When it comes to news about the environment it’s not all gloom and doom. We talk about some initiatives that are helping make the world a better place. Then we look at Frank Lloyd Wright’s last completed building in Wisconsin. We wrap the show up by speaking with Craig Thompson about his new graphic novel “Ginseng Roots: A Memoir.”
Featured in this Episode
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Update from “Reasons to be Cheerful”
We check in once again with editor Will Doig and hear about some of the online magazine’s environmental stories. They included Navy SEALS diving to save oceans, cargo ships using wind power, lawn mowers going electric and sidewalk gardens in the Netherlands.
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The story of Frank Lloyd Wright’s cottage at Mirror Lake State Park
Frank Lloyd Wright completed his last building in Wisconsin in 1958: the Seth Peterson Cottage. It’s a tiny 880-square foot cottage on Mirror Lake, near Wisconsin Dells. Now, after decades of renovation and improvements, you can rent this cottage yourself! We talk with the president of the cottage’s conservancy about the work being done to care for the building.
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Graphic novel shares author’s childhood harvesting root in rural Wisconsin
“Ginseng Roots: A Memoir” is Craig Thompson’s latest graphic novel, tracing 300 years of ginseng through his family’s role harvesting it in a small community in central Wisconsin.
Episode Credits
- Larry Meiller Host
- Will Doig Guest
- Kermit Traska Guest
- Craig Thompson Guest
- Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
- Joel Patenaude Producer
- Clara Neupert Guest
- Jeff Robbins Technical Director
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