When I was a kid at Colby Lower Elementary School, every once in a while our teachers would round us up, march us to the music room and show us a film. These were old-timey movies, the kind with a ...

Do you know the legend of the Rhinelander Hodag? This month’s issue of Milwaukee Magazine explores the lore of the hideous green beast and how it’s become a symbol of pride for the northern Wisconsin ...

RHINELANDER - Never judge a book by its cover. That doubly goes for author and designer Jill Kuczmarski's hodag Happy — an all-teeth-and-no-bite take on a local legend. In fact, Kuczmarski has spent ...

Lit Wisconsin is a sporadic series of stories in which we highlight the work of writers of Wisconsin or those who have ties to the state. Today Lit Wisconsin looks at the work of three collaborators ‒ ...

What Wisconsin's favorite cryptid can teach us about folklore. Horns of an ox, the face of a frog, and a sensation that was entirely made up. This is the story of how the Hodag went from folklore to ...

Eugene Simeon Shepard described the creature as "a terrible brute" with the "strength of an ox," "the ferocity of a bear" and the "cunning of a fox." Menke GMC Athlete of the Week: March 2-9: Menke ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - You have a chance to bring the legend of the Hodag home to your Christmas tree. Hodag ornaments are now available for purchase at the Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - The School District of Rhinelander will host the 3rd Annual ‘Hodag Day at the Dome’ on Wednesday, Dec. 4 It’s from 3:30-6 p.m. at Hodag Dome. There is no cost to attend. The ...