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- Snow falls.
Winter begins.
Winter in Wisconsin
traces a new path.
Charts a new trail.
A season of frosted landscapes
that last but a day.
Icy blue vistas, atop the waters.
And deep green pines framed in snowy white.
It's brisk.
It's bracing.
And it's a wonder to behold.
A season like no other.
A view of the state like no other.
Wisconsin Winter From the Air
- Funding provided in part by
Ron and Colleen Weyers
Travel Wisconsin
Morgan's Shoes
John E. Kuenzl Foundation
Francis A. & Georgia F. Ariens Fund
within the Brillion Area Family of Funds
Stanley J. Cottrill Fund
Holiday Vacations
and Friends of Wisconsin Public Television
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- We all know it's coming.
That first real snowfall.
The colors of autumn faded long ago.
And a new season begins.
Fresh white blankets the ground.
And the familiar path
becomes a new trail.
Winter in Wisconsin doesn't really feel...
here,
until that first snow.
There are bound to be many chilly mornings ahead,
and more snowfalls to come,
but there's something about that first one,
something about a Wisconsin winter that always seems...
just a little magical.
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[water current bubbles]
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* [upbeat rock music]
[skis shuffling] tsch-tsch
[excited children chatter and screech]
[plow truck scraping snow]
* [slow, gentle music]
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* [ethereal choir singing]
* [slow, gentle piano]
* [fast techno music]
[engines revving]
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- Whoo hoo, Wisconsin!
[snowboard scrapes against snow]
[sail rustles in wind]
[loud thud upon impact]
- Later!
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[flag rustles in the wind]
[bells jingling, festive piano music]
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* [music tempo slows]
* [energetic keyboard music]
[skis brush against snow] tsch-tsch
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* [bright piano music]
[skates scraping ice] skitch
WE'RE IN THE STUDIOS
OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND YOU'RE ENJOYING
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR,"
THIS WONDERFUL TOUR OF WISCONSIN
THROUGH A SEASON THAT
IS QUITE BEAUTIFUL: WINTER.
AND IT'S SOMETIMES TRYING
IN THIS STATE, BUT THIS IS A
WONDERFUL HOUR-LONG CELEBRATION
OF WISCONSIN IN WINTER
AND WHAT WE DO IN WINTER.
WE'RE INVITING YOU NOW
TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
A GIFT OF $8 A MONTH WILL
GET YOU THE DVD BLU-RAY COMBO
AND TO EXPLAIN THAT...
OPEN IT TO SEE THAT
WHEN YOU GET YOURS, YOU'LL HAVE
BOTH THE DVD AND THE BLU-RAY SO
YOU CHOOSE THE ONE THAT YOU'D
LIKE AND THEN HAVE ONE IN THERE
TO SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WAS
PUT TOGETHER OVER TWO WINTERS
IN WISCONSIN.
AND PUBLIC TELEVISION
REALLY PULLED TOGETHER
THIS WONDERFUL SHOW
THAT REALLY CELEBRATES WINTER
THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN
GIVE US A CALL WITH YOUR PLEDGE
AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, JON.
I'M KERMAN ECKES AND I'M GOING
TO TELL YOU ABOUT
OUR THANK YOU GIFTS.
THESE ARE ITEMS THAT WE'LL
SEND YOUR WAY WHEN YOU JOIN US
AS A MEMBER HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
LET'S START WITH THE $8 A MONTH
THAT'S $8 ONGOING DONATION,
WE WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
AS JON SAID THAT INCLUDES
BOTH THE DVD AND THE BLU-RAY SO
YOU HAVE BOTH OF THOSE COPIES.
THESE ALSO INCLUDE
SOME EXTRA BONUS FOOTAGE THAT
YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO ENJOY.
SO THAT'S FOR
$8 A MONTH ONGOING.
IF YOU CALL WITH THE COMMITMENT
OF $10 A MONTH ONGOING
OR $120 FOR ONE FOR ONE-TIME
DONATION, WE WILL SEND
YOU TWO COPIES OF THE
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR"
DVD BLU-RAY COMBO SET.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY
FOR YOU TO HAVE ONE FOR YOU
TO ENJOY YOURSELF OR
AND HAVE ANOTHER TO GIVE TO
SOMEBODY ELSE THAT MAYBE HAS
MOVED OUT OF THE STATE OR MAYBE
YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT
YOU THINK THAT MIGHT ENJOY IT.
SO THAT'S, AGAIN, FOR
$10 A MONTH ONGOING.
