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Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Manitowoc-Two Rivers premiered July 6 on WPT.

Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Manitowoc-Two Rivers follows the evolution of two cities whose culture, commerce and recreation have been shaped by neighboring Lake Michigan.

The program includes tales of shipwrecks and life-saving operations, the development and proliferation of wooden type and aluminum manufacturing, the region's participation in the World War II home front effort and the emergence and growth of new businesses in recent decades.

aluminum wares

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wood type from Hamilton

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Chief Waumegesako

Manitowoc-Two Rivers
Historian Michael Goc provides in-depth insight into the region's past.

Teacher resources

Teacher Resources
Teachers can select from an array of online materials related to Manitowoc's and Two River's stories created by a teacher committee working in cooperation with the Educational Communications Board.

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Manitowoc-Two Rivers DVD
The DVD for Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Manitowoc-Two Rivers is now available. $19.95. Explore other videos at WPT.org.