Episodios

  • History of the Wolf River Apple

    History of the Wolf River Apple
    Oct 1 2025
    In Wisconsin’s story, where tall pines once fed the logging booms, the rivers also carried life from forest to farm. Flowing from its headwaters in Forest County, the Wolf River connects the Northwood’s to central Wisconsin, and gave rise to more than timber, it gave us the Wolf River Apple, a variety that looms larger than the rest, quite literally.
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    3 m
  • The "Spymaster of Los Angeles" and his northern Wisconsin beginnings

    The "Spymaster of Los Angeles" and his northern Wisconsin beginnings
    Sep 10 2025
    From the iron hills of Hurley, Wisconsin, came a man who waged war not with weapons, but with secrets. Leon Lawrence Lewis, born in Hurley in 1888 to German Jewish immigrants, would one day be called the “spymaster of Los Angeles.”
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    3 m
  • Rhinelander’s Wartime Map Paper

    Rhinelander’s Wartime Map Paper
    Aug 13 2025
    Rhinelander Paper Company, quietly played a vital role in getting our troops the tools they needed to fight and win
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    3 m
  • Rhinelander’s Boom Lake Boat Races

    Rhinelander’s Boom Lake Boat Races
    Jul 2 2025
    There was a time when Boom Lake in Rhinelander wasn’t just a quiet, scenic waterway, it was a Northwoods’ racetrack.
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    4 m
  • Soda Pop and Steel Bars: The Curious History of Tourist Bears in the Northwoods

    Soda Pop and Steel Bars: The Curious History of Tourist Bears in the Northwoods
    Jun 4 2025
    It wasn’t all that long ago that seeing a bear in Northern Wisconsin wasn’t just a wilderness encounter. It was a roadside attraction.
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    4 m
  • A Northwoods Love Story: The Hodag Wedding

    A Northwoods Love Story: The Hodag Wedding
    May 7 2025
    What began as a whimsical marketing campaign by the Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce transformed into a memorable community celebration of local culture.
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    4 m
  • Frozen in Time: Northwoods Ice Storm History

    Frozen in Time: Northwoods Ice Storm History
    Apr 2 2025
    The Northwoods is no stranger to winter weather, and ice storms have historically been among the most destructive. But even by Wisconsin standards, the most recent ice storm that slammed northern Wisconsin March 29th and 30th, 2025 was one for the books.
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    2 m
  • Lelah Starks: Potato Pioneer

    Lelah Starks: Potato Pioneer
    Mar 5 2025
    In the heart of Wisconsin’s Northwoods, Lelah Starks tilled out a legacy that would shape the potato industry for generations. A woman ahead of her time, Starks became one of the most respected seed potato growers in the country, blending science with practical farming expertise.
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    5 m