Michael Strasburg

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Trout Lake Golf Course to open May 23 with ‘dramatic’ improvements

At 101 years old, Trout Lake Golf Course in Arbor Vitae is the oldest 18-hole golf facility in the Northwoods. As the club’s centennial was dawning last year, staff and owners asked: what’s to stop one from having age and beauty?

50-unit Woods Hollow development in Woodruff on track to be completed in December

The Woods Hollow Cottages and Town Homes development is starting to take shape in Woodruff as construction ramps up this summer. Located off Veterans Parkway between Highway 47 and North Townline Road, the development will bring 50 units, 18 townhomes and 32 cottages, to a Northwoods that desperately needs housing.

Community awards shine a light on local stars

All the stars were out Wednesday evening — speaking both universally and locally. And as the Van Morison song goes, it was a marvelous night for a moon dance at the 2025 Community Recognition Awards and Dinner banquet, presented by the Greater Minocqua Area Visitors Bureau on May 7 at the Arbor Vitae Town Hall.

St. Anthony’s Women’s Club 63rd annual Spring Luncheon is May 15

The Women’s Club at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Lac du Flambeau welcomes the spring season and area community to their 63rd annual spring luncheon on May 15.

Dianna Lang: One of Minocqua’s valuable resources

If you’ve dialed 356-5266 in the last three decades, there’s a good chance you’ve spoken to Dianna Lang. That’s the number for the Greater Minocqua Area Visitors Bureau, where lang has worked for 27 years, answering calls and helping the community and visitors with whatever they need.

Gifts from home

Last year, Hazelhurst resident Cindy Dunbar found herself searching for a creative outlet and new business venture. Before long, she crossed that idea with her strong sense of patriotism and past retail experience to develop Sincerely for Heroes, an online store that ships items directly to service members deployed overseas.

Beware of fly-by-night roofing crews, local builders warn

In the wake of recent thunderstorms and the onset of spring home improvement season, Northwoods contractors are warning homeowners to do their research when hiring construction crews, as many transient crews infiltrate the area every year, often offering quick, sub-par work with no means of following up after the job is done.

ArtStart charts path to stay at current building

ArtStart’s future at 68 South Stevens Street has been in question for several weeks, after the Rhinelander city council tabled the non-profit’s request for assistance in paying for a new boiler at an April 14 council meeting.

Rural health systems pull out all the stops to draw physicians amid shortage

Last year, the Association of American Medical Colleges released a report projecting the United States will face a physician shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036.

Minocqua to purchase three squad cars under lease agreement

In a departure from their standard squad car replacement schedule, the Minocqua Police Department requested approval from the Minocqua town board for the purchase of three squad cars this year, paid out on a 5-year lease.