Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
By P.J. GLISSON
UPSON, Wis. - The first Oktoberfest at Whitecap Mountains Resort in Upson featured a crisp, colorful Saturday with participants arriving in rows of cars or all-terrain vehicles.
A large, white tent greeted them with jukebox music and enticing aromas of picnic-style foods, along with hot and cold beverages.
Gina Secord, of Odanah, was ushering her daughter, Kaylin, and her niece, Audrey Nelis-Stone, to a hay ride after some rowdy playtime in a bounce house.
"I knew they were going to have fun when they took off their jackets," said Secord. "And then the s...