As a life long, born and bred Wisconsin native and resident, these videos felt like a love letter to this beautiful state. Thank you so much. I feel like Wisconsin doesn't get as much love and recognition as it should from the rest of the country. People seem to know us for beer and drinking, cheese, and a certain Milwaukee serial killer whose name i won't even mention. I wish more of the country knew what a fabulous, beautiful, diverse, and historically significant state Wisconsin really is. Great work!
@roland69546 ай бұрын
I agree with you!!
@GrantDWilliams826 ай бұрын
I don’t see how beer and cheese aren’t adequate to deserve love and respect. I’ve never been to Wisconsin, but yes: that’s always what I’ve thought of whenever I’ve thought of Wisconsin. And it has always made me feel feelings of love and respect.
@erics6076 ай бұрын
@@GrantDWilliams82 I think what he meant is that most people only think about beer, cheese, and our sports teams. Very few people talk about how the state helped build the country, or how beautiful the scenery is here. When it comes to recruiting high school kids from outside of the Midwest, they all seem to think a city like Madison is a small city with farms everywhere. When they actually come up for a visit, they are left speechless at how beautiful everything is, or how much there is to actually do throughout the state.
@GrantDWilliams826 ай бұрын
@@erics607 I think people need to stop pandering to morons. If highschool kids from outside of the Midwest consider "only" beer and cheese and farming as inadequate, that's their problem. Most college kids are only actually qualified to work in breweries or dairies, or on farms, anyway. Take away government backing of student loans and that's what would happen. They need to get over themselves. Normal people don't need to rise up to their narcissistic standards.
@Jules-zg1ip6 ай бұрын
I LOVE Wisconsin! ❤️ It is Minnesota's best kept secret! 😊
@MrGomjabber6 ай бұрын
I am 57, I always think I want to move somewhere warmer but I don't think I ever could. I love Wisconsin.
@adventure_hannah38415 ай бұрын
Incredible series! I moved here for college, fell in love with the history, culture, and architecture of the whole state. I call Wisconsin my home now!
@Oper8orError5565 ай бұрын
These videos are fantastic and absolutely fascinating. As a resident of the Fox Cities area of Wisconsin, it's truly disappointing that none of these things were taught or mentioned in our schools. I went to Nicolet Elementary without ever being taught who Nicolet was. What?!?! Now I have plenty of notes on historical places to visit! And many are relatively local. Time for a road trip! Thank you so much!
@placesofthepast5 ай бұрын
So great to hear, thank you!
@TheHodag16 ай бұрын
Great series! I appreciated the attention to architecture. As a young person born and raised in Wisconsin, I often feel the pull to leave for more exciting places. However, from my young eyes, Wisconsin has such a rich moral character. Very little is sold out, the people are authentic, and there is a sense of camaraderie and community amongst Wisconsinites. Despite its problems, Wisconsin is a truly special place in the US and I am thankful to call it home. I thought this series portrayed the State’s earnest and courageous, yet simple nature beautifully.
@Oper8orError5565 ай бұрын
Same feeling here. I moved to Colorado about 10 years ago and moved back to Wisconsin last year. The more you learn the more you appreciate your home. I never should have left!
@richarddevine83917 ай бұрын
What a fantastic video series, I share these with friends and family around the country. As a newcomer to Wisconsin (20 years) I feel like this state has it all yet no one outside of Wisconsin seems to know that, they don't know what they are missing.
@placesofthepast7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Agreed, it’s a great place.
@afterburn26005 ай бұрын
I'm no longer in the state but my family has been in Wisconsin since early to mid 1800s. Thanks for the great videos!
@d.e.p.50625 ай бұрын
Love this series, videography quality is amazing. Just please fix the voiceover audio quality next time. Keep it up.
@JaylenPotts-zs2qw4 ай бұрын
I just love Wisconsin. Lush farmland and special hospitality. Just amazing scenery and great Industry.
@jamestyrer60674 ай бұрын
THANKS FOR THIS SERIES ON MY HOME STATE WISCONSIN 👍
@benhansen14745 ай бұрын
This was amazing. I am blown away by the footage, the narration and the immense detail. I learned so much!
