[dramatic orchestral music] - Announcer: The following program is a PBS Wisconsin original production.

[birds chirping] [Common Loon calls] [wondrous orchestral music] - Narrator: Towering pines.

The forest unfolds... ♪ ♪ revealing a glimmering view.

♪ ♪ Wisconsin's Northwoods hold treasures of light, movement, sound.

♪ ♪ [loon calls] ♪ ♪ Season through season, an ever-changing view.

♪ ♪ Tumbling waters, expansive wilderness, countless lakes.

Over land or on the water, a vast array of wonders and colors to explore.

♪ ♪ "Wisconsin's Scenic Treasures: Northwoods" - Announcer: Funding provided by Greg and Carol Griffin, the Bitzer Family Legacy Fund, Roger and Lynn Van Vreede, the Nature Conservancy, Elizabeth Olson, the Slater Family Fund, the Wooden Nickel Fund, the Eleanor and Thomas Wildrick Family, the Greiling Family, in memory of Gary Greiling, Dr.

Henry Anderson, the John J. Frautschi Family Foundation, Wisconsin's Green Fire, Oakwood Village, donors to the Focus Fund for Wisconsin Programs, and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.

[birds chirping] [gentle orchestral music] ♪ ♪ [crows cawing] - Narrator: September morning.

Day Lake, Vilas County.

♪ ♪ Autumn's arrival is in the air.

♪ ♪ But there's still time for one more paddle.

♪ ♪ With the turn of each season, the Northwoods landscape reveals an original panorama... ♪ ♪ An invitation to new visions and views.

♪ ♪ [birds chirping] ♪ ♪ [birds chirping] [gentle upbeat music] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [muffled gentle upbeat music] [gentle upbeat music] ♪ ♪ [insects droning, birds calling] [energetic orchestral music] ♪ ♪ From the clear waters of a northern lake to a sea of rocks hidden in the blue hills of Rusk County.

The forest opens, revealing a trace of the last glacier.

♪ ♪ [wind blowing] ♪ ♪ [leaves rustling in wind] ♪ ♪ [energetic music fades] [soft upbeat music] ♪ ♪ [frog croaks softly] ♪ ♪ [water trickling] [birds chirping] ♪ ♪ As the days shorten and the weather cools, the Northwoods unveil their finest display.

♪ ♪ Red, yellow, orange.

An abundance of hues.

♪ ♪ The forest becomes a spectacle of light and color, with the rich tones of autumn.

♪ ♪ A fleeting, yet spectacular moment in the splendor of the season.

♪ ♪ [leaves rustling] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [water rushing] [flowing dramatic music] ♪ ♪ [wind howling distantly] [water trickling] [gentle music] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ The waters of the Bad River tumble across the rocky riverbed, surrounded by jagged canyon walls.

♪ ♪ The river carves its course through the ancient stone as the falls plunge into deep gorges.

♪ ♪ [soft upbeat music] ♪ ♪ [water trickling] From tumbling waterfalls to golden tamaracks, Wisconsin's Northwoods hold a variety of delights.

♪ ♪ Here among the mossy peatland of this undisturbed northern bog lie delicate treasures scattered through the landscape.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [birds chirping] [gentle music] ♪ ♪ [birds chattering] ♪ ♪ [birds singing] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ A walk within the Northwoods forest.

The scent of pines on the wind.

The sun's rays find their way to the understory... ♪ ♪ Surrounded by the colors of autumn's end.

♪ ♪ [water currents rustling] >> What an incredibly beautiful state we live in that opening scene, and actually most of the scenes through this first segment have just taken my breath away.

And I am actually from northern Wisconsin, so it shouldn't be taking my breath away.

But it is.

You forget the beauty of this state.

Hi, I am Michele Good.

I am from Wisconsin Public Radio and I am so happy to be sharing this beautiful program with you.

Whether you live in the Northwoods, you visit the Northwoods.

If you have never been to the Northwoods, this is a great chance for you to appreciate just what we have here in the state.

Apart from the natural beauty, which I would argue is probably one of the most beautiful states in the United States, we also have an incredibly generous state.

Why do I say that?

Because the program that you are watching right now was paid for by listeners just like you viewers just like you.

About 2 or 3 years ago.

Your support is what made this program possible.

If this is the kind of programing that you like to see, if you like to learn about the state, please show your support right now.

One (800) 236-3636.

