‘Silly Fish Parade’ Exalts Springtime, Cardboard, and the Smelt Queen
This annual smelt parade along Lake Superior reels back to a niche tradition of catching the small, silvery fish in the dark of night.
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Via deaf artists, American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin, is redirecting the spotlight.
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