9/5/2024

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — An ultra swimmer's attempt to cross Lake Michigan is over after 40 hours. Jim Dreyer was back on shore Wednesday, according to his online tracker. Dreyer, who is nicknamed The Shark, began swimming Monday night in Grand Haven, Michigan. His goal was to get to Milwaukee in Wisconsin, more than 80 miles away. The 61-year-old Dreyer has now tried four times since 2023 to cross Lake Michigan. He did it more than 20 years ago, back in 1998.

9/4/2024

IRONWOOD – Copper Peak is set to undergo a multi-million-dollar renovation.  Ski hill leaders signed a contract with the engineering company overseeing construction. Also present were state Senator Ed McBroom and state Representative Greg Markkanen, who helped Copper Peak secure $20 million dollars in state ARPA funding for the project.  Plans to revitalize the ski jump are expected to turn the site into an international attraction.  This phase of the project looks to bring the landing hill up to modern standards. That work is expected to take two years to complete. After that, the hill’s tower and judge’s stand will be updated. More than 30 countries could be represented in future ski jumping competition once the project is complete. The jump hasn’t been operational since 1994, but it still has a reputation as one of the best in the world.   

9/4/2024

N. WISCONSIN - Bear hunting season begins today in Wisconsin.  Zones A and B, which includes most of the Northern third of Wisconsin dogs are permitted.   Hunters are allowed the aid of bait and all other legal methods not using dogs through the 10th.  Sept. 11 to Oct. 1 hunters may use the aid of bait, dogs or all other legal methods and from Oct. 2 to Oct. 8 hunters can use the aid of dogs only.  Wisconsin's bear population is estimated at 26,000, with most of the bears living in the northern half of the state.