THEN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE
5 COPIES OF THE SET,
CALL AND BECOME A MEMBER WITH A
$21 A MONTH ONGOING COMMITMENT
AND WE WILL SEND YOU
5 DIFFERENT COPIES.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS GREAT.
MAYBE YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT
HAVE MOVED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
AND WERE FROM WISCONSIN
ORIGINALLY OR MAYBE YOU HAVE
SOMEBODY THAT'S ALWAYS WONDERED,
"WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES WISCONSIN
WINTER SO APPEALING?"
THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR YOU TO
BE ABLE TO SEND MULTIPLE COPIES
TO PEOPLE SO THAT
THEY CAN ALSO ENJOY IT.
THEN WE HAVE ONE MORE COMBO SET
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY
A WONDERFUL PACKAGE.
IF YOU CALL AND BECOME A MEMBER
AT $15 A MONTH ONGOING,
WE WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR"
ALONG WITH "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR."
THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT
STARTED EVERYTHING FOR US HERE
AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF THE
BOOK "WISCONSIN IMPRESSIONS."
AND A WONDERFUL FLEECE BLANKET.
SO WE HAVE MANY, MANY WAYS
TO THANK YOU, BUT WE NEED YOU
TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP
OF GOING TO YOUR PHONE DIALING
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI, I'M DAVID HOFFER.
I'M A VOLUNTEER HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT
I'M EXCITED ABOUT HERE WITH THIS
DVD BLU-RAY COMBO PACK.
IT'S THE DVD AND THE BLU-RAY.
MAYBE YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO
DOESN'T HAVE A BLU-RAY PLAYER,
MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE
A BLU-RAY PLAYER.
THE DVD HAS YOU COVERED,
OF COURSE,
IF YOU DO HAVE A BLU-RAY PLAYER,
TALK ABOUT PROGRAM THAT
YOU WANT TO WATCH IN
THE HIGHEST DEFINITION POSSIBLE.
THE BEAUTY THAT'S GONNA TO COME
OUT ON THAT BLU-RAY DISC
IS REALLY JUST BREATHTAKING.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
BECOMING A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
KERMAN TALKED ABOUT THE VARIOUS
LEVELS YOU CAN GIVE AT
AS A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
REMEMBER, WHAT YOU'RE DOING
IS YOU'RE TAKING THE ANNUAL
CONTRIBUTION YOU WOULD HAVE MADE
AND BREAKING IT DOWN
INTO MONTHLY GIFTS
THAT THEN CONTINUE UNTIL
YOU ASK US TO STOP.
I'M A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
I GOT A FUN LETTER IN THE MAIL
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
IT SAID AS A SUSTAINING MEMBER,
IF YOU INCREASE YOUR GIFT
BY $5 A MONTH, YOU'LL GET THE
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR"
BLU-RAY DVD COMBO PACK.
AND I SAID FOR A PROGRAM
LIKE THIS: ABSOLUTELY.
SO NOW IT'S TIME
FOR YOU TO JOIN ME
AS A SUSTAINING MEMBER
OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
1-800-236-3636
>> THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM
AND A GREAT TOUR OF WISCONSIN
LIKE WE'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.
FOCUSED PRIMARILY
ON NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
WE GOT TO SEE KENOSHA, RACINE,
MILWAUKEE, DOOR COUNTY.
IT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL
LOOK AT WISCONSIN
IN THE WINTERS AND
ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS
THAT WE DO IN THE WINTER
IN ADDITION TO WHAT
YOU'VE SEEN TODAY
A FULL HOUR PROGRAM
ON THE DVD AND BLU-RAY.
IN ADDITION, THERE'S A WONDERFUL
BONUS OF MATTHEW HOLLINGSWORTH
WHO'S DONE THE BEAUTIFUL
MUSIC FOR THIS PROGRAM,
WHO'S WRITTEN THE SCORE,
COMPOSED THIS BEAUTIFUL
SOUNDTRACK.
AND THERE'S A VIDEO ON YOUR
THOSE SHOWS OF MATTHEW AND HIS
WORK IN SHOWS YOU HOW IT MATCHES
SOME OF BEAUTIFUL SCENES
INCLUDING THE EXTRAORDINARY
SHOTS OF A EAGLE IN THE SNOW
AGAINST THE PINES.
IT'S JUST REALLY WONDERFUL.
IT'S ALL CAPTURED IN THE SHOW.
IT'S ALL POSSIBLE
WHEN YOU CALL WITH YOUR SUPPORT
1-800-236-3626.
>> WELL, THANK YOU JOHN.
AND DON'T FORGET, WHEN YOU CALL,
WE HAVE OUR THANK YOU GIFTS
THAT WE'LL SEND YOUR WAY.
