I am on the Waupaca Chain of Lakes on, Long Lake, which is a little over 100 acres. In the past 5 or 6 years, since enhanced wake activities started, our shoreline has significantly eroded.

Some said they could see the smoke as far away as Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Antioch Fire Department said it was called to the scene at 12:42 p.m. for a "large swamp fire" directly behind a trailer park.

E. coli bacteria found in Wisconsin lakes can cause illness It's possible that lake water can have high levels of E. coli bacteria, and if so, you do not want to be swimming in it.

Audubon Great Lakes Wisconsin Conservation Manager Tom Prestby has been there from the beginning. "They started nesting there in 2016. Every year since, they've nested at Cat Island at some level.

Fire rages on Chain O'Lakes northwest of Chicago. ... Wisconsin. The Antioch Fire Department said it was called to the scene at 12:42 p.m. for a "large swamp fire" directly behind a trailer park.