The skies were blue and the rain held off on Memorial Day as over 200 motorcyclists roared into the Park, joining The Highground and their guests to honor those who lost their lives in war or those who lost the war within.
The Wuethrich Foundation and Grassland Dairy Products, Inc. of Greenwood, Wisconsin, has pledged $100,000 for the Theater Room naming rights to The Highground Rising $4M capital campaign. Since 1904 and through five generations, the Wuethrich Family has worked with hundreds of Wisconsin Continue reading →
On Saturday, June 12, the Kokosz sisters, also known as the “Basket Babes”, and their family, will proudly display their skills at coordinating basket raffles. With over 100 themed baskets and a grand prize, supporters may find it hard to decide where to drop Continue reading →
A $250,000 pledge has been given by the Listeman Foundation for The Highground Rising, the private $4M capital campaign to build a Welcome Center at The Highground and support additional Park improvements.
“The Listeman Foundation has been supporting The Highground Continue reading →
Many German POWs that entered American-run POW camps would have the shoulder boards of their uniforms removed, especially if they were to be investigated for war crimes. Don Beseler, a U.S. soldier working in the POW camp kept these German Continue reading →
The Highground hosted a grand opening ceremony for the POW/MIA exhibit on May 1, 2021, featuring guest of honor Betty Sitler. Betty’s late husband Harold “Red” Sitler was a POW for 1,009 days during the Korean War. Red was a Continue reading →
“The Highground Rising” $4 million expansion campaign for The Highground Veterans Memorial Park has surpassed $1M. Upon reaching the $1M milestone, several major donors who offered a challenge of $400,000 have extended the challenge to June 8.
The Highground Museum will present several exhibits as part of a summer of remembering and honoring our POW/MIAs, the families that helped bring them home and the families still waiting for closure.
Several exhibits will officially open to the public on Continue reading →
The $4M Highground Rising Campaign Launch celebration, held at The Condensery in Osseo, Wisconsin, announced the campaign has raised $834,374 in pledges and gifts since beginning soliciting prospective donors late last year.
Over 130 Highground donors were invited and honored at the annual “Friends of The Highground” dinner that was held on March 13, 2021 at Castle Hill Supper Club near Merrillan, WI. Given the financial and emotional challenges of the Continue reading →