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Title |
Article about traveling by canoe from Manitowish, WI to the Mississippi River. The group travels with Alexander Andrews from Manitowish, WI to the Rest Lake Dam and through the chain of lakes before heading downstream. 1905 |
Scope & Content |
The clippings are from the Oshkosh Northwestern, authored by Edward B. Barr, the Northwestern Sportsman of Milwaukee. The author provides rich details of the Northwoods post Phase 1 logging and travelling the Flambeau River prior to the creation of the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. He discusses old logging camps and Rest Lake dam caretakers. |
Date |
9/25/1905 |
Media Link |
Click here to read Part 1 of the article which focuses on the canoeing journey in the Manitowish area.. Click here to read Part 2 of the journey from Park Falls headed toward the Mississippi River. |
Source |
Produced or Collected by Staff/Members |
Collection |
Lakes & Rivers- MW and area |
Catalog Number |
2020.11.016 |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Search Terms |
1900s Logging Camp Logging River river drives river logging lumber camps fishing hunting steamboats white pine Boats Side wheel steam tug Souix Chippewa Chippewa Lumber and Boom Co. Lac du Flambeau Logging Camp Manitowish Dam Rest Lake Dam Dam Dam caretaker Flambeau River Manitowish River Manitowish, WI Farming Farm Mississippi River Chain of lakes Mississippi River Logging Co. |
People |
Brown, John I Powers, Perry Prouix, Israel Andrews, A.R. Andrews, Alexander Ramsey Smith, Carlton W. Barr, Edward B. Meisener, Milton |
Subjects |
Rivers Travel Boats |