Wyatt Earp portrait's ties to Manitowoc and the latest on 5 other top stories from September

MANITOWOC – After watching "Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War," a compelling Netflix documentary series about Wyatt Earp and the famous shootout at the O.K. Corral, I thought about a story I wrote a few years back about his possible ties to Manitowoc.

The story I wrote about Earp was one of my most-read stories for the month of September.

I’m glad readers found the topic as interesting as I do.

Here’s look at that — and my other top stories from September.

How a portrait of Wyatt Earp might have ended up at the Rahr-West Museum — and what may have happened to it.

The Netflix series on Wyatt Earp uses vivid reenactments about the feud between Earp and Ike Clanton in Tombstone, Arizona, in the early 1880s. It’s intriguing that Manitowoc has a small role in his story.

A book written about six years ago explores, in part, the idea that portraits of Wyatt and his first wife Urilla made their way from Illinois to Manitowoc. My story explores that possibility.

Read it here: How a portrait of Wyatt Earp might have ended up in Manitowoc and what happened to it next.

When will the big blue cranes leave Manitowoc and journey to their new homes?

We know you're all thirsting for stories about the giant blue cranes manufactured at Broadway Heavy Fabrications.

Big Blue , manufactured in 2021, became a social media sensation as it left Manitowoc by barge for the east coast.

Broadwind has now finished two more cranes, which have been sitting for a few months now waiting for the go-ahead to ship out from the U.S. Navy.

Read it here: When will the big blue cranes ship to the Pacific Ocean?

GoFundMe page raising funds in memory of Anthony Mahloch.

The page was established to help cover medical expenses for the 18-year-old man who died following a serious car crash Sept. 20.

The campaign has a $20,000 goal and had raised $13,630 as of Oct. 7.

You can find it at https://www.gofundme.com/f/join-us-to-honor-anthonys-beautiful-spirit .

Read it here: GoFundMe page raising funds in memory of Anthony Mahloch

Favorite fries

Readers may not have had much to say about their favorite place for french fries in the Lakeshore area, but they loved taking a gander at a story about the places me and my co-worker Alisa Schafer enjoy this salty side.

From Ryan’s on York to Time Out Sports Bar & Grill, we shared our faves. Yum!

Read it here: We picked our favorite french fries in the Manitowoc area. Did your favorites make the list?

Readers share memories of the Lakeshore Edgewater Plaza Mall.

For years, Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels told me the most frequent question he got was whether anything was happening with the crumbling mall site. Now, the city has found a developer, and the vacant building will come down any day.

We thought this was a good time to ask readers to share their favorite mall memories, and boy did you guys deliver!

A fun story to write … and I’m glad you enjoyed reading it, too!

Read it here: ‘Great memories’: Readers reflect on Manitowoc's Lakeshore Edgewater Plaza and Mid-Cities malls

St. Francis of Assisi leaders ready for next phase of rebuilding projects.

Leaders St. Francis of Assisi Catholic parish are ready to move into the next phase of their “Rebuild My Church” initiative with construction of a new gathering space and an administrative office.

We will keep you posted as the project continues.

Read it here: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church leaders ready for next phase of rebuilding project

Contact reporter Patti Zarling at pzarling@gannett.com or call 920-606-2575. Follow her on X @PGPattiZarling and on Instagram @PGPatti.

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