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Credit DEAN S. ACHESON Rather than spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace Minocqua’s public fishing pier, the town board Tuesday has decided to remove the outermost 50 feet that sustained a partial collapse last year. “There’s a real sentimental attachment to this structure as a part of our community and our history,” said town chairman Mark Hartzheim. “Even for people who don’t use it, it is recognized as a major landmark.” The fishing pier is what remains of the old Highway 51 bridge, built in 1927. It runs nearly parallel and in close proximity to the U.S. Highway ...