The word is out that the Madeline Island Ferry Line has ceased making trips between La Pointe and Bayfield due to seasonal ice buildup in Chequamegon Bay. The ferry Island Queen typically stops making trips between Madeline Island and the mainland when the ice reaches a thickness of eight to ten
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01/30/2008
Labor history was quietly made in Appleton, Wisconsin on Saturday, January 26, 2008. The event was the Wisconsin AFL-CIO New Alliance Convocation, which took place at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton. The choice of a meeting site was significant. The Radisson in Appleton was built en
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01/29/2008
I met Kim Brixius at the WRA (Wisconsin REALTORS Association) Winter Convention in Lac du Flambeau, WI last week. We got around to discussing blogging and Kim mentioned that she intended to get started on a blog in the near future. I promised Kim that I'd send her an invitation to join ActiveRai
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01/28/2008
At the Wisconsin REALTORS Association (WRA) Winter Convention in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, I found my buddy Steven Stearns chatting with Tamara Axtman, of American Home Shield Home Warranty. Steve was trying to convince Tamara to join Active Rain. Steven can be pretty persuasive at times. I j
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01/22/2008
My friend (and AR member) Steven Stearns will be hosting an outstanding seminar for real estate agents on January 29, 2008 in Madison, Wisconsin. The seminar is entitled "The New Marketplace: Hard Knowledge for Soft Skills" and will feature a discussion on blogging, social networking and online
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01/21/2008
Take a drive down Mondamin Trail on Madeline Island, or along Fort Road near the Marina, and you'll be looking at the future of Madeline Island residential property development. Our Madeline Island lake frontage is about 92% developed today. The cost of property with Lake Superior frontage has r
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01/19/2008
In December of 2007, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court reached a split decision on a case which will result in review (and possible reversal) of an earlier law that authorized local governments to temporarily bar development on private property. In a historic split decision, the Wisconsin Supreme
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01/19/2008
If this home's amenities don't grab your attention, the price will. The price of this remarkable Madeline Island lakeshore home was recently reduced to $399,000! This five-bedroom, five-bath luxury log home on Big Bay is one of Madeline Island's best buys! The home features a gourmet kitchen w
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01/19/2008
The WRA Midwinter Convention is just a couple days away. The theme for this year's Midwinter Convention is "Northern Exposure". And judging from the weather forecast for the next couple of days in north central Wisconsin, I'd say that theme is appropriate! Photo above: WRA Instructor Barb McGil
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01/19/2008
With the ten-day La Pointe, Wisconsin forecast calling for daytime high temperatures in the single digits, it appears likely that we'll see a switch from the ferry to windsled transportation to & from Madeline Island this year after all. We may even get an ice road! Temperatures began to plummet
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01/19/2008
