APPLETON — High Cliff State Park would more than double in size and get $11.3 million in upgrades under a proposal by the state Department of Natural Resources. The draft master plan calls for the addition of 1,820 acres to the 1,195-acre park on the northeast shore of Lake Winnebago. Its boundaries would extend to [...]

WBAY Lake Winnebago – Swift and quiet, massive shoves of ice piled up onto the western shores of Lake Winnebago Tuesday — a natural event so phenomenal to witness, lakefront homeowner Michael Paulson couldn’t believe his eyes. “I was looking out of that window getting a fork out of the drawer, and all of sudden [...]

NORTHEAST WISCONSIN – Although many are celebrating the arrival of spring, not everyone is thrilled about the warmer weather. Don Herman from the Otter Street Fishing Club and Sunk? Dive and Ice Service sent FOX 11 this photo. It happened on Lake Winnebago by Black Wolf Avenue near Oshkosh. Herman said the driver went through [...]

APPLETON — If you’re concerned about zebra mussels, boat landing fees, walleyes, algae blooms or swimmer’s itch that can accompany a dip in Lake Winnebago, a new five-county collaborative wants to hear from you. Backed by a $50,000 matching grant from the Department of Natural Resources, the group is in the first phase a project [...]

OSHKOSH – The Oshkosh Fire Department was called to investigate a report of a truck through the ice on Lake Winnebago. It happened about 12 a.m. on Wednesday. Officials say the truck went into an existing crack in the ice on Miller’s Bay at the end of Merritt Avenue in Oshkosh. The Winnebago County Sheriff’s [...]

SHERWOOD — The 42-year-old Sherwood man who died Saturday after his all-terrain vehicle sank in open water on Lake Winnebago has been identified as Chad E. Davis. Calumet County Medical Examiner Michael Klaeser said the cause of death was accidental drowning. Davis was driving his ATV on the ice of Lake Winnebago near the High [...]

OSHKOSH — Rescuers used a Husky airboat Sunday to retrieve a fisherman who was stranded overnight on the ice of Lake Winnebago. The fisherman, Ronald R. Derr, 47, of Oshkosh, was not injured in the ordeal. A spokesman for the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department said Derr had gone to his shanty Saturday night and became [...]

Monday’s incident on the Bay of Green Bay, where people were stuck on ice that separated from the shore, raises the question of how safe local ice is right now. It’s an important question as we get closer to the ice fishing and sturgeon spearing season. Each year thousands of people flock to Lake Winnebago [...]

In Neenah, a free presentation will take place January 23rd at city hall. As more people venture on to Lake Winnebago and other frozen bodies of water, Neenah-Menasha firefighters hope to have a captive audience for the ice safety presentation two-and-a-half weeks away. The public forum will be a chance for people to ask questions. [...]

A risky winter tradition has begun As more venture out onto the ice, those at the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office expect rescue calls to start rolling in. “We don’t really condone anyone being out on the ice because the ice can never be deemed completely safe,” said Patrol Captain Todd Christie. The DNR says the [...]