11/20/2025

ASHLAND - Family-owned TopSide Marinas has acquired Pikes Bay Marina on Lake Superior in Bayfield, expanding its presence into the upper Midwest’s sought-after boating region. The Daily Press reports Pikes Bay Marina accommodates over 200 boats and features heated indoor and outdoor storage, a service center, ship store, fuel dock, clubhouse, and floating docks. TopSide Marinas plans to invest by increasing capacity, adding technicians, acquiring better equipment, and offering winter service for snowmobiles and tractors. Former owner Kevin DeCook said the new owners understand the marina is a “community on the water” and praised their focus on service and stewardship.

11/20/2025

ASHLAND - The Wisconsin DNR will host a public meeting on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at 6 p.m. at Northwood Technical College, Room 306, in Ashland. The meeting will review midpoint progress – from 2020 to 2025 of the 10-year 2020 to 2029 Lake Superior Fisheries Management Plan, which guides sport and commercial fisheries management. The plan presents an ambitious agenda of work for the Lake Superior Fisheries Team to fulfill the plan’s vision: a diverse fishery and ecosystem that balances the ecological, cultural, social and economic needs of Wisconsin’s Lake Superior basin region. The event will include a summary of accomplishments followed by a Q&A to gather input on priorities for the remaining period of the plan 2026 through 2029. More information is at dnr.wisconsin.gov

11/20/2025

ARBOR VITAE - Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced that 26 additional locations will receive $14 million in federal funding to build electric vehicle charging stations in Wisconsin including one at the Highway 70 Kwik Trip location in Arbor Vitae.  This latest round of awards fills coverage gaps after the first round of awards was announced in May 2024. The first round awarded $22.4 million in federal funding for 52 projects, 11 of which are currently operational and 16 have been authorized for construction.  The governor celebrated the launch of the first of these charging stations in Wisconsin at Kwik Trip stores in one in Ashland that went online earlier this year.