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🌱 Why Bayfield’s 1903 Carnegie Library still matters to readers today

And check out Carnegie Kids Story Hour on the Bayfield Patch calendar

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

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Bayfield's 1903 Carnegie Library still matters to readers today

Also on today's calendar: Open mic night - The Backstage and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Periods of rain, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 72, low: 52.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wisconsin Carnegie Libraries: History and Active Locations Today (dairylandsentinel.com) — Bayfield's Carnegie Library, open since 1903, is celebrated as one of the most historically intact Carnegie libraries in the Midwest and still serves residents as an active public library. The piece explains how Andrew Carnegie's funding model helped Wisconsin communities, including Bayfield, secure permanent, tax-supported libraries. It also tracks how many Carnegie buildings statewide remain active, repurposed, or lost.
   

📸 Around Bayfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bayfield

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday September 29
  • Blood Drive! →
    County Courthouse, 117 E 6th St, Washburn
    9:00 am
  • Senior Meals →
    Town of Bell Community Center, 22620 Ash St., Cornucopia
    11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa posted a job opening for Head Start/ Early Head Start Assistant Teacher in Bayfield. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ashland

  • Republican candidate for Wisconsin 7th Congressional District visits Ashland (fox21online.com)
  • Ashland overpowers Rails; team will host Northwestern (gazettextra.com)
  • Evers seeks applicants for District III Court of Appeals (gazettextra.com)

Poplar

Superior

  • Holding On To History: 200 years of rendezvous celebrated by voyageur fans in Superior (northernnewsnow.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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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