
AMAZINGLY TALENTED STAFF THAT
PUT THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER.
IT TOOK THEM A WEEK, A WEEK.
THEY HAD TO CONTEND WITH
WEATHER.
THEY HAD TO GET PERMISSION FROM
THE GREEN BAY PACKERS TO FILM.
THEY HAD TO GET PERMISSION FROM
UW-MADISON TO FILM, TO FLY OVER
AIR SPACE, TO FLY OVER
MILWAUKEE.
THEY ALSO USED A CAMERA THAT WAS
-- THERE ARE ONLY FOUR OF THEM
IN EXISTENCE AT THE TIME.
THEY HAD A HELICOPTER.
THERE WAS SO MUCH LOGISTICS
INVOLVED, NOT TO MENTION THAT
THEY HAD TO CONTEND WITH THE
WEATHER.
BUT WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS
NONE OF THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED
WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT.
SO BECOME A MEMBER NOW IF YOU
APPRECIATE THIS PROGRAM, IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF IT,
MORE OF THEM, BY MAKING THAT
CALL.
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THIS IS THE KIND OF
PROGRAMMING THAT YOU HAVE COME
TO EXPECT AT PBS WISCONSIN AND
IT'S POSSIBLE ONLY BECAUSE OF
MEMBER SUPPORT SUCH AS YOURS.
SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR
THE MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS OF
SUPPORT THAT SO MANY OF YOU HAVE
DONE BECAUSE YOU MAKE PROGRAMS
LIKE THIS POSSIBLE.
AND, AGAIN, THE THANK YOU GIFTS
THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, THAT
TRULY IS OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK
YOU FOR SUPPORTING PBS
WISCONSIN.
AGAIN, THE INCREDIBLE,
BREATHTAKING JOURNEY OVER
WISCONSIN, WHETHER IT'S
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" OR
"WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR"
OR "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE
AIR" IS ALL AVAILABLE.
YOU CAN GET EITHER ONE OF THEM
FOR A $10 A MONTH SUSTAINING
GIFT LEVEL OR ALL THREE FOR A
$15 A MONTH GIFT.
A REMINDER ALSO FOR A $12 A
MONTH GIFT, WE HAVE THIS
WONDERFUL 11X14 PRINT FROM THE
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
COLLECTION.
IT'S A CONSERVATION POSTER FROM
1910.
AND THEN AT THE $20 A MONTH
LEVEL, WE WILL SEND YOU ALL
THREE DVDs, THE WISCONSIN
CONSERVATION POSTER AS WELL AS
THE PBS WISCONSIN WATER BOTTLE.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
WE ABSOLUTELY -- YOU KNOW,
MICHELE TALKED ABOUT THE
TALENTED STAFF THAT'S HERE.
ABSOLUTELY.
BUT COULDN'T DO WHAT WE COULDN'T
DO IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU.
SO GIVE US A CALL OR GO ONLINE
1-800-236-3636.
>> "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR,"
THIS PROGRAM IS A CELEBRATION OF
OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE.
AND NO OTHER STATION BUT PBS
WISCONSIN COULD MAKE THIS KIND
OF PROGRAM BECAUSE WE ARE
DEDICATED TO THE STATE.
WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE
OF THIS STATE, BRINGING YOU NEWS
ABOUT THE STATE PROGRAMMING,
ABOUT THE STATE, HELPING YOU
LEARN ABOUT YOUR STATE, WHETHER
IT'S TRIBAL HISTORIES OR
HOMETOWN STORIES.
PBS WISCONSIN IS ABOUT
WISCONSIN.
SHOW YOUR PRIDE, NOT ONLY FOR
YOUR STATE, BUT FOR THIS
STATION, BY BECOMING A MEMBER.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
YOU MAKE A PHONE CALL,
1-800-236-3636, OR YOU CAN GO
ONLINE TO pbswisconsin.org.
>> AND, AGAIN, WHEN YOU MAKE
THAT GIFT OF SUPPORT, WE WOULD
LIKE TO HONOR THAT BY THANKING
YOU WITH SOME OF THE THANK YOU
GIFTS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
WHEN YOU CALL THE 1-800-236-3636
NUMBER, YOU WILL BE TALKING WITH
SOME OF OUR FANTASTIC VOLUNTEERS
THAT WE HAVE AND THEY WILL ASK
YOU WHAT GIFT LEVEL YOU'D LIKE
TO SUPPORT THE STATION.
IF YOU BECOME A SUSTAINER AT THE
$10 A MONTH LEVEL, YOU HAVE YOUR
CHOICE OF EITHER ONE OF THE
THREE "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
DVDs.
THAT'S "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
OR "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE
AIR" OR "WISCONSIN WATER FROM
THE AIR."
OR IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A $15
A MONTH GIFT, WE'LL SEND YOU ALL
THREE OF THESE DVDs, JUST THIS
TRIO OF PROGRAMS THAT'S
ESSENTIALLY FOR YOUR LIBRARY.
SEND IT TO A FRIEND.
WE CAN SEND ANYWHERE IN THE
UNITED STATES THAT YOU WANT.
SO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
AGAIN, A $12 A MONTH LEVEL, THIS
IS A BEAUTIFUL 11X14 PRINT FROM
THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL
SOCIETY.
AT THE $20 A MONTH LEVEL, WE
WILL SEND YOU ALL THREE DVDs,
THE PRINT AS WELL AS THE PBS
WATER BOTTLE.
IT'S OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU