Helania, Wis. (AP) – The state is purchasing 400 acres of land around an undeveloped lake in Sawyer County. Gov. Jim Doyle says the state will tap the Stewardship Fund for $1.7 million to preserve the natural area around Lake Helane, which is surrounded by forest land filled with pine, aspen, white birch and mixed […]
Doyle announces land purchase in Sawyer Co.
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