Dorothy – Journey to Imagination

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A Touch of Whimsy in Wausaukee, Wisconsin

Posted on October 15, 2019October 16, 2019 by Laura

I lived in Wisconsin for 39 years before I heard about this gem up north. Northern Wisconsin to me is farmlands, woods, lakes, and rivers. Cabins and cottages. Nature and wildlife. Devil’s lake, Door County, and Paul Bunyan’s Cook Shanty in Minocqua. Interspersed with touristy places like the Dells and...Read More

Mark Cage & ACAP—Fulfilling a Quest of a Different Kind

Posted on October 8, 2019October 10, 2019 by Laura

On Main Street in March (2019), the theater marquee announced The Wizard of Oz Unplugged by the ACAP Playmakers. Unplugged? Some bizarre techno-version of Oz? I was intrigued. That weekend I attended the show. In a packed auditorium, I sat next to a dad whose adult son had been thriving...Read More

My Journey to Oz & Kansas—Part 5: Why so much Oz?

Posted on September 9, 2019May 9, 2020 by Laura

Why are so many people captivated by the world of Oz? I wrote about the impact of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz earlier. Children were charmed by the Land of Oz decades before the MGM movie came along. The film heightened the intrigue---for children and adults alike. If...Read More