>> Hi folks, I'm Clint Walz.

I'm on staff here at PBS Wisconsin and we have some great ways to say thank you when you make that gift of support tonight, I'd like to run through those for you for gifts of $10 or more.

We'd like to say thanks by the receiving the Wisconsin Scenic Treasures: Northwoods Blu ray DVD set.

That's the program that we're enjoying right now.

Yours for a gift of $10 a month.

If you're able to make a gift of $12 a month, we have a couple of options for you.

The first option is this really wonderful book called Wisconsin State Parks Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History, and it's loaded with descriptions of parks, perhaps even better than what you might actually get at the parks itself.

Full color photos.

Yours with a gift of $12 a month or for $12 a month.

You could also receive a PBS Wisconsin water bottle as and the PBS Wisconsin Hat.

Both of those items yours for a gift of $12 a month.

If you can't decide, we'd like to send you all of those things for a gift of $25 a month, you'll receive the Blu ray set.

You'll receive the water bottle and the cap, as well as the State Parks book.

And we'll also give you the very first scenic Treasures, southern Vistas.

Lots of ways for you to see Wisconsin through a brand new lens.

It starts with your call at 1-800-236-3636.

>> Hello, my name is Aaron Bird Bear and I'm a long term PBS Wisconsin supporter.

So much love and care goes into creating a program like this.

From choosing locations to capturing all the sights and sounds.

I really amazed Pat from Eau Claire writes.

Thanks for sharing the four seasons and a special pat on the back to the camera.

People who slog the snow slog the equipment through all the snow.

So just really wonderful care went into making this program.

And it comes from investments from people like you.

And so please consider becoming a sustainer.

Easy.

Ongoing monthly payments are the best way to support PBS Wisconsin.

Thank you.

All right.

>> So this program that you're watching is a follow up to Wisconsin Scenic Trust Treasures Southern Vistas, which that CD, DVD is available as a thank you gift.

Wisconsin is such a beautiful state that we couldn't actually fit all of the beauty of it into one program.

We have another one coming up.

We will give you a sneak peek of what that is about later during this program.

Right now is a chance for you to show your support for PBS Wisconsin.

We can't do this alone.

Your support keeps us going.

Keep PBS Wisconsin strong together by making a donation right now.

1-800-236-3636.

>> That's right.

It only takes a few minutes, but it means so much to bring these great programs into your homes, into the homes of your neighbors, our communities, and our state.

When you do, we've got some great ways of saying thank you for gifts of $10 or more a month.

We'd love to send you the program DVD and Blu ray set of what we're enjoying here tonight.

For a gift of $12 a month or more, we have a couple of options for you.

You can either receive the Wisconsin State Parks, Geology and Natural History Book, which is a really beautiful, stunning book.

And it shows 26 different state parks and talks about the trails that you should take and things like that.

Yours for a gift of $12 a month or for a gift of $12 a month, we'd love to send you a PBS Wisconsin Water bottle and PBS Wisconsin Hat, both of those yours for a gift of $12 a month.

Finally, if you're able to make a gift of $25 a month, we'd love to send you all of that.

We'd love to send you the program that we're enjoying now on Blu ray and DVD, the water bottle and the hat, as well as that fantastic State Parks book, again, takes a couple minutes.

So important that you do it.

1-800-236-3636 is the number.

>> Thank you.

>> When you're a member of PBS Wisconsin, at any suggested levels, you receive wonderful benefits like the "Airwaves" magazine, which helps you find all wonderful programing like upcoming Tabernacle choirs and concerts by Neil Diamond and Air Supply.

So we also have PBS Passport, an incredible trove of programs for you to enjoy at your leisure.

So let's take a look at what PBS Passport has to offer for us.

>> We're watching PBS Wisconsin because you love what you find here.

From dramas and documentaries to travel and journalism.

What could be better?

[MUSIC] How about even more shows you love when you want to watch them?

Wherever you stream TV, look for PBS.

You'll find us anywhere.

You select your streaming services, and we have free on demand shows for you to enjoy anytime.

[MUSIC] Plus, when you support PBS Wisconsin, your member benefits can open up even more to explore with PBS Passport.

It includes more than 1200 titles with new favorites from PBS and beyond, even dramas from around the world.

>> You ain't seen nothing yet.

>> Your investment makes PBS Wisconsin possible for you, your family, and your community, so join with a gift at any of the levels we're suggesting, and then join an even more adventures with PBS Passport.

