🌱 Patch AM: What the sale of Mount Pleasant’s big storage site could mean

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In today's newsletter:

• What the sale of Mount Pleasant's big storage site could mean
• Ready to brave Mount Pleasant's massive Abandoned Haunted House Complex?
• How Mount Pleasant families should prep for 2026 trick-or-treating

Also on today's calendar: BOO's & Brews at Petrifying Springs Biergarten FREE TO ATTEND! and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: High clouds and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 45.
• Friday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Marcus & Millichap: Arranges sale of 1,300-unit self storage portfolio in Mount Pleasant and Oak Creek, Wisconsin (wisbusiness.com) — A major self-storage facility at 7505 Durand Ave. in Mount Pleasant has been sold as part of a 1,300‑unit portfolio that also includes a site in Oak Creek. The Mount Pleasant location offers 781 units and nearly 125,000 square feet of rentable space, having been converted to self‑storage in 2019. The sale reflects continued investor interest in local storage properties.
   

• Inside Abandoned Haunted House Complex in Mount Pleasant (fox6now.com) — Just off I‑94 in Mount Pleasant, Abandoned Haunted House Complex is drawing thousands with three lengthy attractions packed with more than 135 costumed "monsters." Open every Friday and Saturday night through Nov. 7, the locally owned haunt continually updates its sets and trains actors at "Ghoul School" to keep regular visitors on edge. Tickets are available online or at the door.
   

• 2026 trick-or-treat schedule for Racine County (racinecountyeye.com) — Mount Pleasant families are urged to signal trick-or-treaters by keeping porch lights on during the village's designated Halloween hours and to follow basic safety tips. Racine County's 2026 trick‑or‑treat schedule helps you plan candy runs and family outings. Motorists are also reminded to slow down and watch for children crossing neighborhood streets.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Pleasant

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• BOO's & Brews at Petrifying Springs Biergarten FREE TO ATTEND! →
  Petrifying Springs Biergarten, 964 Petrifying Springs Rd, Kenosha
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Public Works Committee →
  Village Hall > Room B109 (Community Room 1), 8811 Campus Drive, Mount Pleasant
  8:30 am
• Forklift Training
  Elite Equipment Sturtevant
  8:30 am
• Powder Puff @ REAL
  Walden III Hi Racine, WI 53405
  5:00 pm
• #4 Cross Country Meet @Johnson's Park
  Johnson Park Golf Course, 6200 Northwestern Ave, Racine
  5:15 pm
• Girls Basketball Game vs.Walden (AWAY)B team ONLY A Team has a BYE
  Walden III Middle and High School, 2340 Mohr Ave, Racine
  5:15 pm
Saturday October 10
• MEMBER EVENT: Racine Farmers Market on the Lake
  Festival Park, 5 Fifth St., Racine
  9:00 am
• Community Lumber Drive for Artist Thomas Dambo's Troll Sculpture →
  Mount Pleasant, WI Calendar, 12800 Louis Sorenson Road, Mount Pleasant
  10:00 am
Monday October 12
• Tourism Commission →
  Mount Pleasant, WI Calendar, 8811 Campus Drive, Mount Pleasant
  4:00 pm
• Committee of the Whole →
  Village Hall > Room B109 (Community Room 1), 8811 Campus Drive, Mount Pleasant
  5:00 pm
• Village Board →
  Village Hall > Room B114 (Ebe Auditorium), 8811 Campus Drive, Mount Pleasant
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Emerging Leader Series (6 of 6) - Living As A Leader →
  Jonathan Delagrave Youth Development and Care Center, 2300 3 Mile Road, Mount Pleasant
  8:00 am
• Girls Basketball Game vs.A team REAL/B team Red Apple (HOME)A team
  Gifford School, 8332 Northwestern Ave, Racine
  5:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Looking for a reliable and reasonably priced electrician to help fix an electric heating issue.
  Electric heating is new to me, so any recommendations would be appreciated! (Nextdoor Mt Pleasant)

🗞 Nearby News

Sturtevant

• One teen dead, one teen in custody after shooting at Lockwood Park on Sunday (madison.com)

Racine

• Cheapest gas stations in Racine (voiceofalexandria.com)
• Racine street assessment rates would rise about 10% (racinecountyeye.com)
• Union Grove man charged with secretly photographing girls, women in Racine Target fitting rooms (racinecountyeye.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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