On a normal Thursday this summer, all the tables at Bass Bay Beer Garden would be full of people enjoying live music and sipping a drink. This Thursday, smoke reaching hazardous levels forced the Muskego business to close, marking another rough day in an already tough year.
This summer, Bass Bay Brewhouse opened the Bass Bay Beer Garden, trying to continue business after a devastating December fire. On Thursday, another fire hundreds of miles away in Minnesota and Ontario, Canada, caused smoke to reach hazardous levels, forcing the beer garden to close over safety concerns for customers.
“Can’t seem to get away from the fires,” Oschmann said.
The beer garden runs five days a week, with live music, drinks and food trucks. While Thursday is only one day, Oschmann says the closure will impact all the food vendors, servers and bartenders who work there…