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| About Erika  | Erika Janik is a freelance writer and editor based in Madison, Wisconsin. She is the author of A Short History of Wisconsin, Odd Wisconsin: Amusing, Perplexing and Unlikely Stories from Wisconsin's Past, and a forthcoming history of apples. Interested in nearly everything, Erika writes on local food and drink, Wisconsin history, and green living, among other things. Her work has appeared in Mental Floss, Midwest Living, Isthmus, the Wisconsin Magazine of History, the Wisconsin State Journal, The Onion, MyMidwest, Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine, and in the book Renewing the Countryside: Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin Press, 2007).
Originally from Redmond, Washington, Erika now knows more about Wisconsin history than she ever thought possible. She has a BA in history from Linfield College (2002), an MA in American history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2004), and an MA in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2006). In her spare time, she likes to grow mushrooms, make cheese, ride her bike, play the banjo, travel, and read.
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