Wildfire smoke cancelled scouts Wisconsin bike trip — Hatchery Rd Madison, Wisconsin

HATCHERY RD MADISON, Wisconsin — Scout Troop 29 attempted a bike ride across Wisconsin this summer from the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan.

Evacuations and firefighting response

Unfortunately, the majority of the trip was cancelled due to unsafe air quality caused by wildfires in Canada.

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