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N. WISCONSIN - Looking for things to do this weekend…Washburn is holding its annual Pre-Father’s Day Citywide Garage Sale Saturday from 8 am to 2pm all over the city. Garage sale maps are available at the Washburn Area Chamber of Commerce. The Cable Natural History Museum is holding a Nature Fest on Saturday from 10am to noon. Master naturalist volunteers will be on hand, and there will be activities for the whole family. Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield is holding its New First Night tonight starting at 7:30. The season kickoff will have a performance by the Blue Canvas Orchestra. The Bessemer VFW all you care to eat Father’s Day Breakfast Buffet featuring omelets made to order is this Sunday from 7am to 11 and is open to everyone.
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IRON COUNTY - The Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts or ICORE and the Mercer town park board are getting close to reaching the goal of connecting separate bike trails in Iron and Vilas counties. Brenda Nelson, who is spearheading the joint effort. Nelson says the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has funded the feasibility study for the project and engineers working on that study are also working with the Wisconsin DNR. The study will identify the best options for routes and how much it would cost. Nelson says the partnership is submitting grants for each step of the process, and since some can only be submitted for every other year, the project may take six years to finish. The result would be a 23-mile loop connecting Mercer, Winchester and Manitowish Waters. There will be a public input event August 4th in Carow Park, with live music, prizes, food and beverages and representatives from the National Bike Federation and the engineers who did the feasibility study will be there to answer questions.
HURLEY - The Hurley utility construction project along U.S. 51 and 2nd Avenue is progressing without issue. Caleb Radtke, an engineer with MSA Professional Services’ Rhinelander office, telling the Hurley City Council that Phase 1, which included the area from Copper to Silver streets, is finished with Phases 2 and 3 now underway, with sanitary sewer and water utility lines being replaced from Iron to Copper streets and Silver to Bernard streets. Meanwhile, traffic continues to be diverted onto 5th Ave around the construction zone. The council approved a resolution in relation to the city’s application for a safe drinking water grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in hope that state grants will help to cover remaining costs of the project.
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