Wisconsin
Sharing history, one man works to keep Wisconsin’s first Black-founded resort community from being forgotten
WALWORTH COUNTY, Wis. — An almost century-old group in Wisconsin represents an necessary piece of historical past within the state. Throughout this Black Historical past Month, TMJ4 highlights Lake Ivanhoe, the primary Black-founded resort group within the state.
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“That is the historic marker,” stated Peter Baker, president of the Lake Ivanhoe Property Homeowners Affiliation as he walks as much as the historic marker.
Baker proudly exhibits off the marker he fought for 20 years to get for his group. He says inside Lake Ivanhoe, the group all the time knew its historic significance.
Courtesy of Peter Baker, president of the Lake Ivanhoe Property Homeowners Assocation
“It’s historic within the reality of its founding. It was based by three African Individuals out of Chicago,” stated Baker. “They used to do numerous fishing, however due to racism within the time, within the 20s it was actually arduous to search out locations to fish.”
The three males, Jeremiah Brumfield, Bradford Watson and Frank Anglin, discovered security throughout a time of segregation on a 46-acre lake in Walworth County simply east of Lake Geneva. Based on Baker, the boys determined to create their very own resort group there for African Individuals on Lake Ivanhoe.
Courtesy: Peter Baker
“It turned an precise resort city the place they constructed a big pavilion overlooking the lake right here. From there it was a city they had been promoting tons and it turned a spot of security and safety for African Individuals,” stated Baker.
In its heyday, within the Twenties when it was established, the resort had bands, dances, and eating places, with all of the facilities for individuals to fish, hunt, trip and stay. Forty years final, in 1965 Peter first got here to Lake Ivanhoe as a 10-year-old from Chicago. A weekend fishing journey modified his life.
Courtesy: Peter Baker, president of the Lake Ivanhoe Property Homeowners Assocation
“It was most likely essentially the most wonderful factor for me at that age that you possibly can camp down on the lake with none harassment,” stated Baker.
He satisfied his mother and father to first purchase a summer time residence there after which he moved in and has by no means left. Over time, the make-up of the group has modified. The pavilion was torn down and now it’s only a residential group. However the legacy of welcoming everybody stays. Baker works now to verify it isn’t forgotten.
Courtesy: Peter Baker, president of the Lake Ivanhoe Property Homeowners Assocation
“It was a really particular place,” stated Baker.
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The Wisconsin State Historic Society put up a historic marker in Lake Ivanhoe in October of 2022 to honor its founding. Baker is working to proceed to assemble footage of the resort group via the years.
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Menomonie, Wis. — A murky day for turkey day. In this part of western Wisconsin, “murky” is an understatement.
A narrow band of snow quickly dropped three inches on drivers — even sending a semi sliding into a ditch.
The National Weather Service says it’s likely because of a glass manufacturing company near Menomonie.
“That steam rises into the deck of clouds that are above it, and the steam acts as little particles that the water droplets can latch onto and create snow crystals” said Meteorologist Caleb Grunzke of the National Weather Service. “Everything came together perfectly for several inches of snow and major traffic problems.”
The Wisconsin State Patrol reported 16 crashes in a 5 hour span, including a six-car pile-up.
“We kind of drove in and out of the snow very dramatically” said Dave Erickson, who was making the trip back to the Twin Cities from Milwaukee.
“Drive safe, happy Thanksgiving” Erickson added.
See Milwaukee’s Christmas tree being harvested, delivered and set up
Milwaukee’s Public Works harvested a 64-ft Colorado blue spruce donated by the Yeager Family. The tree was delivered to the plaza outside of Fiserv Forum to serve as the City’s Christmas tree.
Need a Christmas tree now that Thanksgiving is over? Well, look no further than Wisconsin’s public forests.
Many state forests allow you to cut down a tree for personal use — provided you have a permit and follow a few rules.
Here’s how to avoid the naughty list at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Where are the public forests?
Trees can be cut down in the Brule River, Flambeau River, Governor Earl Peshtigo River, Governor Knowles and Northern Highland-American Legion state forests.
Brule River State Forest in Douglas County is home to a lot of balsam fir, a Christmas-tree favorite with its short needles that last long and smell great. Evergreens in this forest also include white pine and white spruce. Mound ranger station, W10325 Highway 12, (715) 284-4103.
Flambeau River State Forest, Winter: Look for white and black spruce, red and white pine, and balsam fir at this forest in Sawyer and Rusk counties just south of the CNNF. W1613 County Road W, Winter, (715) 332-5271.
Governor Earl Peshtigo River, Crivitz: Red, white and jack pines are the predominate evergreens in this forest in Marinette and Oconto counties in northeastern Wisconsin. N10008 Paust Lane, Crivitz, 715-757-3965
Governor Knowles State Forest, Grantsburg: Find jack, white and red pines in this forest along the St. Croix River in northwestern Wisconsin. 325 Highway 70, Grantsburg, (715) 463-2898.
Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest, Woodruff: Permits for this forest allow you to harvest a balsam fir, but not within sight of a public road, trail or body of water. Permits are available at the Clear Lake Visitor Station, 8282 Woodruff Road, Woodruff, (715) 356-3668; and the Crystal Lake Visitor Station, 3237 Crystal Lake Road, Boulder Junction, (715) 542-3923.
Holiday tree cutting is not offered at other DNR properties. However, some county forests allow non-commercial harvest of holiday trees, as does the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Contact the forest where you’d like to cut a holiday tree before venturing out so that you know harvesting guidelines.
How much is a permit?
Purchase a permit at the headquarters of each forest. The price may vary slightly from property to property, but the average cost is $5 per tree.
Where can I cut a tree down?
Harvesting is prohibited within 100 feet or visual distance of roads, trails and water, and there is no harvesting from campgrounds or recreation areas, according to the DNR.
Trees must be cut at ground level with a maximum height of 30 feet. Trees taken from state forests cannot be resold.
Check the spongy moth map
Check the spongy moth quarantine map maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to ensure you don’t travel with your tree out of the quarantined area. The area prohibits items from being shipped that could have the insect or its eggs.
Wisconsin (5-6) will take on Minnesota (6-5) in their final game of the season in a battle for the Axe, as well as bowl eligibility. The Gophers are a team who seem much better than their record after losing by just one point to No. 4 Penn State last week. It’s a rivalry game of course, so the tensions will be high, but it also has many more implications for the Badgers moving forward. So how do we see this one ending up?
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Cameron (9-2) |
Andrew (8-3) |
Ericka (9-2) |
Trevor (10-1) |
Braulio (1-2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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24-20 Minnesota |
23-17 Minnesota |
28-14 Wisconsin |
27-21 Minnesota |
20-17 Wisconsin |
After everyone went all in on Wisconsin last week, not all the writers are so quick to choose the Badgers this time around. After an utterly disgustingly display against Nebraska, Wisconsin now has one final chance to reach six wins for the season and become bowl eligible. The stakes are high, but yet our confidence is low, with most of us deciding to go against Wisconsin this week and opt for the Gophers instead.
A loss, and the Badgers will end the season with a losing record and no bowl game, something that hasn’t happened in 23 years. Commitments and jobs will certainly be up in the air if Wisconsin fails to retain Paul Bunyan’s Axe. A win though, and the Badgers will keep the bowl-streak alive. Still, it feels like the season fell a little short of expectations regardless of the outcome in this one, but a win will fix a lot.
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