$20,000 Prize to Study Wisconsin Island’s Wastewater Challenges

Middle schoolers on pristine Washington Island are working to educate residents and tourists about the importance of proper septic system design and maintenance.

$20,000 Prize to Study Wisconsin Island’s Wastewater Challenges

From left, eighth graders Jessica Dennis, Breanna McGrane, Spencer Johnson, Aidan Purinton, Jake Kooiker, Joseph Lux and Miranda Dahlke look at some of the Samsung products they received as part of the $20,000 technology grant.

Washington Island lies in Lake Michigan off the end of Wisconsin’s Door County peninsula. It’s home to about 800 year-round residents; the summer population swells to about 2,000.

That’s not counting thousands of tourists who ride ferryboats from the mainland to enjoy great...

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