Michael Interviewed...

Anne Koski
Neville Public Museum
August 26, 2000

Pre-historic Wisconsin? Much more interesting than you would guess. Some 10,000 years ago there were folks and big animals living in the area -- watch out for the mammoths and giant beavers! Human existence responded to weather conditions, animal populations, the presence of minerals, and how the corn was coming up, meaning it wasn't too different than how things are today.

When Jean Nicolet arrived on the shores of Green Bay in 1634, he met six different Native American tribes who were farming and lived in moveable villages (in a subsistence survival pattern). And they were throwing (dropping?) some very interesting stuff into the privies.

Listen in for an overview of 10,000 years of Green Bay area history and what treasures were found in the former facilities...

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Michael Interviewed...

Kyoko Mori
Author
August 26, 2000

Politeness is the common theme between Kyoko's home of Kobe, Japan and De Pere, Wisconsin where she lives now. So, the transition from Japan to Wisconsin has been a smooth one -- Kyoko may even be more American than Michael.

Listen in for some insights into Kyoki's coming-of-age novel "One Bird," waving at strangers, and why brats and burgers are totally out of the question.

Kyoko Mori's book, One Bird is available from Amazon.com.

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