Wisconsin
Daniel
Kenosha, WI
I was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and my mother still lives there. My travels brought me back on November 3, for the first time since the protests after Jacob Blake was shot. It was a warm day that was perfect for a socially distant lunch on my mom's deck—and a few hours of not thinking about the election.
Butch
Madison, WI
I went for a walk in my brother's neighborhood and met Butch, a lifelong Madison resident. He has a huge expanse of sidewalk on his corner lot, so he likes to get out there to clean it up as soon as possible. He doesn't really mind firing up the snowblower, at least for the first few runs of the season. I was slightly jealous of his very warm-looking hunting suit.
Johannah
Madison, WI
"I catch myself getting grumpy about all the little things I'm missing with covid, but when I think about it—wow, I've had the last two and a half months with my family here in Madison, and I was connected with friends when I was home in Philly,” Johannah says. "As much of a nightmare as it is, it could be so much worse."
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ROB
Madison, WI
"I figure when I look like this and can a grow a beard like this, why not spread some cheer?”
I stopped to talk to Rob on his way back to work after lunch in Madison, WI. I mean, how could I not?
Ali
Hudson, WI
"I don't want to fight or carry a gun. I want to work, have some fun, and sleep. That's my dream, and I can do that here," said Ali, a Somali immigrant living in Minneapolis, MN, and currently working as an Uber driver.
PauL
Madison, WI
"What are you doing out here?” Paul asked me as I walked up to him on Lake Monona one frigid day. “It is so cold!!”
He wasn’t wrong, but I found his concern pretty funny since he was the guy set up ice fishing without even a shelter. Wisconsinites always seem fairly immune to the cold, but this was a serious arctic front, and we were some of the only people outside.
Brook & Ed
Madison, WI
Back in 2013, Ed asked his wife, Brook, about buying more Christmas lights. "Do whatever you want,” she said off-handedly. She has since learned to be more careful.
As you can see, Ed took her comment to heart. The 2020 edition of their front-yard lights is a three-hour show set to music that’s broadcast from his own radio station. Brook has started filling a holiday-light-wrapped bucket with candy canes and dog treats for people and pets watching the show.