On a trip to watch the Wisconsin Badgers softball team earlier this year, I combined two of my interests, in addition to the softball. Madison had a public art exhibition featuring Bucky Badger, the mascot of the University of Wisconsin.
Buckingham Ulysses Badger has been the school's mascot since 1889. His first known appearance was in a cartoon in 1940. The Bucky on Parade exhibition featured 55 Bucky sculptures around the campus area. I did not bother my pal Tony to find all of them, but I did manage to get him to seek a few for fun. Most were outside, although a few were indoors, like one at a hotel.
This was a rare occasion where I combined my fascination with mascots and my interest in public art sculptures. I'd love to see this in Chicago, but the city just doesn't get as excited about college sports as a college town like Madison does.
Bucky Badger and me in Madison, WI-April 2025.
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