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Northwoods Zip Line goes the Distance

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  There will be more fun activities to do in Minocqua next year if the town board approves plans by the owners of Northwoods Zip Line to expand its recreation offerings.

The Planning Commission got its first peek at those plans on Tuesday, but tabled a recommendation until members tour the facility to see the proposed layout first-hand.

Owner Josh Russart wants to construct a new zip line course on property he leases from the town along Highway 51 South. He says their new three zip line course will better accommodate large tour groups.

 “Our facility has become so popular that we can no longer accommodate these partial tours on our current nine zip line tour. So we want to specifically design a brand new three zip line course that is just for the partial tours that we run for these big groups.”

Russart says he wants to develop a “high-end” corporate team-building program that would bring in business groups from Wisconsin and neighboring states. The zip line proposal comes on the heels of an announcement last week by the Howard Young Foundation that it will sponsor the dragon boat races at Minocqua in August 2016.

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