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MINOCQUA – Lakes are everywhere in the township of Minocqua, and at times water use issues also seem to be everywhere. The town board Tuesday took up two

Credit PIXABAY.COM MINOCQUA – Minocqua town officials are once again on record in opposing portable storage containers being placed in residential districts, except on a temporary basis. “I’m bringing it here to get the temperature of the board,” said town chairman Mark Hartzheim, as he related a citizen’s concern and the planning commission’s recommendation at Tuesday’s town board meeting. The issue concerns shipping containers, portable on demand storage (PODS), and store and move (SAM) containers, as well as others, being used as accessory buildings. “I think we need to str...

Credit PIXABAY.COM With an eye on Minocqua Winter Park & Nordic Center becoming a year-round tourist destination, representatives from there updated the Minocqua town board Wednesday on plans to construct mountain bike trails at the popular cross-country ski facility. Last February the Ski Touring Foundation received a $5,000 room tax grant from Let’s Minocqua Visitors Bureau/Chamber of Commerce to cover half the cost of a feasibility study with the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) to develop a trail concept plan. “This plan will be the first of a multi-step process to add w...

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 ...