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Skating into the past: A chilly adventure on the Milwaukee River

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People do a lot to make the best of Wisconsin’s brutal winters. Some strap on some snowshoes or hit the sledding hills. The extremists participate in Polar Plunges. As Milwaukee historian and author John Gurda reminds us, the winter thrill seekers have been thriving in the area for a long time. == Were our ancestors really hardier

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