Wisconsin State Superintendent Tony Evers (left) and Burlington Area School District Superintendent Peter Smet start a tour of Burlington High School Thursday morning. Evers came to visit the school as part of “Technical Education Month,” praising the district’s work in that area. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

Briley Clapp has a blast reaching a normally too-high tree while playing on a 10-foot high snow pile at Cross Lutheran Church Monday. Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate again on Thursday. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

This sculpture, “Fountain of Youth,” won first place and the People’s Choice award during Winterfest and the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva last week. The winning team – Wisconsin 2 – is made up of David Andrews, Steve Bateman and Jason Anhorn. For more on the snow […]

Dave Schwartz of La Grange, Ill., gets ready to slide down the toboggan hill at Camp MacLean in Burlington Saturday with his daughter Julia. Fathers and daughters – part of the Indian Princess program at the La Grange YMCA – spent the afternoon on the hill in the snow. (Photo […]

This common goldeneye duck surfs the Fox River currents Monday afternoon as steam rolled off the river. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, while the goldeneyes aren’t uncommon in southeast Wisconsin, they do tend to stay more toward Lake Michigan. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

This ice shanty sits on Browns Lake Monday afternoon waiting for any intrepid fishermen brave enough to challenge the subzero temperatures. The various ice shacks on the lake looked deserted Monday and the prospects for Tuesday were even worse with the National Weather Service predicting wind chills to 45 below […]

Check out our online album of photos from the annual Chocolate City Invitational Show Choir competition, including this exhibition performance by the Burlington High School B*Jazzled group. Click on the photo tab above to navigate to the gallery. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)