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“Massive Human Bones and Indian Relics Unearthed near Pelican Lake” read a Rhinelander New North newspaper headline on July 28th , 1908. The sensationalist commentary that followed was all the “proof” the unidentified writer needed to confirm that giant people once lived and were buried in the vicinity of Pelican Lake, Wisconsin.
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The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin, and the nonprofit World War II historical preservation group Pacific Wrecks announced the discovery Thursday. Bong, who grew up in Wisconsin, flew a Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter nicknamed “Marge” in honor of his girlfriend, Marjorie Vattendahl.
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Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bipartisan bill requiring Wisconsin schools to teach Asian American and Hmong American histories.
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Prohibition began in 1920, banning all sales of alcoholic beverages, as defined by the Volstead Act. The quiet Northwood’s of Wisconsin became a haven for big city black market liquor production and smuggling.
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In this episode, WXPR founder Peter Nordgren share the final steps it took to get WXPR 91.7 on the air, also known as what Mary Kay did to save the station.
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In this episode, WXPR founder Peter Nordgren tells us about the support from the community that helped establish WXPR.
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In the weeks leading up to Christmas 1944, Americans were tuned into newspaper headlines about a German offensive in the Ardenne forest of Belgium between Germany and France. One young soldier from Pelican Lake, would earn a bronze star in what became known as the Battle of the Bulge.
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In this episode, WXPR founder Peter Nordgren tells us about the some of the many people that worked together to make WXPR possible.
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In this episode, WXPR founder Peter Nordgren shares how the greater Rhinelander area was chosen for the home of WXPR.
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In this episode, WXPR founder Peter Nordgren talks about some of the radio stations that inspired the idea of WXPR.