>> This program is a celebration of the Northwoods.

We're taking you to state wildlife areas, state parks, state natural areas, and coming up in the next section, we will go to the Nicolet National Forest.

All of these areas have been preserved as a gift to the future.

These wild areas where you can still go and get lost, they've been preserved by the foresight of people who wanted to make sure that they were still here, to be shared with everyone in the state.

It's a little bit like PBS Wisconsin, isn't it?

Do you have the foresight to think ahead for future generations, for future programs, for future support of the state?

Show your support right now.

During this crucial time in funding, your support is more important than ever.

Keep PBS strong together.

>> That's right.

Think about all the great programs that you love and depend on that are right here at PBS Wisconsin, not just Wisconsin Scenic Treasures, but PBS NewsHour, "Frontline", Masterpiece Theater.

All of these great programs are possible because someone like you went to the phone and made a pledge of support, and we ask you to do the same when you do.

Again, we've got some wonderful, wonderful ways of saying thank you tonight for a gift of $10 a month.

We'd love to say thanks with a copy of tonight's program.

That's the Blu ray and the DVD, a set for you for just $10 a month.

$12 a month.

We have some options.

We have a state park book or a water bottle and a hat and a $25 a month.

We'd love to send you the DVD, the book, and the items.

Go ahead, make that call right now.

1-800-236-3636 is the number or pbswisconsin.org.

>> We will make every effort to.beat music] Winter in Wisconsin's far northern reaches.

Tall evergreens move throughout this quiet season... ♪ ♪ Where a cover of white reveals each small detail.

♪ ♪ The crisp, chill air beckons to explore.

♪ ♪ [snowshoes brushing softly] Breaking new trail across the untouched expanse.

♪ ♪ [birds singing] ♪ ♪ Moving forward through this still space framed by spruce and aspen, Wisconsin's wilderness dressed in winter white.

♪ ♪ [skis gliding through snow] [bird calling] ♪ ♪ [birds calling] ♪ ♪ [footsteps crunching in snow] [Blue Jay calling] ♪ ♪ [current trickles gently] Black-capped Chickadee calls] ♪ ♪ Winter snow falls softly in the Northwoods forest... ♪ ♪ Creating new shapes under the fresh cover.

♪ ♪ Throughout this quiet place, winter life endures... a still life of muted tones with few traces of the past season among the blanketed boulders.

♪ ♪ [brushing snow] [water burbling] While the river finds its way through the winter landscape... ♪ ♪ Tiny moments lie nestled in the cold, where light and shadow play upon the snow.

♪ ♪ [birds chattering] ♪ ♪ [Bald Eagle calls] ♪ ♪ [Bald Eagles calling] [peaceful music] ♪ ♪ [wind howls] ♪ ♪ [wolf howls] [wolf howls] ♪ ♪ [bird chirping] ♪ ♪ [beak thumping on wood] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [wind blowing] [soft upbeat music] ♪ ♪ [fire crackling] ♪ ♪ [owl hooting] ♪ ♪ [geese honking] ♪ ♪ [water trickling] The melting snow moves us towards new beginnings as the river streams beneath the ice.

♪ ♪ Still a winter scene... yet a spring awakening is in the air.

[energetic upbeat music] ♪ ♪ [water flowing] [soft upbeat music] ♪ ♪ [energetic upbeat music] ♪ ♪ [Ruffed Grouse flaps audibly] ♪ ♪ [birds singing] [porcupine munching] ♪ ♪ [frogs calling] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [swans trumpeting] ♪ ♪ [cranes calling] ♪ ♪ [cranes bugling] [thunder booming] [sparse tense music] ♪ ♪ The rains of spring bring new growth to the landscape.

Hues of renewal unfurl throughout the forest.

[rain pattering] ♪ ♪ Each drop awakens new blooms... ♪ ♪ as Wisconsin's cherished Northwoods spring to life.

♪ ♪ [birds chirping] ♪ ♪ >> We hope you are enjoying this beautiful tour of the gorgeous Northwoods.

Now is the time to show your support.

This is a challenge break.

We are looking for 25 people to step up and join this challenge.

It's a one on one break by current members, hoping that it will inspire you to become a member and show your support for PBS Wisconsin.

Do it now one (800) 236-3636.

It'll help us be able to bring you more of this kind of program in the future.

