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Coon is struggling to find enough employees this season. “It’s always hard just because of the nature of seasonal business, but this year seems especially hard,” he said. “Everything is way busier than it typically is, and being short staffed is not a good thing in that landscape.” Coon is not alone; other local business owners across the Northwoods are in a similar position. Credit Coontail Facebook The U.S. government recently reported that employers added 266,000 jobs in April. That’s a step in the right direction toward economic recovery, but those gains fell far short of what...

3:38 Our ancestors had to cope with the specter of disease and the possibility of death in ways that most of us cannot comprehend.  There was a near constant fear that smallpox, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, cholera, diphtheria, pneumonia, and any number of childhood infections could strike and kill without warning.  Of these maladies, smallpox was the most widespread medical terror of the past, and it was a particular concern in the Northwoods where it spread throughout the lumber camps. There was a nationwide smallpox epidemic at the turn of the twentieth century.  Hundreds of people died...

5:33 Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful is a brief but important document. It is a preliminary report to the National Climate Task Force from the US Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Council on Environmental Quality. This report was triggered by Executive Order 14008 titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, signed January 27, 2021 to kick off a government-wide endeavor prioritizing clean energy, economic recovery and job creation while attempting to turn the tide of climate change. This is a very brief report, only 24 pages including endnot...

Oneida County 4-H is looking for some adults willing to volunteer their time. 4-H teaches kids and teens a wide-range of skills to help expand their interests and get involved in their community. Program Coordinator Anne Williams says adults are a huge part of that. “You may not think spending on hour of your time once a week or once a month or just a few times of year makes a difference, but it does. Our adult volunteers can have children and teens learn knew things, building confidence, and become leaders,” said Williams.

We caught up with Boll again this week to see how things were going. The family decided to stay long-term and is now even further committed to the Northwoods. “My husband jokes, he was so happy when we got Wisconsin license plates on our cars,” Boll said. “We’re not going to get dirty looks from an Illinois plate any more.” The family had never experienced a full northern Wisconsin winter. Actually, though, the past winter solidified its decision to plant roots deeper here. “We did a lot of great, long hikes in the snow. We got into ice fishing. We bought an ice fishing shack this...