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HURLEY - Forty-one Hurley third graders made the trek to the ice caves along the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore near Bayfield, Wis., Tuesday. According to teacher Mike Swartz, the students walked about 3.5 miles to the caves and back. "They were fine going out there, but on the way back, the sun was shining and the kids started to get hot," Swartz said. "We did bring a sled in case we had any problems, but we didn't have to use it." Temperatures reached the 40s in northern Wisconsin on...
By CORTNEY OFSTAD [email protected] IRONWOOD - The 14th annual Bowl for Kids, through Big Brothers Big Sisters, is set for Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. The event will be at Larry Lucky Strikes and teams of four to eight people are welcome to register for the event. Teams can pre-register and each participant must raise a minimum of $37 in pledges to be eligible for two hours of bowling. According to Kristy Recla, match support coordinator for BBBS, the event is the only fund-raiser for...
MONROE (AP) - A Michigan utility has welcomed a flock of visitors to the state's biggest power plant this winter. But they aren't all that personable. The south-flying out-of-towners - nearly 200 bald eagles - have taken up residence at DTE Energy's massive plant along Lake Erie, transforming 800 acres in Monroe into their cozy, cold-weather abode. The birds have been a common sight these past few frigid months, patiently perching on tree branches and using their 6- to 7-foot wingspans to smooth...