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🌱 Big Top's financial shortfall puts next season in question

Bayfield, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello again Bayfield! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Big Top's financial shortfall puts next season in question
  • Bayfield lands on a peaceful Great Lakes towns list

Also on today's calendar: StorySLAM and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 47 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and colder, temps: high: 35, low: 31.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 36 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Big Top Chautauqua faces uncertain future as nonprofit navigates financial shortfall (gazettextra.com) — Big Top Chautauqua's next season is uncertain as Bayfield's Ashwabay Alliance confronts a shortfall nearing $1 million. The nonprofit plans to sell its Backstage event center and leave Washburn's StageNorth, while musicians seek answers about proposed cuts to contracted performances. No major changes are planned for winter programs at Mt. Ashwabay.
   

• 1 Ohio city ranked among most peaceful Great Lakes towns (newsbreak.com) — Bayfield appears on WorldAtlas' list of nine peaceful small towns around the Great Lakes, alongside Wisconsin's Ephraim. This report focuses on Vermilion, Ohio, highlighting its beach, downtown and festivals, but offers no explanation of what earned Bayfield its place.
   

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  • Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa posted a job opening for Energy Conservation Specialist in Bayfield. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Superior businesses navigate shipyard expansion, gas plant cancellation as new opportunities emerge (wpr.org)
  • Hope Haven in Superior could close in 2027 due to funding struggles (fox21online.com)

Ok Bayfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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