Turns out Columbia County, WI is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Columbia County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters
Where the Portage Became a Chokepoint
How one carry between rivers became a military hinge in Wisconsin history.
Columbia County
Zona Gale’s Small-Town Fame, Put to Work
How a Portage writer carried literary fame into Wisconsin reform.
Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters
A Brick Witness at the Portage
How one small army residence outlasted a strategic frontier fort.
Portage Canal
Where Two Rivers Almost Touch
A short carry that changed the map of the interior.
Columbia County
Where Summer Ends in Watermelon
In Pardeeville, watermelon becomes parade, contest, and community ritual.
Columbia County
Zona Gale and the Politics of Portage
How a celebrated writer made civic life part of her art.
Didion Milling
From Cambria Corn to Breakfast Tables
How a village mill connected local corn to faraway food markets.
Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters
Where a Frontier Fort Still Breathes
A surviving log building reveals the human side of federal power at Portage.
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