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1. 1911 Planting Camp North End of Trout Lake - 1911 Planting Camp North End of Trout Lake

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2. 1912 Feeding Deer in the Deer Corral at Trout Lake - 1912 Feeding Deer in the Deer Corral at Trout Lake - the photo has the caption: "Trout Lake Forest Headquarters". Four fawns are eating. Three out of a trough and one out of a bucket held my a man.

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3. 1912 Main Bldg: Wisconsin State Forest - 1912 Main Bldg: Wisconsin State Forest

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4. 1912 Trout Lake Timber - 1912 Trout Lake Timber

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5. 1913 Along the Bank of Trout Lake - 1913 Along the Bank of Trout Lake - railroad grade

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6. 1913 Forest Protection Lookout - 1913 Forest Protection Lookout

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7. 1913 Neal's Camp Somewhere - Title is likely in error. Part of Forest Reserve in WI Neal's Camp Somewhere

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8. 1914 Latest thing in transportation - 1914 Latest Thing in Transportation - Two men sitting on the ground near a 1914-1916 touring car.

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9. 1915 Curtiss flying boat on Trout Lake - 1915 Curtiss Flying Boat at Trout Lake - a bunch of men sitting around and near a flying boat. View from shoreline of Trout Lake of a group of six men posed with the pilot, possibly Jack Vilas, on an early seaplane or flying boat floating in the water at the shoreline. The six men are dressed in work clothes and hats. This is an early use of an aircraft to detect forest fires.

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10. Coffee Shop at Voss' Birchwood Lodge. 2004 - International employees from Lithuania working in the Coffee Shop at Voss' Birchwood Lodge. The Coffee Shop is the building along Highway 51. Two employees wear aprons and smile at the camera while standing behind a counter. Note the "Ruthie" pie in the foreground and her specially selected flying pig wall decor. Ruthie Dickerson Gardner, owner, was known for her homemade pies and sense of humor.

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11. Neal in the pines - 1912 - 1912 Neal in the pines

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12. "Wisconsin's Early Forest Rangers" written by local historian James Bokern. 1904-1976 - This article discusses the history of the forest ranger position in Wisconsin and the important role forest rangers had regarding establishing and protecting our state forests. Included is a link to a summary of the article, excerpted for the MWHS June 2025 newsletter.

    01/2020

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