Wisconsin Printers — Life in the Badger State

But not all closures are weather related, according to John Berthelsen, president of Suttle-Straus in Waunakee. “The paper mills only close down operations two days out of the year—Christmas Day and the opening of deer hunting season,” he notes. “What does that say about Wisconsin workers?”

Clearly, they enjoy working hard and playing hard. Deer hunting season is circled on many calendars. Webcrafters of Madison closes on Wednesday during the week of Thanksgiving and is shut down through Saturday.