So if you love seeing these programs about various parts of the state, Wisconsin from the Air Wisconsin Scenic Treasures Wisconsin Foodie all of the programs that bring the state into your home, help you know your neighbors and learn about your communities.

Show your support right now and you can get that donation doubled.

Do it now.

>> Michele is right.

There's no better time than right now during this challenge break for you to make your pledge of support.

Hi folks, I'm Clint Walz I'm on staff here at PBS Wisconsin.

We've got some fantastic ways of saying thank you tonight.

Let me run through those for you very quickly.

For donations of $10 a month or more, we'd love to send you the program that we're enjoying here right now.

That's Wisconsin Scenic Treasures: Northwoods for a gift of $12 a month, you have a couple of options.

The first option is the State Parks book.

This is Wisconsin State Parks Stories of Geology and Natural History.

And it goes through about 26 or 28 of our of our state parks.

With all of the the paths that you're able to take.

It's really a terrific book, yours for a gift of just $12 a month or for $12 a month.

We'd love to say thanks by sending you a PBS Wisconsin water bottle and a green hat.

Really great ways of showing your support for the station.

Yours for a gift of just $12 a month, and for gift of $25 a month or more, we'd be happy to send you all of it.

With the addition of the very first episode of Scenic Treasures Southern Vistas.

It doesn't take a whole lot of time, but it does take you.

So go ahead, give us a call right now during this challenge break, that number is 1-800-236-3636.

>> Wow.

Those are some stunning elk.

And that short tailed weasel was so cute.

This program is just so amazing.

And your contributions tell us just how much you value this program as well.

And the best way to do that is becoming a sustainer.

Easy monthly giving.

And if you give it $12 a month or more, you get this incredible book, Wisconsin State Parks.

And I know my favorite place to camp is Copper Falls State Park.

And here you have these wonderful images of Copper Falls within it, explaining a little bit about the geology and how that amazing place came to be where all these incredibly culturally important beings call home.

And so please, during this member challenge, let's step up and continue to contribute to wonderful PBS Wisconsin.

So they continue to educate us, provide educational programing for children, and help teachers teach about the wonderful place we love to call home.

So please call 1-800-236-3636.

Thank you.

>> Please show your support for this incredible program during this challenge break.

We would love to hear these phones ringing.

And in the meantime, I would like to introduce you to somebody really special, Emily Gillette.

She is one of the producers of this program.

Welcome.

Thank you and congratulations.

It really is a beautiful, beautiful program.

Thank you.

Must be very proud.

Tell us a little about how you found all of these incredible spots.

Like I said, I said I'm from the Northwoods.

But I said to you off camera, there were places you've shown us that I've never seen.

And like I said, I've spent a lot of time exploring in the Northwoods.

How did you go about one, locating them and then determining which ones to to use because there's so many beautiful places.

>> Yeah.

Thank you.

I think we have about 35 locations in the film altogether, and it's a very physically demanding show to kind of get all the way in.

We, we hike into pretty remote places, but before we hit the ground, we have to talk to a lot of people who know more than us about all these spaces.

So we have conversations with folks at the DNR, The Nature Conservancy, County Park Rangers.

They'll tell us, you know, sort of these hidden off the beaten track locations, and then we kind of work backwards also from, you know, if you live in Wisconsin, you know, we have four seasons.

So we kind of want to figure out what looks good when.

And you know what's kind of special.

Maybe people don't know.

They can go here in the winter.

Erin mentioned the short tailed weasel.

You know, we have to be we had the DNR person had to say, turn around quick.

There's a weasel.

It's white.

So yeah, we just have to listen to the experts.

>> That's amazing.

Show your support for this program during this break.

Your support is so crucial right now.

1-800-236-3636.

>> That's right.

This is a challenge break.

So this is the best time for you to go ahead and make your pledge of support.

So far we've heard from six people who've had their gift doubled.

And we're looking for 25.

And the only way we're able to do this is when members make a special gift to the Member Challenge Fund to make these breaks possible.

And we'd like to say special thanks right now to Richard and Meg LaBrie of Madison.

They made a very generous gift to make this break possible.

So thank you very much for that gift.

So now it's time for you to take advantage of what Richard and Meg have made possible by making your pledge of support.

Remember, when you do, we've got some great ways of saying thank you for gift of $10 a month or more.

We'd love to send you the DVD Blu ray of what we're enjoying tonight.

Northwoods for gift of $12 a month.

