Jackie Hering, the guest on Episode 70, makes a return visit to the Travel Calumet Original Podcast on an abbreviated Episode 71, as she joins host Rick Sense to discuss her winning the US and World Snowshoe Championship events at the 2025 World Snowshoe Championship presented by Nicolet National Bank and hosted by Ariens Nordic Center.

Jackie is one of the elite athletes from all around the world that competed in the event organized by the North Country Sports Council, held December 19th-21st, in Brillion, Wisconsin.

Jackie, a professional triathlete, has competed at an elite level in numerous sports, including snowshoe, where she is a former US Snowshoe Racing National Champion. She also has competed in Ironman all over the world and is known for recording the fastest time ever by an American woman in an Ironman event, done earlier in 2025 in Hamburg, Germany.

Jackie Hering, one of the elite athletes that will be competing in the 2025 World Snowshoe Championship Presented by Nicolet National Bank, the North Country Sports Council, and in partnership with Ariens Nordic Center the weekend of December 19th-21st, joins host Rick Sense for Episode 70 of the Travel Calumet Original Podcast.

Jackie, a professional triathlete, has competed at an elite level in numerous sports, including snowshoe, where she is a former US Snowshoe Racing National Champion. She also has competed in Ironman all over the world and is known for recording the fastest time ever by an American woman in an Ironman event, done earlier in 2025 in Hamburg, Germany.

From Madison, Wisconsin Jackie is competing at the 2025 World Championship next month at Ariens Nordic Center on home turf and we at Travel Calumet are excited to see a local athlete compete for the world championship in December!

The Travel Calumet Original Podcast focuses on the holiday season as the organizers of the 30th Annual Chilton Christmas Parade of Lights join host Rick Sense on the program. Jerry Mallmann of Chilton Furniture and Terry Friederichs & Paula Mortimer of Friederichs Abstract & Title Service are the program's special guests.

Paula, known by most everyone in the Chilton Area as Elf Mort, shares her Christmas spirit and enthusiasm while Jerry, Terry, and Rick all try to keep up in this great discussion about the 2025 edition of this iconic Chilton and Calumet County institution, the Chilton Christmas Parade of Lights, taking place on Saturday, December 6th at 5:30pm.

So, grab some egg nogg, put another log on the fire, pull up your favorite comfy chair, and tune in the Travel Calumet Original Podcast on your favorite podcast channel, and join us for this special holiday show.