Good morning.
Wednesday in Whitewater looks to be warmer than yesterday, with a high temperature of sixty-four, and a good chance of rain.
This afternoon, Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 5 PM.
The Wisconsin Historical Society marks a notable birthday today:
1811 – Increase Allen Lapham Born
A pioneer naturalist and noted author, Increase Allen Lapham was instrumental in establishing the Milwaukee public high school program. He was one of the founders of Milwaukee Female Seminary in 1848 and served as president of the State Historical Society from 1862 to 1871. Lapham came to Milwaukee in 1836 to serve as chief engineer and secretary for the Rock River Canal Company. He was one of the first authors and map makers in Wisconsin. Among approximately 80 titles in his bibliography, most notable was his Antiquities of Wisconsin, the first book length investigation of Wisconsin’s Indian mounds. Lapham also served as chief geologist for Wisconsin from 1873 to 1875. He founded many educational, civic, and scientific organizations in Wisconsin. You can see many of his writings, letters, maps, and drawings, at Turning Points in Wisconsin History by typing “Lapham” into the search box. [Source: Dictionary of Wisconsin Biography, SHSW 1960, pg. 221]
Google’s daily puzzle tests how much people know (or can find out) about a meteorite: “75% of all Martian meteorites are named after a meteor that fell in a town in India. How heavy (in pounds) was that meteorite?”
It’s against the law in Whitewater, but in a less restrictive (and indeed, in a trendier) place, upper-middle class residents might have a few urban chickens or a tiny goat. Here’s how to raise a backyard goat: