Stories lost.

Have you ever stopped and really considered who was in a place before you and what happened there?   As a relative newcomer to the Wolske Bay corner of Lake Menomin in Menomonie, WI, that is exactly what this very author has been doing.

That's the biggest reason for this blog.   Looking past the seasonal cyanobacteria, the blue-green algae, that blooms in varying degrees of intensities of Menomonie in late summer and into fall, there is still a good amount of things to love about Menomonie and Lake Menomin.

On that note, many of those things in Menomonie are lost in time, gone in the past.   The stories left untold to their full potential but legacy still remains.   Wolske Bay is rather young on the old Red Cedar River (or the Menomonee River as it was called before) being developed less than 60 years ago.

As a person here now I have so many questions but I realized too late the wealth of answers that had been so close to me.    What I do know is there a really nice park in the corner of Lake Menomin that is still here and there are plenty opportunities to enhance this area even more for the recreational enjoyment of Menomonie.

But with sad note, one of those close to the creation of Wolske Bay has died, hopefully there were stories shared that the city of Menomonie will be able to know.

"HAYWARD, Wis. -- Pearl N. Wolske, 97, of Hayward passed away unexpectedly Friday, April 6, 2018, at the Hayward Area Memorial Hospital.
Pearl was born June 8, 1920, in Bismarck, N.D. She was raised and attended school in Hillsboro, N.D. Her family moved to Menomonie prior to her senior year, where Pearl attended and graduated from Menomonie high school. She continued her education at UW-River Falls.
Pearl worked for the telephone company as a switchboard operator and was on duty the morning of the Pearl Harbor invasion and vividly remembers the board lighting up. She also was an administrative assistant for the Native American Studies Program at UW Stout.
On March 20, 1948, Pearl was joined in marriage to Frances “Green” Wolske. Together Pearl and Green lived in Menomonie where they created and operated Wolske’s Bay Marina on Lake Menomonie. They operated the marina into the 1980s before selling the business and retiring.
Pearl was a true people person and had such an amazing positive, caring personality and incredible zest for life. She loved being around people, but really lit up whenever she was around children, as many considered her their second “mom.” She was very sharp and her memory of events, time and people was phenomenal! She enjoyed watching Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune and the history channel and also loved reading, cooking and baking. While living in Menomonie Pearl was a devoted member of Christ Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and was very active with the Ladies Aide. She moved to Hayward in November of 2016 and happily lived with her daughters, enjoying spending more time with them and her grand and great grandchildren.
Pearl is survived by her two daughters, Avis Wolske Baker (Storm) of Winter, Wis., Rosemary (Ken) Wilson of Hayward; one grandson, Christopher (Alicia) Wilson of Minocqua, Wis.; two great-grandsons, Frankie and Reeve. She is also survived by brother-in-law, Eugene Wolske; one stepgrandchild, Kristi Curry of Eau Claire, Wis.; several nieces and nephews, and too many friends to count.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Green; one sister, Avis Anderson; son-in-law, Storm; and one stepgranddaughter, Laura Meier.
A “celebration of life” will be held for Pearl at a later date at Wolske’s Bay Park in Menomonie. She will be buried at Christ Lutheran Halvorson Cemetery in Menomonie."

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