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Access to safe drinking water has always been important, but it's been in the news more often the last few years. Today we’re answering a Curious North question about a specific source of drinking water near Rhinelander. Mackenzie Martin continues our We Live Up Here series with the story. Recently we got a Curious North question from someone on the hunt for local spring water. Jim Rosenberg in Rhinelander asked: What’s with the spring water in Rhinelander I’ve heard about? I met someone in Wausau who mentioned he’s been coming to Rhinelander since he was a kid to fill jugs of this special water. When this question came in, I had never heard of this spring, but I quickly found out that a lot of people have. For those who haven’t: if you’re leaving downtown Rhinelander on Highway 8, all you do is take a left on South River Road and eventually your destination will be on your right. In the first 15 minutes I was there I saw two cars pull up with empty jugs. Everyone I talked to said they |