Backlash against Wisconsin wood type museum, Meet Wisconsin’s Lionel model train enthusiasts

A person holds a wooden block with a fitted brass and metal mechanism, next to a matching wooden component on a workbench.
Katie Hudnall calls some of her artistic pieces furniture-ish. This is a miniature cabinet that has coffins for her dead pencils. Because, as she puts it, they do a lot of work for her so she hopes to honor them. Mackenzie Krumme/WPR

A museum in Two Rivers is facing a backlash after it canceled artist residencies with little notice.  State agencies are working to prevent a tree-killing invasive pest from gaining a foothold in Wisconsin. And, we’ll visit the oldest Lionel railroad club in the world. It’s just outside of Milwaukee.

Featured in this Episode

Episode Credits

  • Alex Crowe Host
  • Courtney Everett Producer