Step into the golden age of the circus! Circus World in Baraboo is home to 200 historic wagons, a Big Top summer show, and a third-generation director leading a $200K restoration project to preserve Wisconsin’s circus legacy. Read more about new Executive Director Julie Parkinson’s vision for this historic site at WUWM.com. #WisconsinHistory #Baraboo #CircusWorld #PublicMedia | WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Preserving history in Baraboo, Wisconsin Circus World. | Jon W

Take a look back to the third episode of this new season of Wisconsin Life! Joan Stevens is an artist with a history of painting and restoring circus wagons for Circus World! As a teenager, Stevens ran away with the carnival and fell in love with circus art. Today she is helping Circus World Museum in Baraboo repaint, restore and revitalize its circus wagon collection. Discover everything under the big top with Wisconsin Life at pbswisconsin.org/wilife, the free PBS app on all digital devices an