Rock-a-bye Baby at Storybook Gardens in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Wednesday, May 18, 2011.
An undated photo on a picture card envelope shows the Storybook Gardens of years past.
Paint has aged on the fairytale characters at Storybook Gardens, like on the face of Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk shown here.
The three bears, worn and soiled, still haven't left the kitchen table.
Storybook Gardens' sign is falling into disrepair along the main drag in Wisconsin Dells.
Madison East's Jake Rodgers serves to Middleton's Bennett Hogendorn at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wis., Thursday, May 19, 2011.
Middleton's Ben Luskin tosses his racket in the air after a poor shot against Verona's Ryan McLean.
Singers gather in the Rotunda for the Solidarity Singalong at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
Eric Rambo of Madison, left, sings with others at the Solidarity Singalong at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
State Sen. Robert Wirch (D-Pleasant Prairie) shows his support of the Solidarity Singalong from a second floor balcony at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
Prentice Berge of Madison sings during the Solidarity Singalong.
Schoolchildren on a class visit to the state Capitol take in the sights and sounds of the Solidarity Singalong.
Ron Blair of the Division of State Facilities, right, and Charles Quagliana, a historic preservation architect, inspect stone walls in the basement of the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The two were analyzing the effectiveness of various cleaning methods.
Barneveld's Jeremy Kitelinger (12) pitches in the first inning against Pecatonica in the first of a doubleheader in Barneveld, Wis., Thursday afternoon, May 12, 2011.
Barneveld second baseman Beau Thompson (2) can't make the tag at second base in time on Pecatonica's Ross Gilbertson (16) in the second inning.
Flanked by coaching staff, Pecatonica left fielder Tyler Francois (1) walks off the field bloodied after being hit in the face by a foul ball he attempted to catch in the second inning.
Barneveld's Brad Zander (18) rounds third base on a two-run home run in the sixth inning.
Barneveld centerfielder Jeremy Kitelinger (12) reaches for the ball after second baseman Beau Thompson (2) missed a shallow fly ball in the outfield in the seventh inning.
Jorge Delgado waters tulips at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
The car of State Sen. Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend) displays vanity license plates at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
Madison Memorial's Michael Salerno competes in the pole vault event during the Spartan Invitational boys track and field meet at Mansfield Stadium in Madison, Wis., Friday evening, May 6, 2011.
Madison Memorial's McKenna Meuer (8) eyes the ball as Middleton's Kirstin Gunderson (21) gets tripped up in the first half of a game at Middleton Soccer Complex in Middleton, Wis., Thursday evening, May 5, 2011.
Verona's Tyler Reinecke, left, and Waunakee's Zach Gaugert, right, gauge their distance from the pin on the sixth hole during play at the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Shoot-Out at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, May 4, 2011.
Fuel prices started at $4.05 per gallon of gas at the Citgo station at West Beltline and Todd Drive in Madison, Wis., Friday afternoon, April 29, 2011.
With a chain grinder, Mark Stauffer carves a log into a tiki in his North Baldwin Street driveway in Madison, Wis., Friday morning, April 29, 2011. For fun, he calls his operation Stauffer East Side Tikis. Stauffer said he began carving with chainsaws, grinders, and steel wedges because he wanted a tiki and couldn't afford to buy one. It's mostly a hobby now for the east side man, sometimes selling his creations (tikis and bears) to family and friends.
Beavers have been illicitly harvesting trees around the lagoon in Tenney Park, as evidenced by this toppled tree Tuesday afternoon, April 26 near the bridge close to Sherman Avenue. Madison parks officials reported that in March more than $5,000 in damage was caused by beavers to landscape trees in the park. A contractor was hired to live-trap the flat-tailed rodents, but they remain busy. Beavers like Madison's many waterways, and damage is a constant problem in parks. Two years ago, the banks of Wingra Creek were hard hit by a possible colony of beavers leaving wood chips and pointy stumps in their wake.
(Special thanks to George Hesselberg for the engaging, well-researched/well-written cutline!)
Cassville Police Chief Brent McDonald walks through rubble after helping investigators inspect damage at 111, 113 and 117 E. Amelia St. in Cassville, Wis., Thursday, April 21, 2011. Investigators are still looking into the cause of early Tuesday morning's blaze. One small area of the 111 E. Amelia St. structure continued to smolder Thursday.
Investigators inspect the damage in an upstairs room.
Bystanders from across the street view the damage.
Wood biomass sits in the yard under a system of conveyors at the E.J. Stoneman Electrical Station in Cassville, Wis., Thursday, April 21, 2011. The power plant has been converted to burn wood biomass instead of coal.
Plant manager Rich Nelson holds a handful of wood biomass that will be burned for energy at the plant.
A view of the yard at the E.J. Stoneman Electrical Station in Cassville, Wis.
Shift supervisor Mike Walsh, left, and boiler operator Nate Vogt, right, man the control room.
Wood biomass rushes through the power plant on conveyors.
Wood biomass burns.
Ryan Goldade, right, pulls a wheel off his premier division limited late model race car in his family's shop near Stoughton, Wis., Wednesday evening, April 20, 2011.
TJ Goldade talks with racing fan Steve Wagner, right, in the Goldades' shop near Stoughton, Wis., Wednesday evening, April 20, 2011. Goldade is sitting in his sportsman division race car that was involved in a crash last season. Repairs are ongoing.
Ryan Goldade, left, and father Tod, right, work on Ryan's premier division limited late model race car.
Ryan Goldade peels out down a country road on a go-cart during a break from race car maintenance at the family's shop.
Outgoing Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz replaces his name card with that of mayor-elect Paul Soglin prior to Soglin being sworn in as Madison Mayor in the city council chambers at the City-County Building in Madison, Wis., Tuesday morning, April 19, 2011.
Paul Soglin cracks a smile as he is sworn in as Madison Mayor in the city council chambers at the City-County Building in Madison, Wis., Tuesday morning, April 19, 2011.
Hair architect Jekaterina Agaponova mounts a hairpiece to model Ashleigh CJ Nelson at William Jon Salon in Madison, Wis., Monday, April 18, 2011. Madison hair salons are preparing to participate in "A Hair Affair," a fundraiser for the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art on April 28.
Vilas, an African Lion, assumes a posture of protection in front of her young cub, Leo Pold, bottom, at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wis., Monday, April 18, 2011. It was to be Leo Pold's first public appearance at the zoo since his Dec. 18, 2010, birth, but the lion family was far too skittish to greet the masses assembled for a brief ceremony. Zoo staff led media and some select visitors to a private area to see the lions.
Owner Wayne Johnson, right, and his daughter Laura Rucks look through their store, Schenk-Huegel Co., 2005 Winnebago St., in Madison, Wis., while consolidating merchandise to fewer shelves Friday morning, April 8, 2011. Johnson is closing the store near the end of the month after about 27 years of business selling uniforms and equipment to police, sheriff's deputies, fire departments, and postal workers.
