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We turn back the clock with local historians to find out what life in the Northwoods used to be like. This is part of an initiative by WXPR to tell the history and culture of northern Wisconsin.
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On the second Tuesday of every month, we hear from our contributors in the field. Susan Knight and Gretchen Gerrish both work for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Limnology at Trout Lake Station. Scott Bowe is the Director of Kemp Natural Resources Station.
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Oneida County broadband, funding to fight domestic violence, Phillips revitalization
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Fifty-one years ago, the United States left Vietnam on March 29th, 1973, after 8 years of fighting. The conflict left a lasting impact on our country, including the Northwoods, where it forever changed the lives of the service members involved and their families. This is one of those stories.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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Preparing for fishing season, fencing police parking lot, political candidates face threats
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LDF Board changes, planting more trees, new 12th Senate District candidate
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Honor Flight, Walk for Hope, Indigenous representation
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Great Wisconsin Birdathon, crash near Rhinelander, thanking dispatchers
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More demand seen for help with food, hummingbirds returning soon, concerns about health impacts from wildfire smoke
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Wildfire concerns, hardiness zone changes, PFAS funding fight
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Restoring wetlands, fire in Gleason, work zone safety
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Park Falls shooting, Rhinelander skatepark, fire danger elevated
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice to retire, future after failed school referendum in Merrill, PFAS standards
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Minocqua Chain walleye, safe salt in Wisconsin, EPA PFAS rules
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Investigative files released in officer involved death, preventing flooding problems, Governor vetoes PFAS bill
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Wisconsin opioid plan, Antigo partial building collapse, Biden student debt relief
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Phillips Library book challenges, spring conservation hearings, President Biden in Wisconsin
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Permit request rejected for treatment center, trout parasite in Langlade County, Asian and Hmong American history education
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Temperature trends impacting fisheries, restoring power, Wausau mayor election reaction
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New judge elected, referendum results, fire in Minocqua
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Election day, Nicolet College flexibility, addressing Antigo homelessness
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More support to feed hungry kids, election map changes impact, unhoused population
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Crandon schools update, Iron County healthcare, Mercer School District referendum
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There are many kinds of record keeping that scientists use to recapture recent and ancient historyעל ידי Susan Knight
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One of the oldest frame buildings in Rhinelander: The Martin Flat
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Kids corner Pizza in Rhinelander is located in one of the oldest frame buildings in downtown Rhinelander. Kerry Bloedorn – Northwoods Historian, shares the history of that building, The Martin Flat, on this installment of A Northwoods Moment in History on WXPRעל ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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Apple cultivars brought as seed from Europe were spread along Native American trade routes, as well as being cultivated on colonial farms. By the mid 1800s, United States apples nursery catalogues sold 350 of the "best" cultivars, showing the proliferation of new North American cultivars by the 19th century.…
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The First Snowmobile Race in Wisconsin
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In 1926, Three Lakes Wisconsin held a winter sports carnival on a big hill at what is now Camp Luther, and on the ice of Range Line Lake below. A number of winter sporting events were organized, including toboggan races, hockey games, and Wisconsin’s first ever snowmobile race.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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Open lakes, no snow, and sweatshirt weather was the scene this December in Vilas County. Much to the chagrin of ice anglers and cross country skiers, El Nino has taken hold and has had many implications for the local people, economy, and ecosystems.על ידי Gretchen Gerrish
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Booze Operation Busted Up in St. Germain in 1930
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Prohibition began in 1920, banning all sales of alcoholic beverages, as defined by the Volstead Act. The quiet Northwood’s of Wisconsin became a haven for big city black market liquor production and smuggling.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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The Common Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon, is common throughout much of eastern North America. Our local subspecies, the Northern Watersnake, is common throughout much of Wisconsin.על ידי Susan Knight
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Pelican Laker at the Battle of the Bulge
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In the weeks leading up to Christmas 1944, Americans were tuned into newspaper headlines about a German offensive in the Ardenne forest of Belgium between Germany and France. One young soldier from Pelican Lake, would earn a bronze star in what became known as the Battle of the Bulge.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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There are many exotic plants and animals that we don’t consider to be pests. Corn is native to Mexico, soybeans are native to Asia, tulips are native to Europe. Most of our domesticated animals are exotic with domestic cattle originating in Asia. Many of these plants and animals are exotic but not extremely invasive. They have become part of ecosys…
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A History of the Phillips Street Bridge
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One of the many construction projects in Rhinelander that was completed this year was a water main repair, causing the closure of the Phillip Street Bridge, located behind the Rhinelander Paper Mill. This bridge has collapsed not once, but twice in its history.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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At the end of the famous book, Tarzan of the apes swoops in to rescue his beloved Jane Porter in the Northern Forests of Wisconsin. This part in the closing chapters of the book never made it into the dozen film adaptations produced over the decades, which is why most Northwoods folk aren’t quite familiar with that part of the adventure.…
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What do the Gulf Stream and a Northern Lake Have in Common?
