The stories of Monroe County, WI
8 narrated audio stories from across Monroe County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Fort McCoy
Fort McCoy, Where Arrivals Keep Happening
A training post that became a repeated first stop for people in upheaval.
Tomah station
Tomah’s Handshake to the Rails
A small-town depot that still opens outward to the continent.
Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum
From Sparta to Space
A hometown museum follows Deke Slayton from Wisconsin to the Mercury Seven.
Fort McCoy
From State Camp to Fort McCoy
How a Wisconsin training ground became a military crossroads.
Deke Slayton Memorial Space and Bicycle Museum
Where Sparta’s Depot Still Carries the Journey
An old depot frames Sparta’s story of rails, bicycles, and one hometown astronaut.
Monroe County
Where the Railroad Learned to Slow Down
An old rail corridor became an early biking pilgrimage through Wisconsin hills.
Fort McCoy
Behind the Fences at Fort McCoy
A wartime camp where training, farming, and captivity coexisted.
Elroy-Sparta State Trail
Into the Cool Dark of Elroy-Sparta
How three old railroad tunnels turned a trail ride into an adventure.
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