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  • Aunt Jemima Comes to the Northwoods

    Aunt Jemima Comes to the Northwoods
    Oct 7 2026
    On July 26th, 1956, a small delegation of women’s groups and community organizations gathered at the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport to meet an incoming flight. When the Douglas DC-3 landed, out stepped one of the most recognizable advertising characters in America. Aunt Jemima had arrived in the Northwoods.
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    5 Min.
  • William Eibel: Papermaking at top speed

    William Eibel: Papermaking at top speed
    Sep 2 2026
    In 1905, a young papermaker named William Eibel arrived in Rhinelander to become superintendent of the Rhinelander Paper Company. Coming here from the Tomahawk Pulp and Paper Company, Eibel was only about 32 years old, but within a year he would develop an improvement in Rhinelander that changed papermaking across the country.
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    4 Min.
  • The Story of Alex Bobidosh: Native American football player, and tribal leader

    The Story of Alex Bobidosh: Native American football player, and tribal leader
    Jun 3 2026
    Alex Bobidosh was born September 9, 1890, at Lac du Flambeau, and his life would end up touching some big moments in American history, all while staying connected to the Northwoods of Wisconsin where he was born and raised.
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    5 Min.
  • Hodag Events: Past and Present

    Hodag Events: Past and Present
    May 6 2026
    Rhinelander’s connection to Hodags begins over 130 years ago in 1893 when lumberman and surveyor Eugene Shepard wrestled a lumberjack tall tale out of the logging camp bunkhouse, and introduced the creature to the public in an article about the attempted capture of a Black Hodag.
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    4 Min.
  • History of Old Abe the War Eagle

    History of Old Abe the War Eagle
    Apr 1 2026
    The 8th Wisconsin carried him into more than thirty battles and skirmishes. Amid gunfire and chaos, Old Abe would spread his wings and let out piercing cries. He became a living symbol of the regiment.
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    4 Min.
  • Sylvania Wilderness: From Private Preserve to Public Treasure

    Sylvania Wilderness: From Private Preserve to Public Treasure
    Mar 4 2026
    The Sylvania Wilderness area is tucked into the south-western edge of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, near Watersmeet, just north of the Wisconsin line.
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    5 Min.
  • Couderay, the Cold Heart of Wisconsin

    Couderay, the Cold Heart of Wisconsin
    Feb 4 2026
    After a few mild years, this winter of 2025/2026 has reminded the Northwoods who’s boss; mother nature.
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    4 Min.
  • Plowing, Shoveling, and Persistence: Northwoods Snow-plowing in the Early 1900s

    Plowing, Shoveling, and Persistence: Northwoods Snow-plowing in the Early 1900s
    Jan 7 2026
    Long before flashing lights, diesel engines, and steel blades scraping asphalt, winter travel in the Northwoods of Wisconsin was a slower, tougher proposition
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    6 Min.