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MINOCQUA - Owners of wooden boats describe them as labors of love.
"If you're going to own a boat like this, you have to have a commitment," said boat owner Marc Toigo. "It's not optional."
It's the kind of commitment Gordon Moore had when he helped start the Minocqua Antique Wooden & Classic Boat Show 26 years ago. Moore passed away in August, making this weekend's show the first without him.
"We're going to laugh a lot, because he'd want us to," said show organizer Al Hanley. "(Moore) had a great sense of humor, he was a truly unique individual."
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RHINELANDER - The unusual weather this spring may affect fishing across the Northwoods.
Cold water due to late ice-out on lakes had a negative effect on fish this spring.
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RHINELANDER - This summer a Rhinelander attraction will start up in Minocqua as well. "The Key to Escape" room owners will open a second location right on Minocqua's main strip.
Owner Nick Strupp says he and the other owner wanted to find a space to offer more puzzles to more people.
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- In the last week, more than a dozen people in the Wausau area found their cars damaged or broken into.
In a span of six days, at least 17 vehicles were either keyed, had windows bashed in or had stuff stolen from them.
"Some weirdo doings some weirdo stuff that's how I look at it," said Jon Radtke who lives in the neighborhood where items were stolen from a handful of unlocked cars."It's kind of (strange) for this area. We really don't have a lot of problems in the area."
Last Friday, two vehicles parked at the East High Apartments on Street and Adams Street and three more just down the street were broken into.
"We're working on who [is doing] this," said Wausau Police Officer Brian Burkhardt.
He says a few days after the break-ins around 7th Street; he received calls of 12 cars being vandalized, nothing stolen just vandalized.
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MINOCQUA - You can help the Oneida County Dive Team by grabbing your goggles and swim cap Saturday (June 23) morning.
Swimmers will launch from Torpy Park for the Minocqua Island Swim Challenge.
The race is one mile long, but people can choose to swim just 400 meters, too.
The water temperature will be about 65 degrees during the race.
"A lot of people will wear wet suits and be very comfortable. I have seen plenty of people go without and have no trouble," says Laura Fuhrman.
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RHINELANDER - People could drop off almost anything with a plug at an electronic recycling event in Rhinelander June 22.
Computers, laptops, and TVs filled boxes in the Charter NEX Films parking lot.
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ONEIDA COUNTY - Ruffed grouse appear to be less active this spring compared to last year.
Recent surveys showed drumming activity was down 34 percent across the state.
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