Curious North
Are you curious to know more about our region, its people and its culture? Curious North invites you to take part in the stories we cover. It’s guided by you, our listeners, and your curiosity about our region – from Central Wisconsin to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Here's how it works: You ask a question and then we investigate and share our findings. The questions can be big or small.
Latest Episodes
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The Northwoods is home to a lot of wildlife, from deer to wild turkey to black bear. But what about elk? For the WXPR series Curious North, listener Debra of Sayner asked: are elk native to Wisconsin? -
WXPR’s series Curious North invites listeners to submit questions about life in the Northwoods.One listener posed this question: “Given the plethora of… -
Inspired by a Curious North question, this week’s Wildlife Matters finds the Masked Biologist pondering what might be causing a snapping or popping sound… -
Wells ran dry.Docks stretched into sand, struggling to reach receding lake water.A decade ago, water levels in lakes across the Northwoods were lower than… -
Last summer, WXPR embarked on their Curious North Road Trip to the public library in Manitowish Waters, where Graham Brown, an Australian man with many… -
In Wisconsin, where there is snow on the roads there is often salt.But a major concern for drivers is the potential damage salt can do to vehicles. Vilas… -
This week’s Wildlife Matters was inspired by a Curious North question, which piqued the interest of the Masked Biologist who shares several interesting… -
This week's A Northwoods Moment in History feature is in response to a recent Curious North question WXPR received.LJ Sommers asked: There have been… -
When someone lives to be a hundred years old, everyone asks them for the secrets to their longevity.Trees, on the other hand, live to be hundreds and… -
In this week’s Wildlife Matters, the Masked Biologist talks a bit about plastic shopping bags in response to a Curious North question.This article is…
