Robber wearing Nixon mask seen leaving Ridgeland bank Oct 16, 2009
depchf wrote on Oct 15, 2009 12:49 PM:" Oh Man I thought Mr. Nixon was deceased. I bet he has been hiding in the Apostle Islands with Elvis and JFK. If they arrest a president can he pardon himself??? ". go4hockey wrote on Oct 14, 2009 11:35 PM:" "I'm not a crook. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Sept. 18: Travel Briefs Oct 9, 2009
via Highway 2 to Wisconsin 13 to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, then on to Michigan s National Peninsula. U.S. 1 in Maine, from Acadia National Park east to the West Quoddy Lighthouse in Lubec, Maine, one of the easternmost points in the U.S.. (Carroll County Times, MD)
G-AC school starts year with new administrator Oct 2, 2009
My escapes are boat camping in the Apostle Islands and target shooting. . (Forest Republican, WI)
Sharpshooters hired for 2 Apostle Islands Sep 17, 2009
The National Park Service will close two Apostle Islands so sharpshooters can kill whitetail deer that are eating the native plants ... Hunting isn't usually allowed on National Park Service land, but the congressional act that created the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore makes an exception for ecological reasons. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
U.S. Mint: Apostle Islands to be featured in a quarter series Sep 10, 2009
Wisconsin's Apostle Islands National Lakeshore will be featured in a new series of quarter-dollar coins honoring 56 of America's beauty spots, the said Wednesday ... The coin for the Apostle Islands -- established as a national site in 1970 -- will appear in 2018, the Mint said ... The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore encompasses a 720-square-mile area on Wisconsin's Bayfield Peninsula and in Lake Superior. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
U.S. Mint will roll out national park quarters beginning in 2010 Sep 10, 2009
2018Michigan, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, 1966Wisconsin, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, 1970Minnesota, Voyageurs National Park, 1971Georgia, Cumberland Island National Seashore, 1972Rhode Island, Block Island National Wildlife Refuge, 1973. 2019Massachusetts, Lowell National Historical Park, 1978Northern Mariana Islands, American Memorial Park, 1978Guam, War in the Pacific National Historical Park, 1978Texas, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, 1978Idaho, River of No... (USA Today -- Money)
Martin Hanson's legacy left in nature Sep 9, 2009
This is where the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore came into being, said Tia Nelson, daughter of the late Sen ... The Apostle Islands, the reintroduction of elk to Wisconsin, designation of the St. Croix River as a Wild and Scenic River all were efforts supported by Hanson, and projects that he worked on tirelessly (some would say relentlessly) until they became realities. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Visitors to this charming Wisconsin town get more than stunning views of Lake Superior Sep 1, 2009
Ferries convey passengers to Madeline and other Apostle Islands ... Six historic lighthouses dot the Apostle Islands around the Bayfield Peninsula ... Apostle Islands Cruise Service brings visitors to the lighthouse on Raspberry Island, which was reopened in 2007 after extensive renovations. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Wissota Wonders: Taking in another lazy Wissota day Aug 30, 2009
Sure, we catch a show at Lake Superior Big Top Chautaqua, perhaps check out a museum, or take an Apostle Islands tour. But mostly we sit on a deck overlooking the harbor and watch Lake Superior. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Salazar visits Wis. Saturday, Minn. on Sunday Aug 9, 2009
touted Saturday more than $116,000 in projects at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore funded under President Barack Obama's economic recovery package. The Department of the Interior is investing more than $29 million in wildlife refuges, national park units, scientific research facilities, and tribal lands in Wisconsin. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
National parks eye smaller carbon footprints Jun 24, 2009
Other parks such as Wisconsin's Apostle Islands National Lakeshore are asking visitors to do their part with tours, education programs and public awareness campaigns ... Soft stick strategy"We're basically trying, without hitting people over the head, to say this is an issue," said Bob Krumenaker, Apostle Islands' superintendent. (MSNBC -- Environment)
This summer is ripe for day-trippers (70) Jun 1, 2009
And while the state s tourism Web site sings about the Door County peninsula and the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior, it also promotes closer destinations for southern Wisconsin residents. The site, , includes mentions of Taliesen in Spring Green, Black Point Mansion on Geneva Lake and a gangster tour that highlights the locations used in the filming of the Johnny Depp movie, Public Enemies. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
In touch with the Earth: For some local residents, Earth Day is every day Apr 12, 2009
Create the St. Croix Wild and Scenic Riverway and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Nelson also co-sponsored the National Environmental Education Act and wrote legislation to create the Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission and Operation Mainstream/Green Thumb, which employed the elderly in conservation projects. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Kristin Zimmer plays college basketball, earns Academic All-Conference award Apr 2, 2009
The 130 acre campus, founded in 1892, is located one mile from the pristine waters of Lake Superiors Chequamegon Bay and nestled near the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and the 850,000 acre Chequamegon National Forest. Northland College offers 20 different majors for its approximately 700 students and is nationally recognized for its outstanding science program. (Forest Republican, WI)
The delicate art of brotherly love Mar 5, 2009
We paddled into a deep cave under one of the Apostle Islands, possibly Judas, and explored it, ducking our heads under the low ceiling, and emerged a half-minute before the wake of a distant ore boat came crashing into the cave, which would have busted our heads but good, no need for the EMTs. He was an engineer, having grown up at a time when boys were still romantic about machinery. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Cub Scouts Troop 33 fill winter with adventure Feb 25, 2009
to Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands, gave Scouts an opportunity to experience travel to an island usually accessible only by boat ... Another adventure took them to the north shore of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, onto the frozen ice shelf of Lake Superior where they hiked from Meyers Beach to the famous Squaw Bay ice caves. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
