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Based on his own experiences during the long battle, plus one hundred thirty five interviews and other eyewitness accounts, Bill Matthias presents an in-depth look at the Five Mile Tower Fire, the 1600 brave citizens who helped fight it, and the important changes made to firefighting laws and procedures in its aftermath. Bill plans to do a presentation at the Solon Springs community center on May 13th during which he will be selling his book. www.monsterfireatminong.com
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Anglers flock to the Brule for steelhead opener
By Joe Cadotte and photojournalist Nathaniel LeCapitaine, FOX 21 News
BRULE - Avid anglers in Northwestern Wisconsin got their feet wet today for the first open-water fishing opportunity of the year. Temperatures in the 40s attracted hundreds of anglers to the banks of the Brule River for the annual steelhead opener. “I've been preparing for this for two months. And I was fishing a month ago on the ice,” said Dominic Ackerson of Solon Springs.
Ackerson has been fishing for more than 25 years. He said he like the “relaxation of it, [and being] anxious to see if you're going to catch anything or not." The annual steelhead opener is usually a winter wonderland, with freezing temperatures and snow. Anglers are grateful for the warmer weather this year.
“Being able to start fishing for the year and the cold is gone and you get to try to get a fish in the real water for once, that's always nice,” said Maria Ackerson of Solon Springs. Whether fishing from the banks or in midstream, anglers taking part in today's opener continued a decades old tradition on one of the region's best known...
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