Labor Day festivals, parades and vacation journey throughout northeast Wisconsin

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) — Several Labor Day festivals and parades are happening throughout northeast Wisconsin Monday, whereas vacation vacationers face heavy highway and airport site visitors as they return house.

Greater Green Bay Labor Council picnic

The Greater Green Bay Labor Council is holding its annual household picnic at Bay Beach, bringing collectively native unions, households and group leaders to have fun the workforce.

The picnic begins at 11 a.m. with a VFW honor guard tribute, adopted by opening remarks at 11:30 a.m. The occasion contains children’ video games, hourly raffles and ongoing bingo video games.

All proceeds from ticket gross sales and raffles will likely be donated on to native shelters and meals pantries.

Fox Valley Labor Day Parade and Labor Fest

The forty third annual Labor Day Parade and Labor Fest can also be happening Monday within the Fox Valley.

The parade route begins at Curtis Reed Square in Menasha at 10 a.m. and ends on the Neenah Labor Temple, the place Labor Fest will start. The free group occasion incorporates a corn roast, stay music and household actions.

Donation stations on the occasion will assist Fox Valley twister aid efforts, with proceeds benefiting St. Joseph’s Food Pantry and Volunteer Fox Cities.

Heaviest site visitors anticipated midafternoon

Many Wisconsin drivers are anticipated to be touring again Monday from Labor Day vacation journeys. AAA predicts probably the most congested time on the roads will likely be between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Drivers ought to purpose to hit the highway earlier than midday to keep away from the heaviest site visitors delays. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation recommends checking its 511 app for highway closures, site visitors delays and different circumstances earlier than driving house right this moment.

Drivers are additionally urged to make use of warning in building zones. Crews stopped engaged on Saturday, however the DOT says decrease pace limits of 55 or 60 mph in these zones nonetheless apply even when no staff are current.

Drivers headed house throughout northeast Wisconsin can observe gasoline costs at WBAY.com/gasoline.

Tow to Go out there for impaired drivers

To stop impaired driving, AAA’s Tow to Go program will stay out there for drivers in Wisconsin by means of 6 a.m. Tuesday.

The service offers a free, confidential trip and tow house for impaired drivers and their autos inside a 10-mile radius. To use the service, name 1-855-286-9246 (1-855-TOW-2-GO).

Crowded terminals anticipated for vacation flights

Travelers flying again to Wisconsin on Labor Day ought to put together for crowded terminals. TSA officers say Monday is a significant return day, capping off a vacation weekend by which a document 17 million folks nationwide have been anticipated to fly.

Officials suggest arriving on the airport at the least two hours early and checking flight standing on the airline’s app.