Gary Entz
Commentator - Northwoods Moment in HistoryIn addition to being a historian and educator, Gary R. Entz serves on WXPR's Board of Directors and writes WXPR's A Northwoods Moment in History which is heard Wednesdays on WXPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
After serving six years in the US Navy, he returned to college and earned a B.A. in history from Bethel College, Kansas. He earned an M.A. in history from James Madison University, Virginia, and a Ph.D. ftom the University of Utah. He is the author of "Llewellyn Castle: A Worker's Cooperative on the Great Plains," University of Nebraska Press, 2013. He and his wife Ocie Kilgus have made the Rhinelander area their home since 2009.
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Railroad accidents were common in the late nineteenth century. Because safety was an issue, some train robbers in the Northwoods thought they could use it to their advantage.
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Railroad accidents were common in the late nineteenth century. Because safety was an issue, some train robbers in the Northwoods thought they could use it to their advantage.
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The Wisconsin River is a tamed river, but in the past, before the dams, the river ran wild, and loggers found Grandfather Falls near Merrill to be a difficult obstacle to overcome.
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The Wisconsin River is a tamed river, but in the past, before the dams, the river ran wild, and loggers found Grandfather Falls near Merrill to be a difficult obstacle to overcome.
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The Wisconsin River is a tamed river, but in the past, before the dams, the river ran wild, and loggers found Grandfather Falls near Merrill to be a difficult obstacle to overcome.
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This week's A Northwoods Moment in History feature is in response to a recent Curious North question WXPR received.LJ Sommers asked: There have been…
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During WXPR's Curious North road trip in June, Shane B. asked us this question at our stop in Crandon: There was an X-Files episode in the 1st season that…
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This week's A Northwoods Moment in History comes from a Curious North question.Bob Nussbaum from Rhinelander asks: Why, and when, did the famous…
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This week's A Northwoods Moment in History comes from a question to our Curious North series.Patty Fitzpatrick from Rhinelander recently asked: Is it true…
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This week’s A Northwoods Moment in History is in response to two WXPR listeners who submitted questions to our new Curious North series.An anonymous…