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The cabin sits on U.S. Highway 8 between Crandon and Laona. When Johnnie Aschenbrenner was growing up, it was his home. Despite being on a major highway, there were no power lines until 1962, so the family used generators for electricity. Johnnie Aschenbrenner inside the home where he grew up between Crandon and Laona. Now, he rents it as a cabin as part of his resort. Credit Ben Meyer/WXPR Nowadays, the cabin has an updated yet rustic feel, and Aschenbrenner rents it out as part of his small resort on Wabikon Lake. It’s literally connected to the tiny bar Aschenbrenner also owns. All told,...

They can fly high and take photos and video, but can’t do much more. But his drones? As he sees it, they might change the world. Scott Williams, the engineer behind WiscLift. Credit Ben Meyer/WXPR “If we could put a flying cell tower [up] there, then we could do computing, we can do whatever right off of this thing,” said Williams. “We need a flying computer. We need this network that we can put anywhere and just let everyone compute off of it.” Williams and his 16-year-old son, Mac, were flying one of the prototype drones at their home in Three Lakes. The flat circle is about the s...