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I have been holding off on writing about this topic lately as, quite honestly, sometimes I don't quite know what to make of all of it. As I am member of the town Planning Commission, one might naturally think that I would have access to information Read More...
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Had an interesting and uplifting conversation with a gentleman yesterday. He had stopped into the office to inquire about the actual sale price of a property that hold sold recently, and our conversation proceeded into all directions from there. The part Read More...
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By no means is this a comprehensive list as I don't have access to a comprehensive list myself, but you may find this useful. Countywide: Vilas County Musky Marathon May 28-Nov. 30 Open to all for any legal muskie caught and released or kept from Read More...
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The latest installment in the controversy surrounding the expansion of Manitowish Waters' newest cranberry operation -- Monday, March 28th, the Manitowish Waters Board of Appeals will hear the appeal of Broken Arrow Cranberries, Inc. and Highway 51 Read More...
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A reminder -- waterfront property owners with large existing piers have until April 1, 2011 to register those piers under the grandfathering provisons of the new pier regulations if they want to avoid possible enforcement actions due to noncompliance Read More...
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Have you heard of the Lake Tides newsletter published quarterly by the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership? Subtitled The newsletter for people interested in Wisconsin lakes , it is, I believe, a collaborative effort of the University of Wisconsin - Extension Read More...
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A couple of weeks back I decided to create a Facebook "community" page for Manitowish Waters -- a "company" page already exists called Manitowish Waters. Wisconsin -- but it wasn't quite what I had in mind. Nor the "city" Read More...
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So this is where we are at: On January 18th the Manitowish Waters Plan Commission held a public hearing, followed by a Plan Commission meeting, on the matter of the petition to amend the land use plan to allow agricultural operations on the two parcels Read More...
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To follow up on my December 10 post of the latest issue to land in the lap of the Manitowish Waters Plan Commission: Last night we had a special meeting of the Plan Commission to take up the agenda item of discussion and possible action on the "enforcement Read More...
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Discussion at last Tuesday night's meeting of the Manitowish Waters Plan Commission was mostly devoted to our controversy du jour: the creation of new cranberry farming operations in areas not zoned for agriculture. To cover this whole issue as it Read More...
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In Manitowish Waters we received approximately 8 inches of rain in June, the majority of it in the latter half of the month, and it has been a real blessing. The reservoir (the Manitowish chain of lakes) does not appear to be quite full yet (as of today), Read More...
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In the Northwoods we have fishing tournaments for anglers of all types -- amateurs, professionals, those with disabilities. The first several of these tournaments are underway as I write this, including the Third Annual Boulder Junction Walleye Tournament, Read More...
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With the precipitation that we have received the last few days, the waters of the lake are finally kissing the outermost posts of our pier. Only 3 feet to go! But I would say that a reasonably full reservoir by Memorial Day is highly unlikely. The problem, Read More...
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Have you ever watched the Discover Wisconsin television program? I have from time-to-time and now I actually have a real reason to -- the episode scheduled to air April 3rd features Manitowish Waters. The 30 minute program is titled "Manitowish Waters Read More...
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Even by this morning, March 30th, Little Star Lake of the Manitowish chain was already more than 50% open, and late this afternoon the ice sheet will is mostly gone, driven onto the north shore by the strong southerly winds that we are experiencing today. Read More...
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