As Seen In Wisconsin - Filed under 'Lake Geneva'

Summer on Lake Geneva [short film] (PDN Video Pick)

Posted on July 1, 2011

Photographer Brian Kuhlmann directed this video, Geneva, (shot by Ryan Van Ert using a Canon 5D Mark II) while shooting the cover of Chicago Magazine’s June Special Travel Issue. Kuhlmann says the jump cuts in the video follow the music line (music by Vincent Gallo). “We thought it was a great time to shoot a video because of the talent, props and location that we already had access to,” Kuhlmann says. “I rented an underwater housing and we just played.”

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Lake Geneva canopy tour business hopes to take flight

Posted on March 15, 2011

Mike Goril paused Wednesday to admire the scenery on his 100-acre property in northern Lake Geneva.

Water and melting snow fell from the bare trees, dripping on to those in his group. The thick mud made walking hazardous, and the dense fog hid parts of the forest from sight.

"What a great day" he said, standing on a platform 40 feet above the soggy mess below.

In Goril's line of work, he couldn't be more right.

On days like this, darting from tree to tree on a zip line becomes a bit more of an adventure. He wouldn't mind similar conditions from time to time when Lake Geneva Canopy Tours has its grand opening next month, giving tourists a unique view of the lakes region.

"We want people to experience the forest and experience the nature, but if they come and walk through it, they trash it," said Phil Kroll, director of operations for S.T.E.P.S. Inc., the tour designer. "It's sort of like having a brand new carpet in your house. By going by zip lines and sky bridges, you just sort of hover over that carpet, and not get it dirty but still see all the beauty."

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Watch Jumpers Leap from a Boat to Deliver Mail in Lake Geneva [video]

Posted on August 2, 2010

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Technical Rescue Teams train to save lives

Posted on February 11, 2010

Specialized rescue teams from Racine and Lake Geneva were responsible for saving the life of an East Troy man trapped in a grain bin full of soybeans.

These firefighters and paramedics go through special training to save the lives of people caught in unusual circumstances.

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Braun to open restaurant in Lake Geneva

Posted on February 1, 2010

Milwaukee Brewers' outfielder Ryan Braun wants to open a restaurant.

Braun and some other investors are in the process of converting the old Cactus Club in Lake Geneva into the "Ryan Braun's Tavern & Grill."

Tom Romano, part of the development group, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel it will open in early spring and seat as many as 240 people.

Romano said a booth promoting the restaurant will be set up on Sunday at the Midwest Airlines Center as part of the Brewers On Deck show.

Braun finished last season with 203 hits, and batted .320 with 32 home runs and 114 RBIs. He was a National League Silver Slugger award for the second year in a row.

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Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com

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