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  1. 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…

    By Brian Fraley · Oct. 14, 2026
    Wisconsin Christmas Holiday Train Schedule
  2. 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.”

    By Brian Fraley · March 1, 2026
    Make Do with Less? Not DPI.
  3. 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…

    By Brian Fraley · Feb. 6, 2026
    DPI response fails to make the grade
  4. 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…

    By Brian Fraley · Feb. 4, 2026
    DPI’s “Portrait” of Secrecy: Why Won’t the State Reveal its Education Steering Committee Members?
  5. 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;…

    By DS Staff · Oct. 25, 2024
    Wisconsin Christmas Holiday Train Schedule
  6. 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…

    By DS Staff · Aug. 29, 2024
    Tom Diehl Passes – Was a Giant in Wisconsin Tourism Industry
  7. 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…

    By DS Staff · Jan. 30, 2024
    Who was Tommy Bartlett?
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