By Tim “Shoe” Sullivan I graduated from UWSP in 1972. Then for the next fourteen years, my buddies Mike Haberman, Randy Wievel, and I wrote columns ...

By GENE KEMMETER More than two decades ago, a new column, with a title that changed periodically, started in the Portage County Gazette and became one ...

By Lucas Jagodzinski 100 Years Ago Two babies were given the honor of a free baby carriage because they were born on Christmas day. A local ...

By Lucas Jagodzinski 100 Years Ago Local furniture makers and manufacturers in the Midwest decided to gather in Stevens Point for their annual convention. The semi-annual ...

For the Gazette  STEVENS POINT – The Portage County Historical Society (PCHS) announced the hiring of the organization’s first ever paid staff member, an executive director. The role ...

By Lucas Jagodzinski 100 Years Ago The Stevens Point community prepared to celebrate Thanksgiving. Local school children prepared for a short week of education as schools ...

By Lucas Jagodzinski PORTAGE COUNTY – November, it’s a time when many of us are planning trips to see loved ones around the country and for ...

Part two of on ongoing series By Lucas Jagodzinski Wisconsin Central completed work on its principal railroad shop in Stevens Point in 1876. Three main components ...

Creation: Part one of a four part series By Lucas Jagodzinski PORTAGE COUNTY – Most would argue that lumber or paper were the most responsible for ...

By Lucas Jagodzinski 100 Years Ago Local farmers were encouraged to prepare samples for the 2nd Annual Local Potato Show. The show promised to provide considerable ...