Sauna culture in Wisconsin, Surfing in the dairy state

A hot sauna may feel just right this time of year. And for some people in Wisconsin, time in the sauna is a way of life. We're revisiting some of our favorite stories of the year, including wave riding with Sheboygan's surfing scene.

Northern Wisconsin's "The Glide" is a skating path through the woods. After a wildly successful first year, it's back again in Boulder Junction.  we'll take you to that skating ribbon. And we've got a story from Wisconsin Life about how tattoos tell one man's life story.

A 14-year-old from Milwaukee is a new host of a Beatles show on satellite radio. He's a non-speaker who learned to communicate through adaptive technology. And, as we continue to look back at some of our favorite stories of the year, we'll take you to the site of what could become a gold mine.

Some of the biggest construction projects announced in Wisconsin this year were for data centers. We hear from WPR's business and economy reporter about the year in data centers. And, as we revisit some of our favorite stories of the year, we'll go to a school district in southwestern Wisconsin that excels at teaching math.

From a Supreme Court race to deep cuts to federal government, it's been a big year for Wisconsin politics. Today, our politics team looks back at the stories of the year.  we'll hear that discussion of the year in politics. And, from Wisconsin Life, a story about a groundbreaking feminist artist in Wisconsin in the 1970s.

A pair of northern Wisconsin choirs help those with dementia and other progressive diseases to find joy and reclaim their voices. We hear from the director of these "memory choirs." We're revisiting some of our favorite stories of the year. Today, we've got a story about skateboarding friends in Milwaukee who buit their own skate park.

For book lovers, there's not much that beats a warehouse of new, used and rare books, and there are signs independent bookstores are growing in the Midwest. Today, we've got a story about Wisconsin bookstores and one from a Milwaukee Area street that's decked out in holiday cheer.

A utility in northern Minnesota says it no longer plans to buy power from a proposed new natural gas plant in Wisconsin. The project's future is now in doubt. More than 100,000 Wisconsinites are being hit with increases in their student loan payments. And, a Wisconsin program that treats veterans for brain injuries is expanding.

The Trump administration last week moved to ban physicians and hospitals from providing gender-affirming care to minors. Wisconsin advocates say it would have harmful effects. A 90-year-old bridge comes down in southwestern Wisconsin. And, Sheboygan County residents are pioneering a new way to care for people with dementia.

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan has been found guilty of impeding the work of federal officers seeking to arrest a man in the country illegally. And the House passed a bill to take the gray wolf off the endangered species list.