The last weeks of weather in October were a regular roller coaster of thrills and spills in northern Wisconsin. The thrills included snow in the Lake Superior Snow Belt. About a foot of the white stuff fell overnight Oct. 17 in the vicinity of Hurley, with traces reaching Wisconsin’s Banana Belt in the southern part of the state. Spills included some much-needed rains that were enough to quell the danger of wildfires for a spell. But they weren’t enough to match the moisture deficit along Wisconsin’s Lake Superior shore during the third-consecutive drought summer. And between snow and rain there were days that were downright balmy, with great conditions for fall field work.
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Jason Maloney
Jason Maloney from Washburn in northern Wisconsin lives between Lake Superior and the orchards and farms of Bayfield County. The retired soldier and educator grew up on a family farm in Marinette County.
