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A number of benefits are expected from downtown Eagle River being put on the National Register of Historical Places

The Wisconsin Historical Society announced the listing of the Eagle River Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

Support for the Black History Month Series on WXPR comes from Crate Digger's Music & More, located in downtown Rhinelander.At WXPR, we honor Black history and culture throughout the year—through the stories we share, the music we play, and the voices we amplify. This February, we’re proud to offer special programming that builds on that commitment, celebrating the rich contributions of Black history with inspiring music and thought-provoking history lessons and storytelling.

This year marks the 100th year since the Indian Citizenship Act was passed.

People can take a step back in time and learn about key figures from Rhinelander’s past with the upcoming Historic Lantern Tour.

“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.

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.

Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bipartisan bill requiring Wisconsin schools to teach Asian American and Hmong American histories.

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.

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.