Black Earth Creek trout contaminated with PFOS; DNR warns anglers to limit consumption
CHRIS HUBBUCH
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Bret Schultz fishes Black Earth Creek in 2016. The state Department of Natural Resources has warned anglers to limit consumption of trout from the creek because of PFOS contamination.
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The state Department of Natural Resources warned people to limit consumption of brown trout from Black Earth Creek, pictured Thursday in Cross Plains, because of PFOS contamination.
Kyle Vesperman plans to spend about $100,000 to move and restore this historic round barn. He was on hand Thursday as it made its way across farm fields to his farm on Stage Road south of Lancaster.
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Workers with Dairyland Power Cooperative lower power lines Thursday morning to allow the 45-foot-high round barn to be moved across a farm field south of Lancaster.
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A crowd gathers along Old Potosi Road south of Lancaster as a historic round barn is moved to a new location 3 miles east to Vesperman Farms, where it will be used for weddings and other events.
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Hydraulic lifts suspend the 150-ton barn as it’s transported by Heritage Movers to its new location. The move began Tuesday and concluded Thursday.
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The remnants of a a foundation which held an historic round barn remain at the site following its move in Lancaster, Wis., Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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Vehicles park and drive along Fairview road in the town of Lancaster, Wis. as an historic round barn is transported nearby Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL
Jenny Stillestad offers warm apple cider donuts to spectators Thursday parked along the roadway as a round barn is transported across several farm properties in Grant County.
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The interior supports create a maze for the round barn that was constructed sometime between 1902 and 1922.
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The weathered exterior of the round barn is seen as it’s moved to a new location south of Lancaster.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Cindy and Mark Rupp record the move of an historic round barn in the town of Lancaster, Wis., Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL
Shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, the round barn approached Vesperman Farms, south of Lancaster, where it will be used for weddings and other events.
Bret Schultz fishes Black Earth Creek in 2016. The state Department of Natural Resources has warned anglers to limit consumption of trout from the creek because of PFOS contamination.
The state Department of Natural Resources warned people to limit consumption of brown trout from Black Earth Creek, pictured Thursday in Cross Plains, because of PFOS contamination.