We've got some fantastic options for you.

The first option is a State Parks book, Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History.

This is a terrific book.

It's a great size for you to carry in your backpack or your car when you're touring the state yours for a gift of just $12 a month or for $12 a month.

We can also say thank you by sending you a PBS Wisconsin Water bottle and a great hat.

Yours for gift of $12 a month.

It doesn't matter how much you give, only that you do.

So if you can't decide, you can also make a gift of $25 a month or more.

And we'd love to send you all of it.

But it's not just these items.

It's the great programs that you enjoy every single day that make your gift so important during this challenge break.

So go ahead, give us a call 1-800-236-3636.

>> PBS.

Wisconsin celebrates the amazing beauty of our state.

It inspires us.

It educates us.

I'm looking forward to seeing the cedar waxwing and the black and white warbler coming up in the next section.

As an avid birder with all these wonderful migratory species who call Wisconsin home just like we do.

And so as this member challenge, we're hoping you step up and continue to invest in programs like this that continues to elevate our understanding of the beauty of this state.

And so there's no better way to contribute by being an ongoing sustainer, an easy monthly payment.

You can call our volunteers.

They make it really easy for you to do.

And so I encourage us in this member challenge to continue to support Wisconsin Public Television.

I'm sorry, PBS Wisconsin today and continue to bring rich programs like this for the generations to come.

Thank you.

>> So far we have six towards our goal of 25.

Won't you show your support for this kind of programing?

I've got a couple more questions for you.

Emily.

Tell us a little about the experience of filming.

I didn't even think.

Obviously you have to hike into the but you don't think of it when you're watching the program.

What other things happen?

Do you have some favorite moments?

Favorite experiences?

>> Yes.

Yeah.

I'm from Madison, Wisconsin, and I hadn't, you know, I've gone to the Northwoods as a kid, but I hadn't encountered a bog before.

I didn't, you know, that's on me.

I can own that.

But when I finally explored a bog, I, I have to say that was one of the more just sort of.

I had no idea.

Moments in my life, like, you bounce around, you're on a floating plant mat.

>> And you have to be careful where you.

Step because you could break through.

Yeah, it's an experience.

If you have not played on a bog.

I highly recommend it.

What else did you do that really sticks out in your mind?

>> I guess I would say another one of the joys is actually after we wrapped production, we've gotten feedback from viewers and there have been some touching, a number of touching comments about people who cannot, for whatever reason, go out, maybe explore, or even just go out into nature at all.

They took the time to write us about that, and kind of how this programing allowed them to feel a sense of exploration.

And I have to say, that was kind of a very touching, you know, post-production joy that we got to experience as a group.

>> I think one of the things I really love about this program is that feeling you get, you do feel like you are hiking through the woods.

You get that feeling of isolation.

And the beauty of the Northwoods is there are so few places like that left where you can literally just wander without seeing people just being a part of nature.

And you did such an incredible job of capturing it.

If you appreciate this program, now is the time to show your support.

We still have plenty of room for you for that one on one match.

Please let's not leave any of that money on the table.

We really can't afford to.

Not right now.

Show your support.

1-800-236-3636.

>> Boy, Michele sure got it right.

Now is the right time for you to make your pledge of support to PBS Wisconsin.

Seven people have already taken advantage of this challenge and had their gift doubled.

And I hope you'll be next.

The way to do that is by calling 1-800-236-3636.

We have fantastic ways of saying thank you tonight for gifts of $12 or more.

You'll receive this PBS Wisconsin hat, as well as a PBS Wisconsin Water bottle, yours for a gift of $12 a month.

You also have the option at $12 a month of receiving the Wisconsin State Parks Book Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History, a terrific volume to have in your library and explore Wisconsin State Parks.

Yours for gift of $12 a month.

And remember, if you cannot decide a gift of $25 or more, we'd love to say thank you by sending you all of it.

You'll get the hat, the water bottle, the book, as well as the program that we're enjoying right now.

Go to your phone.

We've also now heard from nine, so you'll be next if you make up a phone call at 1-800-236-3636.

>> And in the languages of the Northwoods.

Jay Magwitch Motswana a big thank you to our wonderful volunteers in the studio tonight taking all these calls, helping us with your donations.

And for those of you who want to do an increasing donation, they'll simply walk you through the steps when you call in.

So during this Member Challenge, please help our volunteers by ringing on the phones and keeping them busy tonight.

