Related Records

1. An Outing of Waukesha Men in the Wilds of Wisconsin 9/27/1900 - An article telling of a fishing trip to the Manitowish waters and surrounding area. Interesting references: Dan Devine, George Buck, water levels, Divide's logging camp, Lafin's on Big Lake, moonshine, plus many others. The author of the article, A.H.Y., could be the Waukesha Freeman owner, author Henry Youmans.

   1900

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Article about Chicago artist Frances Badger--her connection to the Northwoods and Big Lake and her paintings of Ojibwa harvesting wild rice. 1908-1930s - Ms. Badger was employed as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Work Progress Administration to paint murals of American life. MWHS purchased two prints of her paintings of Ojibwa harvesting wild rice on Rice Creek near her family's estate, Keego Lodge, on Big Lake. This article was written by Kay Krans for the MWHS November 2021 newsletter.

   10/2021

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. "Birching in the Big Woods". The author recounts a 70 mile birch bark canoe route from the Land O' Lakes area to the railroad depot in Manitowish WI, passing through the Manitowish chain of lakes. 1890 - A series of four articles in Shields Magazine,written by G.O. Shields, titled "Birching in the Big Woods, detailing the author's October 1890 Northwoods fishing and hunting trip via birch bark canoe with guide E.M. Clark. The 70 mile wilderness water route started in the Land O' Lakes area and passed through Boulder Junction, Presque Isle and Manitowish Waters. The author writes about staying at a logging camp below the Rest Lake dam on their way down the Manitowish River to the train depot in Manitowish, WI. The articles discuss camping, hunting and the hardships of such an endeavor in 1890.

   Fishing Collection

   Record Type: Library

   
4. "Down on the Wild Rice Farm" by Barbara LaPorte Bartling 1971-2005 - Learn about LaRoe Farms commercially growing wild rice in our area. From the MWHS 11/2021 newsletter.

   10/2021

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Forest & Stream Magazine article "The Sportsman Tourist in Muscallunge Country" 1891 - Story of the author's fishing journey beginning on the Manitowish River, camping at the logging camp at the Rest Lake dam, paddling up Rice Creek and portaging to Papoose Lake. The article includes a description of the Mississippi River Logging Co building on Vance Lake and the life of a lumberman, spending a night at Irishman A.R. Andrews homestead on the Manitowish River and meeting the Devine family on Clear Lake. Included in this record is an excerpt from Kay Krans' article about the Rest Lake dam tenders, which discusses the logging camp being used as a summer "hotel".

   Fishing Collection

   Record Type: Library

   
6. "Four weeks on Presque Isle Lake, Wisconsin" recounts a fishing trip in the area. The article discusses Papoose Lake, Big Lake and the Ojibwa harvesting wild rice on Rice Creek. 1895 - A story of a fishing trip to Presque Isle Lake in August 1895. The group also fished Papoose Lake and Big Lake, noting the harvesting of wild rice in Rice Creek by the Ojibwa.

   Fishing Collection

   Record Type: Library

   
7. Giclee print of painting done by Frances Badger. Depicts Ojibwa people harvesting wild rice on Rice Creek near Big Lake. 1930s - Ms. Badger spent summers at her family's estate on Big Lake beginning as a young girl in 1908. In the 1930s she was an artist employed by Franklin D. Roosevelts's Work Projects Administration (WPA) to paint murals of "American Life".

   Print

   Record Type: Object

   
8. Giclee print of painting done by Frances Badger. Depicts Ojibwa people processing wild rice at their camp on Rice Creek near Big Lake. 1930s - Ms. Badger spent summers at her family's estate on Big Lake beginning as a young girl in 1908. In the 1930s she was an artist employed by Franklin D. Roosevelts's Work Projects Administration (WPA) to paint murals of "American Life".

   Print

   Record Type: Object

   
9. Native Americans harvesting wild rice. date unknown

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Native Americans making twine for harvesting wild rice. date unknown - Source of image and text is from Ebay.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Ojibwe wild rice camp on Rice Creek near Big Lake. - Prentiss - Big Lake Collection (Indian Camp Grounds)

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. "Recalling Wild Rice and Hollywood" an article in the MWHS November 2021 newsletter. - The article is an excerpt from Lonnie Rintelman's journal written in 1958 recalling her time on Clear Lake. This excerpt discusses the details of harvesting wild rice with the Haskin family.

    1958

    Record Type: Archive

    
13. Tom Haskins and Tom Devine, of local pioneer families, continue to harvest wild rice at the site of an old Indian camp on Rice Creek. 1964 - Green Bay Press-Gazette 10/8/1964

    10/8/1964

    Record Type: Archive

    
14. "Wild Rice: Historically Significant.." by Jim Bokern. 2021 - This brief article introduced the MWHS November 2021 newsletter focused on wild rice. Jim explains the importance of Manoomin to the Ojibwa people and how the size of wild rice fields are always changing. To see a 2014 video about Birchbark Canoes,Wild Rice, Lac du Flambeau students and related cirriculum, copy this link into your browser: https://vimeo.com/170565548

    11/2021

    Record Type: Archive