5/26/2026

ONTONAGON COUNTY – Just after 8:30 Friday night in Ontonagon County Fire crews were called to White Tails Cabin in the Porcupine Mountains State Park for a cabin fire. While enroute to the fire visible smoke was seen coming from the Cabins location. Due to the location of the cabin only 1 brush truck and a personal pickup carrying portable pumps and wildland hoses were used to extinguish the fire. Portable pumps were set up on the shore of Lake Superior and hoses were then run up a 50ft bank to the cabins location to fight the fire.  The cabin is a complete loss. 

5/26/2026

BESSEMER - Marty’s Goldenaires performed in the rain in front of an estimated 300,000 people in Washington DC yesterday during the nation’s 250th Memorial Day parade.  Marty’s Goldenaires raised $80,000 for the trip.  The parade aired on several TV networks including Cspan and on YouTube.  Marty’s also did a surprise performance at the Lincoln Memorial and at a Washington DC pub before loading on a bus to begin their return trip back to Bessemer. 

5/26/2026

N. WISCONSIN - A Marshfield Clinic Research Institute study found 51 percent of tested deer ticks in Wisconsin carried the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. Nearly 12,500 ticks were submitted through a citizen science project over the last two years, with deer ticks accounting for more than a quarter of the 2024 samples. Wisconsin reported a record 6,469 Lyme disease cases in 2024, with researchers finding higher bacteria rates in southwestern Wisconsin and during the fall. Researchers stressed that a tick bite does not mean a person will get Lyme disease, noting that ticks usually must remain attached for 24 to 36 hours to transmit the bacteria.