LET ME RUN THROUGH ALL
OF THOSE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW:
A ONE-TIME DONATION OF $96
A MONTH-- EXCUSE ME--
A ONE-TIME DONATION $96
OR $8 A MONTH ONGOING,
WE WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
AGAIN, THAT'S THE COMBO PACK
THAT HAS BOTH BLU-RAY AND THE
DVD AND THE BONUS FOOTAGE THAT
JOHN WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT.
IF YOU CALL US WITH A ONE-TIME
DONATION OF $120 OR $10 A MONTH
WE WILL SEND YOU TWO COPIES OF
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
THIS IS A PERFECT GIFT IDEA.
MAYBE YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT'S
HAD TO MOVE OUT OF STATE, MAYBE
FOR SCHOOL OR FOR THEIR JOB OR
MAYBE SOMEBODY WHO'S ALWAYS
WONDERED WHAT IT IS THAT MAKES
WISCONSIN SO SPECIAL.
IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR YOU
TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE A LEVEL
OF $21 A MONTH ONGOING, WE WILL
SEND YOU FIVE COPIES OF THE
BLU-RAY DVD COMBO SET AND AGAIN
THIS IS PERFECT FOR GIFT GIVING.
MAYBE THERE'S SOMEBODY IN YOUR
FAMILY THAT'S HAD TO MOVE AWAY
OR SOMEBODY ELSE THAT'S GONE
FOR WORK OR SOMEBODY AGAIN
WHO HAS NEVER BEEN HERE.
IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY FOR THEM
TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY AND SPLENDOR
THAT REALLY IS OUR STATE.
SO WE HAVE MANY WAYS
TO THANK YOU, BUT WE NEED YOU
TO CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN AND MAKE THAT COMMITMENT
TO US HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IT'S 1-800-236-3636.
REMEMBER THAT IN ADDITION
TO ALL THOSE WONDERFUL
THANK YOU GIFTS THAT ARE
SPECIFIC TO THIS PROGRAM, THERE
ARE CERTAIN MEMBER BENEFITS
YOU GET NO MATTER WHAT PROGRAM
YOU CHOOSE TO SUPPORT
BECAUSE YOU'RE A MEMBER OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IF YOU GIVE AT LEAST $35 A YEAR
YOU'RE GOING TO GET
OUR MONTHLY "AIRWAVES" MAGAZINE.
IT'S LIKE A TV GUIDE
JUST FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IT TELLS YOU ALL THE COOL
PROGRAMS LIKE "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR" COMING UP
SO YOU CAN MAKE SURE TO WATCH.
AND IF YOU GIVE AT LEAST $60
A YEAR, AND THAT'S JUST
$5 DOLLARS A MONTH,
WE HAVE AN ONLINE CATALOG
OF STREAMING ON-DEMAND
VIDEO CONTENT JUST FOR YOU.
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, ONE OF THE REASONS WE
PICKED THIS BOOK-- REMEMBER
IT'S AVAILABLE WITH A GIFT
OF $15 A MONTH THAT INCLUDES
THE DVD AND THE BLANKET--
WAS THIS IS A WONDERFUL--
THE BOOK IS A WONDERFUL
TRAVELOGUE OF WISCONSIN
THAT REALLY, IN PICTURES,
REALLY IDENTIFIES
SOME WONDERFUL LOCATIONS
THAT YOU WILL WANT TO VISIT.
IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS
THAT'S IN MANITOWOC AND THE SHOW
ALSO GOES INTO MANITOWOC, BUT
IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH
THIS IMAGE,THERE'S DOZENS OF
WONDERFUL DESTINATIONS IN THIS
BOOK THAT YOU'LL WANT TO FIND.
IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
THANKS FOR CALLING.
YOU'LL ENJOY "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR" AND YOU'LL
ENJOY BEING PART AND A SUPPORTER
OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THANKS.
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[splat]
[squeaky glass-rubbing friction]
[blades rotate chakk-chack-chk]
- Oh, that doesn't look good.
- It's hard to turn this little button on in the cold.
[camera tumbles, tires squeal]
[ski pole whacks camera]
[camera mic clunking]
[helicopter blades flutter]
[squeaky glass-rubbing friction]
[inner tube creaks]
[harsh wind]
[playful piano music]
- Whoa!
[squeaky glass-rubbing friction]
[jovial chatter, laughter]
- Yeah, baby!
- [laughing]
- Now we're having fun.
Is this thing on?
- I think so. I don't know.
- Funding provided in part by
Ron and Colleen Weyers
Travel Wisconsin
Morgan's Shoes
John E. Kuenzl Foundation
Francis A. & Georgia F. Ariens Fund
within the Brillion Area Family of Funds
Stanley J. Cottrill Fund
Holiday Vacations
and Friends of Wisconsin Public Television