Wisconsin Dells
- Must Visit
2026 CPKC Holiday Train Wisconsin Schedule: Dates, Times, and Stops
13 Stops in our State December 8-10 Free Concerts The crisp autumn air means Christmas and the end-of-the-year holiday and festivities are just around the…

- News
Make Do with Less? Not DPI.
The Department of Public Instruction spends nearly $400,000 on a four-day Waterpark Workshop… two years later they’re encouraging teachers practice “scrappiness.”

- News
DPI response fails to make the grade
A Dairyland Sentinel perspectives column by Brian Fraley The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has many problems. They’re self righteous, secretive…

- News
The list: Did an employee from your school attend the $368k dollar DPI waterpark conference?
By Brian Fraley, Publisher, Dairyland Sentinel When the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released its technical report on the 2024 Forward…

- Must Visit
2024 Christmas Train Stops in Wisconsin
We still call it the Christmas train and it’s making several stops in Wisconsin. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is more than just a seasonal spectacle;…

- WisCulture
Tom Diehl Passes – Was a Giant in Wisconsin Tourism Industry
Tom Diehl, who ran the Tommy Bartlett Show for more than four decades and spent most of his life pushing for Wisconsin Dells, died Aug. 29 after a long…

- History
Who was Tommy Bartlett?
Who was Tommy Bartlett? For years, the cars leaving the Tommy Bartlett Show went home with his bumper sticker on them. Chicago saw so many that columnist…