We appreciate it so much.

We also love to thank our food catering tonight from locals here in Madison.

Glass, Nickel Pizza and Bonzo.

Such delicious food to energize our volunteers and keep them going while all your generosity keeps calling in and supporting PBS Wisconsin tonight, we'd really like to thank you and encourage you to keep supporting PBS Wisconsin by calling 1-800-236-3636.

Thank you.

>> We are now at ten.

We are creeping our way towards that goal.

You make PBS Wisconsin possible.

Please step up and show your support.

You can't do it at any better time than when you get your donation matched.

As a viewer, you are well aware of some of the difficulties we have been going through with the elimination of federal government funding.

But the good news is, there are so many generous people in the state who have been showing their support for the programs they love, for the station that they love.

We are now asking you to do your part.

Won't you make a donation today?

Again, this is a great time to do it.

We are now at 12.

Show your support.

It will go twice as far 1-800-236-3636.

>> We're nearing the end of our break, I'm afraid.

But there's still time for you to have your pledge doubled.

As Michele said, we're now at 12.

Thank you so much.

And thank you again to Richard and Meg LaBrie.

It really does take all of us and their support, and your support really makes these programs possible.

Now is the time to invest in PBS Wisconsin.

Now is the time for you to make a difference.

And you can do that by calling us now at 1-800-236-3636.

You can also always go online at pbswisconsin.org and make your pledge there as well.

It it's so easy to do but it is so, so important.

So call us again.

1-800-236-3636.

Is that number or pbswisconsin.org.

>> Also?sic] ♪ ♪ The rhythms of the season bring a resurgence of life to Wisconsin.

♪ ♪ Migratory travelers return to their northern habitats... [birds calling] Gathering together in a chorus of sounds... [birds calling] ♪ ♪ ...as springtime moves across the landscape.

♪ ♪ [birds warbling] [birds chirping] [frog croaking] [birds singing] [soft dramatic music] ♪ ♪ The forest, too, welcomes spring.

[birds singing] First buds begin to appear and tiny life emerges.

[insect buzzes] ♪ ♪ Birds dance along the branches... as early ephemerals bring new color to the understory.

♪ ♪ [Northern Flickers' rolling, piercing chirps] [ears flop] ♪ ♪ [bee buzzes] ♪ ♪ Summer's warmth brings forth wild lupine blooms.

♪ ♪ A carpet of blues and purples spread across the woodland opening.

♪ ♪ [birds chirping] [wind blowing] ♪ ♪ A strong north wind blows along this quiet creek... ♪ ♪ bringing motion and movement throughout the forest.

♪ ♪ [trees rustling] The wind blows on to a curious collection of Northwoods inhabitants... nestled low among the mossy bog.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [hoverfly buzzes] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ A deep cedar woods... ♪ ♪ sheltered from sunlight.

♪ ♪ And yet, a closer look reveals unique forest life.

♪ ♪ [tree creaking] ♪ ♪ [tree creaks] ♪ ♪ [birds singing] ♪ ♪ [upbeat classical music] [dragonfly buzzes] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [trilling and croaking] [bird singing] [soft upbeat music] ♪ ♪ [birds singing] ♪ ♪ [wings flapping] [birds singing, flapping] [Indigo Bunting calls sharp high-pitched notes] [current rushing] [soft upbeat music] ♪ ♪ [water rushing] ♪ ♪ [reel ratchet clicking] ♪ ♪ [fishing pole whipping] ♪ ♪ [birds singing] [soft dramatic music] ♪ ♪ A summer paddle on a remote northern lake.

♪ ♪ Moving through this rare wild place... ♪ ♪ A limitless vision of remarkable beauty.

♪ ♪ Clear waters framed in green.

♪ ♪ A quiet moment in a secluded scene.

♪ ♪ [birds singing] ♪ ♪ A journey through Wisconsin's Northwoods, a time of reflection and renewal as the light through the forest calls to new views.

♪ ♪ A vast wilderness, stretching for miles.

♪ ♪ With each season, fresh scenes and sights appear.

♪ ♪ An endless abundance of landscapes to explore... ♪ ♪ [loon calls] ♪ ♪ [wind blowing] [water rushing] Across the magnificent showcase of our Northern wonders.

♪ ♪ "Wisconsin's Scenic Treasures: Northwoods."

>> This program has had just moments of awe.

