Badger Bizarre

The Fox River: Corridor of Death

It runs a 165 miles from Portage to Green Bay, and for over 300 years, it has never stopped collecting the dead. War. Fire. Disease. Explosions. Murder. And beneath all

64. The Baraboo Bonebreaker

In the summer of 1994 in Baraboo, a fourteen-year-old boy named Chris Steiner went to bed early on the night of July 3rd, anxious for the upcoming July 4th Holiday.  By

63. Shelby Perkins

On a quiet spring morning in La Crosse,  a twenty-year-old woman was suddenly gone — dead of a heroin overdose in the apartment she shared with her boyfriend. What follow

62. Wisconsin's Angel of Death: Charlotte Lamb

During the Minnesota Sioux Uprising of 1862, which created a stream of settlers fleeing their homes to get out of the way of an advancing warpath, a young mother protecti

61. Otis Redding

On December 10th, 1967, a crowd was gathering outside of The Factory in Madison, as Otis Redding was scheduled to play 2 shows there that evening. The Factory was a newer

60. Portage House of Horrors

In June of 2007, police in Portage, WI were following-up on a tip regarding a missing persons case from Florida, when they found a literal "House of Horrors" in a local r

59. The 3rd Annual Halloween (Thanksgiving..?) ParaShare

  A collection of our conversations with others at the Great Lakes Paranormal Conference this past September. Interviews include owners of the Humbird Hotel Bar & Gri

58. 'Roaring' Dan Seavey

  Pirates are not usually associated with the Great Lakes, as most folklore and real historical seafaring adventures took place on the southern high seas, such as The B

57. Douglas Dean

In July of 1971, an unkown, incoherent teenager was found outside of St George Catholic Church in the town of Wilson in Sheboygan County.  Presenting as conscious, but

56. Chandler Halderson

  In July of 2021, Bart and Krista Halderson, of suburban Dane County, were said to have gone up north to their cabin in Langlade County to celebrate the July 4th Holid

55. Haunted Fox Cities

The Fox Valley has a rich history of paper barons and lumber kings who ushered in an era of opulence shining with steamboat excursions along the river, palatial mansions

54. James Duquette

In June of 1988, the abducton of a 13-year-old girl in Massachussettes sent shockwaves through several communities in Wisconsin.  The perpetrator of that crime, 30-year

53. Ghost Towns of Wisconsin

Wisconsin was home to many towns throughout its history that, for various reasons, simply don't exist anymore. Whether bypassed by the railroad, faded away after a loss

The Racine Dismemberment Murders

From the early 1970's through 1990, Racine was the site of several brutal homicides, shocking the community and creating fear and panic in its residents.  Helen Sebasti

51. When the Waves Turn the Minutes to Hours: The Edmund Fitzgerald

On November 9th, 1975, the ore freighter, Edmund Fitzgerald, once known as the "Queen of the Great Lakes" left the Burlington Railroad Loading Dock No 1, in Superior, WI.

50. Wisconsin UFOlogy

Although not usually thought of as a state steeped in UFO history, Wisconsin lays claim to some of the most influential and important names in the field, dating back to t

49. What Happened to Kayla Berg?

On August 11th, 2009, 15-year-old Kayla Berg, after a fairly unremarkable day of hanging out with friends, went out with a trusted family friend, named Kevin Kielcheski. 

48. INTERVIEW: Wisconsin Legends for Kids

Scott and Mickey talk with Jeff Finup, of Badgerland Legends and the Wisconsin Legends Podcast, about his newly published children's book, "Wisconsin Legends for Kids."

47. The Smiley Face Killers

From 1997-2010, a rash of drownings in the Mississippi River in La Crosse were mostly blamed by police on the culture of alcohol in Wisconsin. The deaths being attributed

46. Halloween ParaShare II

We celebrate Halloween again this year by bringing you stories collected at the 2nd Annual Great Lakes Paranormal Conference.  Real people telling us their real paranorma