As UP’s population shrinks, Wisconsin rural counties grow. Here’s why.
As UP’s population shrinks, Wisconsin rural counties grow. Here’s why.
“We’ve got history,” said Ontonagon resident, former teacher and local historian Bruce Johanson. “What we don’t have is people.”
Interesting article. I spend a lot of time in Marinette county and Iron Mountain. I was un aware of the disparity.
Wisco is doing some things right, that’s for sure. That said, I still want to be in the yoop. Superior is a tremendous resource and I’m going to want to be near it in the next fifty years.
I grew up and spent the first 25 years of my life in Marinette, my partner is from across the river in Menominee. The differences between the two towns is crazy - Menominee can’t attract new businesses to save its life. It only gets worse the farther north you go.
interesting