Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Wausau

Follow the history of Wausau from its milling origins to today's vibrant Central Wisconsin community, built on the ambitions and pride of its residents. Film, archival images and interviews with historians and residents tell the stories of Wausau's early settlement, the transformative impact of investors called "The Wausau Group" and the city's tradition of building local cultural institutions.

Chapters
1:54 Intro
17:55 On The Map
31:15 The Wausau Spirit
39:54 Hmong Journey
48:26 Connections

[plasticpeon]

I had many great memories in this town. Watching this made me appreciate the town even more.

[kristinel]

I'm descended from one of those men Kick bush brought in!!! I grew up hearing the stories of the logging camps and going down the river!

[lindam]

Shocked and saddened that they tore down the absolutely gorgeous courthouse that was the gem of this town square. It feels like a gaping hole in the soul of this town to see it gone.

[knighttuttrupriprock]

I skied at Rib Mountain in the early seventies, it was the biggest mountain I'd ever skied at.

[ysa]

Interestingly, the pronunciation of Wausau sounds very similar to the English pronunciation of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Warsaw also seems to mean "saw war" in English. Oh well.

[thomaslawrence]

In all that footage there were only two people on the streets.

[kenaidog]

The Hmong killed off all the squirrels and chipmunks. Now they found beaver and weasel.