Wisconsin Legends & Lore

by Jason E. Lange

A great read for those interested in Wisconsin history as well as those who like a great campfire story, Wisconsin Legends & Lore explores a rich diversity of stories from around the state. Wisconsin is a land rich with stories. It was the "mother of all circuses,'? a place of buried treasure and home to eerie ghosts and monsters. Native American legends, tall tales told at lumberjack camps and taverns, ghost lore and modern urban legends all form the wonderful mythology of the Dairy State. Many know of Rhinelander's famous Hodag, the Beast of Bray Road in Elkhorn, Milwaukee's haunted Pfister Hotel and the Ridgeway Ghost. But few have heard obscure tales like the Christmas Tree Ghost Ship of Two Rivers, the Goatman of Richfield's Hogsback Road and the legend of the Witch's Tower of Whitewater. Author Tea Krulos, an expert in all things strange and unusual, digs up Wisconsin favorites and arcane lore.

Genres: Nonfiction, Folklore, History

128 pages, Paperback

Published August 31, 2020

Reviews

[K Ogie]

There was nothing overly in depth here, BUT it's my home state, and all of the little tidbits about different parts of the state, some even in my city, were quite amazing. I truly enjoyed this.

[NOLA Bert]

A short book that gives a great overview of Wisconsin folklore, tall tales, cryptids, ghost stories, urban legends, and legendary places. If you know this lore already, you’ll probably want something more in-depth, but this is a great starting point for many of the interesting and unusual stories that make up Wisconsin folklore. The little college town I live in is represented by the urban legends about Boy Scout Lane, the Bloody Bride Bridge, Black Bridge and Red Bridge.

[Maggie Valentino]

I would’ve enjoyed it more had it just had the legends and not all of the backstory.

[Sandy Borchardt]

Very interesting to learn some myths of Wisconsin

[Heidi]

This book was a total hoot - I enjoyed the lore and lumberjack tall tales, which were very similar to my home state of WA’s lumberjack tales. The history was interesting, too!