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Artist Mary Burns of Mercer uses a high-tech jacquard loom to create stunning portraits that for the next two months are at the James Watrous Gallery at Overture Center.
Those of us who traveled to Manitowish Waters Sunday were disappointed by the lack of autumn colors, but still had a great ride along the Manitowish River and hike in
Here’s what you need to know about the Camp Mercer CCC Trail, a historic Wisconsin hiking trail that takes you into an old forest work camp.
1:33 The controversial drawdown plan on the Manitowish Chain of lakes will continue for at least two more years under an extended agreement between the DNR and Xcel Energy. The parties signed a memorandum of understanding that will keep the water-management plan in place through 2023. Each October, water levels on the 10-lake chain are drawn down three and a half feet by releasing water through the Rest Lake Dam. That protects permanent docks, boathouses, and seawalls from winter ice damage. However, it also disrupts the natural flow of the Manitowish River by flooding it in the fall instead ...
1:46 Living in northern Wisconsin on the Manitowish River, artist Mary Burns has always felt a connection to water. “It’s just been part of my life since I was born,” said Burns. Burns wants to use her artwork to shed light on issues facing water today. “Our water globally is in crisis and we need to address this issue,” she said. The fiber artist is currently working on her next series, ‘Women and Water, a Global Exhibit.’ “I wanted to utilize my weaving capabilities to weave portraits of women who are working with water, advocating for it, protecting it, because I feel th...