Greetings and welcome!
I have been absent for a few weeks but I’m back. Recently I have been either preparing for vacation, on vacation, or recovering from vacation. At the moment the focus is on the big holiday weekend.
The weather ahead looks hot and a little humid. Right now the forecast is for temps in the 80s except for Tuesday July 4th when we could go into the 90s. There is a little humidity expected too, hopefully nothing too tropical. There is a chance of typical pop-up summer thunderstorms, but nothing organized or predictable.
Staying cool by taking to the water is always a popular idea. Be aware that people are reporting swimmer’s itch in some local lakes like Noquebay and Little Newton. It has not been a problem at beaches on the flowages and on the rivers.
People are worried about the wildfire smoke from the Canadian wildfires. For the most part it hasn’t been too bad. Last Tuesday the weather and news people were all excited about it. The day turned out clear with very little smoke. Wednesday on the other hand was really bad. It was a deep haze that bothered your lungs and eyes. Since then it has not been bad at all. I wouldn’t worry about it too much.
There are a lot of events coming up for the weekend. There are rummage sales far and wide. Almost every bar that has live music will be having players, mostly on Saturday night. Rapids, Rustic, The Coyote’s Den, Caldron Falls Bar, Dockside, Uncle Mike’s, Woody’s and many more have bands scheduled.
As far as 4th of July celebrations, we have a goofy weekend with the 4th being on a Tuesday. The celebrations are either on Saturday the 1st or on Tuesday the 4th. Here is my list of events.
Wausaukee- July 1st at the county fairgrounds- Parade, celebration, fireworks
Twin Bridge Ski Show with fireworks Saturday July 1st
Mountain- Saturday July 1st- Parade? Celebration and fireworks at Mountain Community Center
Crooked Lake- Parade on Saturday July 1st followed by picnic at the Sportsman’s Club
ATVs-UTV Ride for the Veterans Saturday July 1 at Paul Bunyan Ski Hill in Lakewood
Townsend 4th of July celebration-Parade, celebration, fireworks. Tue July 4th.
Crivitz- Tuesday the 4th– Parade, celebration, fireworks
I mentioned the Coyote’s Den. That is the old Thornton’s Resort bar. There are some ambitious new people running it and they are giving it a valid shot. They have live music sometimes, including this weekend. They put in a kitchen and now serve food until 2am. They are open Wednesday-Sunday.
I am actually not looking forward to this weekend as far as fireworks go. I love fireworks and love lighting them off. Now I have a gun shy/ thunder shy dog that just goes through hell all weekend. We have the calming chews and tried the vest and nothing really helps. I guess that my only answer is to not light them off all day and all night. Have your show and be done with it. She can get through a couple of hours of it, but lighting stuff off from 10am till the wee hours for three days in a row is too much for her. I love fireworks but my dog doesn’t.
The bugs.. ahh yes. When we were camping last weekend the gators were definitely present and hungry. They aren’t as bad as they were in June, but they are here. For the most part we got by with a little Repel. Without it we were feasted on in short order. Bring Repel.
Someone suggested that the wildfire smoke knocked them down a little. Interesting theory, but no. They are still here in numbers.
Cutting the grass.. I have only cut once this year. Here at the house by Caldron Falls one side could use it, but the sunny side is dormant and not in need of it. At my old house by Hwy C & Landing 11 Rd it is a much different story. That lawn is more in the woods and definitely ready for a cut.
That’s it from here. Have a fun and safe weekend!
RJB
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