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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Rhinelander Is Not a One-Horse Town
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:02:30
	Publish Date:		2018-06-01 09:00:00
	Description:		Every Friday, we turn back the clock on Morning Edition with local historian Gary Entz to find out what life in the Northwoods used to be like. This is part of a new initiative by WXPR to tell the history and culture of northern Wisconsin. In recent months there has been increased discussion of what to do with the intersection of U.S. Highway 8 and Wisconsin Highway 47. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has identified it as a dangerous intersection that has experienced several accidents due to deteriorating pavement, blind spots, and inadequate merge ramps. On any given day thousands of vehicles pass through the intersection, with traffic getting heavier during the summer tourist season. None of this is new, and state highway officials have focused on the intersection of U.S. Highway 8 and Wisconsin Highway 47 for a long time now. Back in 1927, which happened to be the last year of production for the Ford Model T, the State Highway Commission performed a count of vehicles
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