WXPR We Live Up Here

Climate Change can be overwhelming to think about. Author Nancy Langston has been researching Lake Superior for over a decade now though and she says local stories of people taking action give her hope. Larry Lapachin continues our We Live Up Here series with the story. It’s unusual for someone visit Lake Superior during a cold, blustery week in January and decide that they want to spend as much time as possible on the largest freshwater lake in the world. But for Nancy Langston, a professor of

We continue our We Live Up Here series this week with a story of a family-owned fishing lure manufacturer in Antigo that uses squirrel tail hair on their famous Mepps spinners. Jim Skibo has the story. “Squirrel Tails Wanted,” reads the sign on highway 45 in Antigo. If you have traveled down that road, you might have wondered, like me, who buys squirrel tails? It turns out that squirrel hair is one of the essential pieces of MEPPS spinners, one of the most popular fishing lures in the world. The

AUGUST 19, 2019 IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Oneida County Health Department does not recommend drinking from the Crescent Spring because the test for PFAS came back as positive. More information can be found in a report here from WXPR's Mackenzie Martin. JULY 23, 2019 IMPORTANT UPDATE: According to a press release today, the Oneida County Health Department is unsure whether the Crescent Spring is currently safe to drink. The DNR is in the process of testing it and many other local wells for PFAS,

As people take up hobby beekeeping and bees continue to succumb to diseases, one Northwoods beekeeper has made it a goal over the years to help educate people about the process. Nate Sheppard continues our We Live Up Here series with the story. A bright yellow sign hangs in front of Hansen Honey Farm’s main shop. It shows a cartoon bee with two words written across it: Bee Crossing. The sign not only informs visitors as to the nature of this farm, but also serves as an appropriate warning. Where