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Wikimedia CommonsOrganized labor’s campaign for a ten-hour workday gained momentum in the 1870s and 1880s. The often-violent response to union demands in places like… -
Wikipedia Public DomainOle Catfish and his family led quiet, unassuming lives in their home at Lac du Flambeau. They were not remarkable in any way and not the type of people…
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Another Fourth of July holiday has come and gone. It was a happy experience for almost everyone in the Northwoods. A few people, though, yearn for the… -
Indigenous people have made significant contributions to every war the United States has ever fought. In twentieth-century conflicts, we often hear about… -
Summer is baseball season, and many Northwoods residents enjoy playing the game in local leagues or watching professionals on television. A few of those… -
One of the more colorful aspects of Northwoods history is that 1930s-era gangsters such as Al Capone, Baby Face Nelson, and John Dillinger spent time in… -
An equilibrist is an acrobat who performs daring feats of uncanny balance. This includes tightrope walkers, trapeze artists, tumblers, or any sort of… -
Memorial Day was established to honor those who have died in American wars. There are many images that people look to when remembering those who served,… -
History can be a challenging undertaking. To uncover evidence, a historian must be part journalist and part detective. But when historical recollections… -
Cold War maneuvering between the United States and the Soviet Union and the cloak and dagger intrigue of American spycraft is about as far removed from… -
Most of us give little thought to the trash we produce, except perhaps when it is time to take the garbage bucket to the curb for the weekly collection.… -
Every year the town of Crandon celebrates Kentuck Days. This local holiday honors lumber camp workers from Kentucky who settled in the area at the turn of…
