This month’s dispatch brings you three major public-record investigations alongside the features, recipes, and seasonal guides from our latest monthly print issue.

🗞️ In the Archive: Public Records & Local Governance

• ATV Governance in Oneida, Vilas, and Lincoln Counties

  A tri-county breakdown of how town boards and county committees are navigating route expansions, ordinance enforcement, and local infrastructure impacts.

• Anatomy of a Pit Approval: What Skanawan’s Legal Battle Teaches Us About Act 67

  An inside look at the Skanawan gravel pit dispute, detailing how Wisconsin’s Act 67 constrains conditional use permit authority and restricts town-level control.

• How a Small Town Budget Crisis Killed the Knowles-Nelson Conservation Fund

  Tracking how municipal fiscal strains at the hyper-local level ended up scuttling major state-backed land preservation grants.

🌲 Inside the August Print Edition

• August in the Northwoods: Watching the woods shift. Bucks in full velvet, songbirds prepping for migration, and peak garden harvest.

• Northwoods Curiosities: The science behind why loon calling peaks in late summer as family units prep for migration and defend territory.

• The Art of Splitting Firewood: Proper drying techniques, stacking orientation, and prepping fuel for the winter months ahead.

• Late-Summer Foraging & Preserving: Finding peak chanterelles, lobster mushrooms, and wild berries. Plus simple recipes for wild berry jams and syrups.

• Legends & Lore: The 19th-century reports of a 40-foot snake-like creature in Sturgeon Bay and how the myth endures today.

📩 Story Tips & Records Submissions

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The Northwoods Ledger