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Prohibition began in 1920, banning all sales of alcoholic beverages, as defined by the Volstead Act. The quiet Northwood’s of Wisconsin became a haven for big city black market liquor production and smuggling.
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Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto talks about some family-friendly activities people can do over winter break, even without the snow.
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The Common Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon, is common throughout much of eastern North America. Our local subspecies, the Northern Watersnake, is common throughout much of Wisconsin.
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Temperatures lately have not been good for building on the ice on the lakes in the Northwoods. WXPR’s Katie Thoresen talks with Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto about lake safe and safety precautions you can take.
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In the weeks leading up to Christmas 1944, Americans were tuned into newspaper headlines about a German offensive in the Ardenne forest of Belgium between Germany and France. One young soldier from Pelican Lake, would earn a bronze star in what became known as the Battle of the Bulge.
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WXPR's Katie Thoresen talks with Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto about observations made during the season.
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Right now, this year’s Capitol Holiday Tree is standing in the Capitol Rotunda waiting for decorations.The tree made its way to Madison from Rhinelander this week.For WXPR’s We Live Up Here, Katie Thoresen shares the story behind the tree and what it took to get it to the Capitol.
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There are many exotic plants and animals that we don’t consider to be pests. Corn is native to Mexico, soybeans are native to Asia, tulips are native to Europe. Most of our domesticated animals are exotic with domestic cattle originating in Asia. Many of these plants and animals are exotic but not extremely invasive. They have become part of ecosystem around us.
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WXPR's Katie Thoresen talks with Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto about the upcoming 9-day gun deer hunt.
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One of the many construction projects in Rhinelander that was completed this year was a water main repair, causing the closure of the Phillip Street Bridge, located behind the Rhinelander Paper Mill. This bridge has collapsed not once, but twice in its history.