@placesofthepast5 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks so much for the comment!
@PaulNDeputy5 ай бұрын
What a superb history of Wisconsin (parts 1-3). The pictures and narration provided a comprehensive view of the state. It should be a model for other state histories. ❤
@rudeinterplanetjanet5 ай бұрын
I really appreciate this series being put on You Tube and being made. There is so much I did not know about my home state. We had so many firsts in this state and were very innovative. I am amazed at all the things I never knew about the state I grew up in and live in.
@mikea93655 ай бұрын
Thanks for making this. Moved away from Portage to California 14 years ago and it definitely made me homesick.
@matthewcyrulik72135 ай бұрын
What a great series, I've called Wisconsin home my entire life less 4 years, and I would love to be able to stay when I retire
@swalker7235 ай бұрын
This has been a really great series! Wisconsin is my home and I love it here. Thanks for making these videos! My mom’s family emigrated to Wisconsin from South Tyrol in the 1920s and we are still in contact with our relatives from the “old country.” I’ll have to suggest your series to them, I think they’ll really like it.
@kathleentappa92887 ай бұрын
WELL DONE, Andy!!!
@linkofspades5 ай бұрын
I wish they'd credited the music in each of these as it is fantastic! Well done series.
@PhilGartman5 ай бұрын
II am so so impressed with the series. First of all, it was beautiful in the way it was shot and the places captured. Second, it was extremely well narrated hitting a level I've never seen before on KZbin. Wisconsin has a lot of places that are difficult to pronounce. The narrator pulled it off flawlessly. And last but not least, it was extremely well researched. It had all the notes of Wisconsin's history that I personally knew and far more. Congratulations! I'll be recommending this to all my Wisconsin friends and family.
@FadeToBlackLLC5 ай бұрын
Very cool. It blows my mind as to how they made such amazing buildings back in time. I’ve been in a lot of Wisconsin towns but it’s awesome seeing some of the landscapes from yours views and actually knowing what some of the buildings are about b
@mesoed5 ай бұрын
Love seeing the school building in Watertown. I believe my grandmother taught there later in its history.
@jamespalmer35885 ай бұрын
Thank you for a great series. I learned a ton! Also made me appreciate the architecture that is around us everyday.
@ronniesen25226 ай бұрын
Holy hill is a very cool place tucked into the kettle morain southern area. I recommend it to visit, especially in the fall.
@Reviews4fun15 ай бұрын
Excellent work. I learned more about my state here than anywhere else growing up.
@josiahmenako24845 ай бұрын
Well done sir, this gave me goose bumps muptiples times as I learned about places I frequent regularly. Great drone work and excellent narration.
@paulzimmermann81063 ай бұрын
Fantastic job! Photography is beautifull. Great naration and information. I live in northern Illinois and my children live in the Sheboygan area, Elkhart Lake. I'm so glad my children and grandchildren are there. Fantastic history in these presentations. Thank you kindly. By the way, I am Swiss and Italian desent. My grandparents came from Glarus Switzerland and I have visited New Glarus. The people there look just like myself and my family. Thank you again.
@placesofthepast3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@shanesullivan4606 ай бұрын
14:20 I'm sitting a few blocks away from that elephant statue right now.
@Elijah34237 ай бұрын
Great video! Thank you!
@darthruyrd6305 ай бұрын
Keep it up we love to watch these videos
@placesofthepast5 ай бұрын
Thank you, I do have some projects underway :)
@erichench54014 ай бұрын
This was amazing. Thank you for making this video. On a side note…if you ever come through Watertown, drive by some of the most beautiful churches in the state. St. Bernards, St. Henry (both catholic) St. Marks (Lutheran) Giant churches built 150 years ago.
@madisonbadger94545 ай бұрын
Excellent series
@mrs69687 ай бұрын
Nailed it all the bits I knew and didn't your doing this state proud
@placesofthepast7 ай бұрын
Thanks, great to see you're still watching Mr S!