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Global warming may also be affecting a global water circulation system abbreviated AMOC that includes the Gulf Stream, that river of ocean water that moves warm tropical water north along the east coast of North America before veering off toward Europe.על ידי Susan Knight
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With the return of school comes the return of Friday Night Football.One of the biggest rivalries in the Northwoods is between Rhinelander and Antigo.Local historian and director of the Pioneer Park Historical Complex Kerry Bloedorn shares the story of the Bell Game in this episode of A Northwoods Moment in History.…
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Today, Rhinelander seems like an unlikely place for a presidential hopeful to campaign, but at one time, it was a must stop on the road to the Whitehouse. So it was during a campaign tour in 1959 for a young Senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy. Learn about his visit on A Northwoods Moment in History…
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Japanese Beetles Invade the Northwoods
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Gardening in the Northwoods can be challenging. Long winters, short summers, and our many whitetail deer friends all conspire against us. In recent years, we have one more pest to deal with, the Japanese beetle.על ידי Scott Bowe
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Joseph Steinwand and his original Wisconsin cheese
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As the famous dairy state of the U.S., cheese is no doubt a staple in Wisconsin. As such it seems only fit that we have an official state cheese. Efforts by law makers in recent years have pushed to make Colby cheese the official state cheese.על ידי Sydney Kuckkan
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The Northwoods has seen its fair share of extreme weather, from blizzards to tornados, but one storm on Independence Day in 1977 swept across the region with such ferocity, it is still remembered vividly today.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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Spiny water fleas are aquatic arthropods called zooplankton. Zooplankton are small shrimp-like creatures, and most of them survive by eating phytoplankton, the microscopic photosynthetic algae at the bottom of the food chain in lakes.על ידי Susan Knight
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The Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport has been fielding planes at its current location just west of Rhinelander since the early 40s. But Rhinelander’s aeronautical history goes all the way back to a flight that occurred in 1912.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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Black Tuesday: The Day the Northwoods Went Up in Flames
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One day in 1986, dubbed Black Tuesday, went down in History as the most wildland fires fought in a single day in Northern Wisconsin. By the end of that Tuesday, 64 fires would burn hundreds of acres.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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Deadly Log Drive on the Wisconsin River
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Rivers and Lakes are beginning to open up in the Northwoods. During the logging boom in Northern Wisconsin, that meant it was time to start the river drive. Moving tens of thousands of logs by water to sawmill towns was a deadly business. And so it was on the first log drive north of Grandfather Falls on the Wisconsin River, 165 years ago.…
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By the end of last month, northern Wisconsin had already reached the ‘severe or ‘very severe’ annual winter index thresholds set by the Wisconsin DNR for the first time since 2013על ידי Gretchen Gerrish
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Most trees are either deciduous, and drop their leaves in fall, or are evergreen, and hang onto their leaves for more than one season. The evergreen trees tend to be in more stressed environments, stressed by either cold temperatures or low water availability.על ידי Susan Knight
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Contentious elections have been going on since the time of Ancient Greece. One election in the Northwoods in 1912 saw lumberjack votes tossed out, but too late. Hear the story on A Northwoods Moment in History.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses how water temperature and oxygen impact fish activity.על ידי Scott Bowe
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Green Bay Packers and the early days of the World Championship of Snowmobile racing
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What started out as a small race on Eagle River’s Dollar Lake in 1964, quickly turned into the world Championship of Snowmobile racing. Much has been written about the history of the famous derby, but several visits from notable Green Bay Packers helped give it even more traction in the early days.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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In this month's installment of Field Notes, Trout Lake Station’s Gretchen Gerrish takes us to Florida with a lesson about marine field research.על ידי Gretchen Gerrish
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The ladies of the first Hodag Cross-Country Snowmobile Marathon
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During the first cross-country endurance race in Wisconsin, the Hodag International Cross-Country Marathon, racers came from all over, including Canada. However, there were few women among the entrants. MaryAnn Montgomery was one.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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The Rhinelander Christmas fire of 1968
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Downtown Rhinelander was decked for the holiday season in December of 1968 when the Christmas celebrating was put to a sudden stop. A historic fire swept through the city, destroying dozens of storefronts.על ידי Kerry Bloedorn
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