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Thomson "Tommy" Bartlett (July 11, 1914 – September 6, 1998) was an American showman and entertainment mogul from Wisconsin.He is most often associated with the water skiing thrill show based in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, known as Tommy Bartlett's Thrill Show.
The show was created in 1952 by Wisconsin showman Tommy Bartlett as a traveling group of entertainers, based in Chicago, Illinois. After changing its base of operations to Wisconsin Dells, the performers continued to tour, performing at World's Fairs and U.S.O. shows. According to the show's official website, over 20 million spectators have ...
Cech, Thomas: 1970 Co-winner of 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute [3] [4] Chai, May-lee: 1989 Author, professor and American Book Award winner Coleman, Mary Sue: 1965 President of the University of Iowa (1995–2002) and the first female president of the University of Michigan (2002–2014) [5]
People who were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with what is now Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Pages in category "People from Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Wisconsin Death Trip is a 1973 historical nonfiction book by Michael Lesy, originally published by Pantheon Books. It charts numerous sordid, tragic, and bizarre incidents that took place in and around Jackson County, Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900, primarily in the town of Black River Falls .
[citation needed] In 1994, the Gantz family of Dubuque, Iowa, purchased Noah's Ark and added the "OctoExplorer", a yellow submarine with moving periscope, water guns and soft-surfaced waterslides. [2] In 2003, Noah's Ark Waterpark celebrated 25 years of operation. [citation needed] In 2012, the park was purchased by Palace Entertainment. [2]
WDLS (900 AM) is an adult contemporary radio station in the resort community of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin simulcasting sister station WBOO 102.9 FM Reedsburg. WDLS is also relayed on an FM translator broadcasting on 98.5.
Olson was a Wisconsin delegate to the 1960, 1964, and 1968 National Republican Conventions, and served as state chairman for the presidential campaign of Richard Nixon. During this time he was also the director of the economic development project for the University of Hawaii .