@justinsommerfeld70276 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks for making these! they were fun to watch!
@tad_lost7 ай бұрын
wow, another great video. Thank you
@joette85105 ай бұрын
Wow, great videos! Thank you for the tour and history of Wisconsin. I’ll be sure to share these with everyone. 👍
@placesofthepast5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@shannonbenjamin11555 ай бұрын
I was hoping to hear more about the migration of Kentucky settlers to the Antigo area when the railroad got up there. My ancestors came from Elliot County KY up to Evergreen, which they founded, over to the UP of MI and down to Bay City MI.
@mdan4th6 ай бұрын
First - these 3 videos are excellent. Thank you for this. Second - the only mistake I could find (since an earlier poster complained,) was "St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Milwaukee, c. 1420" (16:06 mark of this video). I'm thinking maybe 1720?
@placesofthepast6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the compliment. They say the Joan of Arc chapel is actually a medieval building! It was brought over from France, so the oldest building in Wisconsin, but not the oldest building original to WI.
@skippymando4 ай бұрын
Take that drone up north! Not seeing Old Main in Stevens Point, the Rapids in Wausau, the Eau Claire Dells, and other points North belies the line you stayed south of :) (I jest a bit, I love your work, and just want to see more of the norther part of the state too!
@placesofthepast4 ай бұрын
Thanks, and while I didn’t get to the far north yet, we do have the Dells of the Eau Claire, Wausau, Peshtigo, and Ephraim in there!
@traviscox19195 ай бұрын
Nicely done! Hope to see you venture into different states too
@rogelioalcantar26195 ай бұрын
My wife and I loved this series. Living in Madison there were some places near the end of the video that you showed that we want to go visit one of these weekends but you didn’t have the names for them. One is 15:15 and the other was 15:32
@placesofthepast5 ай бұрын
I'm glad you liked it! The river is as the Dells of the Eau Claire, actually near Wausau, and the ruined hotel is on the Maribel Caves trails.
@TheKingsOutlaw5 ай бұрын
I enjoyed the series. Thanks! But have you ever been to the Eau Claire/Chippewa Falls area? There's a lot of logging history and historic architecture there. I was bummed that there wasn't even a passing mention during talk of logging (I believe in Part 2).
@placesofthepast5 ай бұрын
Thank you, and yes, that would have been good! There were many specific places I didn’t mention, but I didn’t want it to degenerate into a list of places associated with each movement. Part of it also was time constraints for getting around and filming. I would have loved to include some shots of Leinenkugel’s!
@dopesquatch6 ай бұрын
Dope video man
@bigbeardog997 ай бұрын
I lived on Fourth Street hill in Waukesha overlooking the city. I could see Holy Hill from my home. Beautiful church, been there a time or two as a child. Great video!
@placesofthepast7 ай бұрын
Very cool, I would love a view like that
@mrnosaj717 ай бұрын
I was born in M'waukee, live in Madison now. Wonderful video, great visuals as you spin this documentary, I've subscribed.
@placesofthepast7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@loganmanderle85725 ай бұрын
Are you doing a part 4?
@placesofthepast5 ай бұрын
I’m working on some other videos right now, but I might come back eventually to focus on early 20th century.
@giginumber1fann4 ай бұрын
Hey man Would you be able to provide me some links for the music you used? I really enjoyed its like fantastical feel.
@placesofthepast4 ай бұрын
it’s all from soundstripe, I’ve really enjoyed the music available there.
@nobodythatyouknow3056 ай бұрын
I was born here and i still love it so much why should i leave lol
@slarsen66537 ай бұрын
Andy, do you have a list (or could you point me to one) of all the architectural gems you highlight in this and other of your videos?
@placesofthepast7 ай бұрын
I don’t - it would make sense to put that info in the description of each video! Though most of the places are indicated either with text or in the narration.
