What does Biden's sudden exit mean for Wisconsin voters?

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The humidity returns Tuesday with highs around 80 and a chance for a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Temperatures cool Wednesday with partly cloudy skies.

What does Biden's sudden exit mean for Wisconsin voters?

Vice President Kamala Harris visits Wisconsin on Tuesday, just two days after President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out the presidential election this fall.

Harris' visit could bolster her chances this fall as Democrats in Wisconsin have largely coalesced around her as their new presumptive nominee.

But Biden's decision to drop out has mired the race in uncertainty, members of both parties told the Journal Sentinel.

And while the last 48 hours have upended much of the previous two years, exactly what that means will play out in the coming months.

“There’s nothing in modern history that I can think of where you have a situation like this,” said Mark Graul, a longtime Republican strategist in Wisconsin. “It’s just entirely unprecedented.”

Lake Michigan shipwreck hunters discover historic schooner unseen for 131 years

If you didn't know, Lake Michigan is home to some pretty incredible things.

Hundreds of sunken aircraft, an underwater forest, even small tsunamis happen around the lake.

Add to that list a 131-year-old schooner. It's the wreck of the Margaret A. Muir, a 130-foot, three-masted ship. Shipwreck hunters discovered the boat in May about a mile off Algoma Harbor.

The schooner was lost on the morning of Sept. 30, 1893, while bound from Bay City, Michigan, to Chicago with a cargo of bulk salt. According to the captain, David Clow, the Muir had cleared the Straits of Mackinac and was pointed toward Wisconsin when it was struck by a 50-mile-per-hour gale. The ship had just about reached Ahnapee −or present-day Algoma − when 15-foot waves slammed into it.

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Steve Martinez can be reached at steve.martinez@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter/X at @stjmartinez.

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