And all of these moments of wonder have been brought by you, by your neighbors, by people all over the state, families, grandparents, all of them appreciate knowing about their neighbors, about the state of Wisconsin, about the jewel we have here in this state.

How about you?

This is something special that PBS Wisconsin can provide, that no other station really would.

Because we cover the whole state, we can bring the state to you.

And this is an opportunity for you to go places that you might not have the capability to go to, whether it's because you're housebound or whether it's because finances might be a little short at the moment.

Maybe you actually don't like the woods, but you love the beauty of the woods.

This is an opportunity that you get every time you turn on.

PBS.

Wisconsin is experiencing the state through the eyes of your neighbors.

Help keep PBS Wisconsin strong.

We can do it together.

One (800) 236-3636.

>> Hi folks, I'm Clint Walz.

I'm on staff here at PBS Wisconsin.

You know, Michelle said something really important.

The reason why these these programs are so important is because it really speaks to those people who can no longer visit the Northwoods, can no longer visit the southern vistas.

That's why we do these programs, and that's why it's so important that you do your part and make them possible.

When you do, we have some ways of saying thank you.

Remember, for a gift of $10 or more, we'd love to say thanks by sending you the Blu ray DVD set of the program that we just enjoyed.

For a contribution of $12 or more, we'd like to say thanks by the by sending you the Wisconsin State Parks Book, Geology and Natural History.

Or for a gift of $12 a month, we'd like to say thanks by sending you a PBS Wisconsin water bottle and a PBS Wisconsin cap.

Finally, if you can't decide for a gift of $25 or more, we'll send you all of it.

The book, the hat, the water bottle, the DVD.

All good fun, but it starts with your phone call at 1-800-236-3636.

>> Hello, my name is Aaron Bird Bear and I'm a proud PBS Wisconsin supporter.

Your calls, your support truly make programs like this happen.

Programs that celebrate special places like the Cedar Swamp or the Thunder Mountain, Thunder Mountain State Natural Area.

So PBS Wisconsin is a member and sustainer of our communities.

And as our financial contributions to PBS Wisconsin, that helps us learn more and more about our state and celebrate it by becoming a sustainer is the best way to support PBS Wisconsin by an ongoing monthly gift, so please call 1-800-236-3636 and become a sustainer of PBS Wisconsin.

Thank you.

>> Emily Julka is back with me and Emily.

We promised everybody that you would give them a little bit of a preview about the next episode in the series.

What can we expect?

>> Yes.

So we are happy to say that we have spent a year filming another installment of Wisconsin Scenic Treasures.

The focus for this third installment is water.

It's called Wild Waters.

There's a new team working on this production.

Jeff Pfeiffer is producing, and Nora Donahey is the executive producer.

So it's fun to have a new team.

And yeah, we're exploring the fresh, the great fresh waters around the state.

I mean, we have waterfalls, rivers, coastal landforms, so it's pretty fun.

We just wrapped filming and we've moved into post-production.

And because of that, we have a little bit of a sneak preview.

>> That is exciting.

Why don't we take a look at that?

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It's an astonishing program.

We're so excited to have this third installment to coming soon for the viewers at home.

Really great work, really great work.

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[soft upbeat music] - James Donovan: In three, two, one, action!

♪ ♪ - Thomas Meyer: Let's pray it all works, people.

[air pump whooshing] [loon calls] - James Donovan: Come on, come on, come on.

- DNR biologist: The elk are chewing on those tree tops.

So, you might be able to pull in on one of these side roads and just deploy.

- James Donovan: Okay.

[fishing pole whipping] [reel ratchet clicks] ♪ ♪ - Emily Julka: Are you lunging?

[laughs] - Michael Frank: I think so.

I don't know.

It just felt right!

[Emily laughs] ♪ ♪ [baby skunks squealing] [drone buzzing] ♪ ♪ - Announcer: Funding for "Wisconsin's Scenic Treasures: Northwoods" is provided by Greg and Carol Griffin, the Bitzer Family Legacy Fund, Roger and Lynn Van Vreede, the Nature Conservancy, Elizabeth Olson, the Slater Family Fund, the Wooden Nickel Fund, the Eleanor and Thomas Wildrick Family, the Greiling Family, in memory of Gary Greiling, Dr.

Henry Anderson, the John J. Frautschi Family Foundation, Wisconsin's Green Fire, Oakwood Village, donors to the Focus Fund for Wisconsin Programs, and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.