@oldfarmer90046 ай бұрын
Very nice work on the video. Watched the whole series. I love going into the driftless area. We always have fun traveling around up there. Yes, we like to escape Illinois from time to time! But, GO BEARS! ✌️
@chassuppanz90185 ай бұрын
The bears still Suck
@Rick-xg7zz4 ай бұрын
The theme seems to be that immigrants built Wisconsin. And America. Now, sadly, they’re shunned. I’m 75 and all of my grandparents were immigrants who helped build America. Great series. Well produced and presented.
@casey72664 ай бұрын
Ok where is this please I need to visit this 15:14
@placesofthepast4 ай бұрын
The Dells of the Eau Claire River, near Wausau, a great place to visit
@MrSlapsticky6 ай бұрын
This three part series made me happy and sad
@EliOnGeck5 ай бұрын
Anyone know where 15:19 is?
@placesofthepast5 ай бұрын
I do, the Dells of the Eau Claire, near Wausau. Unless you meant the bridge, which is Turtle Creek Parkway, near Janesville.
@EliOnGeck5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much
@abhishantshetty6962Ай бұрын
Hey bro can u share a farm which is just like montana with horses
@kevinharrison42435 ай бұрын
Irish railroad descendant here!
@susankroll24246 ай бұрын
Chase Sone Barn (Town of Chase, Pulaski) !
@Mwblodgett895 ай бұрын
No mention of Eau Claire with logging:(
@russellst.martin42554 ай бұрын
Curious if you're going to discuss Upper *cough* *cough* and how Wisconsin suffers to this day because Michigan and Ohio couldn't get along.
@placesofthepast4 ай бұрын
It’s on the table for a future episode for sure! Though first I have some other projects I’m working on.
@petekeller1424Күн бұрын
There's still more of Wisconsin than Milwaukee, Madison. Missed out of Northern Wisconsin.
@nickgibb46874 ай бұрын
fun fact. okauchee and the rest of lake country was a stop for a lady in the night. heard numerous of stories of gambling machines booze and guns that are hidden in the waters
@MaidensRag3 ай бұрын
not one shot of eagle river wisconsin.. :/
@placesofthepast3 ай бұрын
@@MaidensRag I’ll get there eventually, for a part 4! :D
@MaidensRag3 ай бұрын
@@placesofthepast
@MaidensRag3 ай бұрын
@@placesofthepast you gotta get summer wind in there too.
@placesofthepast3 ай бұрын
@@MaidensRag Oh man that'd be great
@Barbara-sv1yg5 ай бұрын
nice start for the history of Wisconsin. But as usual, the northwestern part is ignored, except at tax time
@lindapirlot30475 ай бұрын
Not a single mention of the Belgian migration to northeast Wisconsin in the 1850s.
@cradoccrandall62025 ай бұрын
Ill be damned if this isnt the best state in the union. I now live on Chicago for school but whenever someone asks me where home is it will always be Wisconsin. I bring my Chicago friends to Milwaukee and Wisconsin and they always say its better. Its funny many lf my friends here are wisconsinites somehow u can just tell when meeting them
@archmageofmetal88835 ай бұрын
Very well done. But careful not to make us look too nice here otherwise the Coasties and Chicagoans will never leave.
@robertbob56835 ай бұрын
This guy seems to not mention superior Wisconsin and lake Superior inland seaport
@jonathanfonk54705 ай бұрын
Whats up with the way you jump around. Seems like a chronological approach would uave been better.
@allensweedyloughead13097 ай бұрын
Where in the hell did you get your information from half of it is wrong. If you post something for public dis ation please be accurate in your information.
@placesofthepast7 ай бұрын
I don't think so, Tim. But I'm happy to hear any specific corrections!
@ScottysHaze7 ай бұрын
Would you care to share with us all of this incorrect information? Because, I have to tell you, as a life long, born and bred Wisconsin native and resident, as well as a history major, the wonderful work done for these videos feels like a love letter to Wisconsin. I only picked up on one mistake myself, and it was more of a half mistake. So, please, by all means, tell us all the incorrect things? I'm very curious.
@thezfunk6 ай бұрын
My guess is this is a bot. I see these types of vague comments on a lot of videos. I have no idea the benefit to the bot owner.