⛄️ Who is the ‘Blizzard Man?’

⛔ Century-Old Marker Removed From Indigenous Burial Mound

• Madison Parks employees took away a stone marker dating back to 1915 that designated an indigenous burial mound located near Lake Wingra and Edgewood University.
• The department has been working with Ho-Chunk Nation and Wisconsin Historical Society representatives as part of a statewide push to remove such markers. Why? Such effigy mounds are considered sacred ground to Ho-Chunk Nation, and in addition to attracting visitors to walk on them, the markers often contained inaccurate or dated language.
• Wisconsin is home to the highest concentration of such mounds in the United States. Dane County at one point had 2,000 to 3,000 mounds, but about 80% have been destroyed. [Cap Times, City Cast Madison]

🎥 New Film Office Hopes To Put Wisconsin On the Big Screen

• Attention Hollywood! The Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s new Film Office is up and running, hoping to attract film and television productions to the state with the help of $5 million in annual tax incentives.
• While Wisconsin in the past used tax incentives to attract movies like Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies,” the program was terminated under former Gov. Scott Walker, leaving Wisconsin as one of four states without a film office and one of 14 without tax incentives. [Fox47]

🖼️ Muralist Says He Still Hasn’t Been Paid For Madison Projects

• A Milwaukee artist said he’s spent nearly a year unsuccessfully trying to get paid for two large outdoor murals he created for Bakers Place Apartments on East Washington Avenue.
• Janson Rapisarda, who paints as “Jan the Voyager,” was commissioned by Neutral Project LLC, managed by the Madison Public Art Project nonprofit, to create the two murals celebrating the neighborhood’s heritage by depicting images such as the old Gardner Bakery that gave the apartment development its name.
• The project was finished last September, but Rapisarda said he is still owed over $54,000. In emails obtained by News 3, Neutral Project told the artist that payment was delayed because a new buyer would cover the costs. [News 3, Art Dose]

If you’ve listened to today’s City Cast Madison episode featuring Madison trivia master Paul Guse, you might think you know everything there is to know about Madison. Well now is your chance to prove it. Here’s five more questions to test your knowledge!

⬆️ Last Week’s Photo

This mural, called “Water, Land and Sky,” is located at Monona Well #3 off West Broadway across from East Towne Mall. (By the way, the figure in the mural is legendary Ho-Chunk artist Harry Whitehorse!)

🎉 Congratulations to Judy S., Beaver B., and Phil M. for being the first three people to guess right!

⬇️ This Week’s Photo

Do you know where this statue is? A few clues:

• It’s in downtown Madison
• The sculpture, by Gene Delcourt, is called “No More Stolen Sisters,” and highlights crimes committed against Indigenous women
• You might have passed it when going to get a marriage license or apply for a passport!