In May of 1919, the people of Wausau enjoyed a few days of considerable excitement, surrounding the sighting and subsequent hunt for what was believed to be a genuine "ghost."

This is a look into the life of the nation's youngest female pilot and later a pioneer in the aviation industry. Marie J. Towle (Grimm) Schutte, born July 24th, 1923, spent her entire life around aviation by choice and circumstance until her death on October 9th, 2010. A native of Wausau, Wisconsin, she ran the Wausau Municipal Airport for 40 years alongside her husband at the time, Lyle Grimm; not to mention the countless awards she earned for her influence in aviation. 

Wausau's Beautification Week

For nearly 30 years, Beautification Week was held in Wausau. In 1971, the Beautification Committee of the Wausau Chamber of Commerce organized a extensive community effort to encourage the cleaning up and beautification of the City of Wausau. With the help of service clubs, garden clubs, local churches, businesses, and city leaders, the event helped promote the idea of city beautification for their community.

Over the course of the 1970s, the celebration of Beautification Week featured a number of notable events.

The Third Graders at Marathon Area Elementary have spent the last twelve weeks studying a notable individual from the past and then recorded a short video to show what they learned about them. And these videos were compiled to create a virtual "wax museum."

Click the links below to see the google pages for each of the classes with the videos they created!

Mr.  Ikert's Class