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1968 Fire caused extensive damage

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1971 slaying still a mystery

Marian Mettayer

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1st Rhinelander Brewery Burned Down Nov. 1897

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A Look Back at Boat Livery Days

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Al-Gen enjoys long, successful history

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Beer bar history up in smoke – Rustic Aire

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Boom Lake had many saw mills

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Born 1782 – Symbol took years to develop

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Brown Family Remembered

Elting Brown

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Browns leave lasting mark on area

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Cafe & Pub started in 1911

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Carlsons – fourth generation of family business

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Chippewa (Ojibwa) bead work

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Chippewa family was self-sufficient unit

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Chippewa Life

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Chippewa Tradition

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Chippewa value great wild rice fields

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Chippewas have long history in northern Wisconsin

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Cirilli Family pulled together to establish grocery business

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City’s original plat dated Oct. 10, 1882

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Crab Man tells amazing tales of Crescent Lake

Ted Peschek

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Determination is Key to Mayer’s Work

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Dillinger saga includes Northwoods action

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Early lawbreakers encountered Maurice Straub

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Enterprising pioneers generated power

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First local car dealer remembered

Matt Kristensen

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French began fur trade

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Fur trade instrumental in developing settlements

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Fur trading thrived in early 1800s

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Fur trading was a popular endeavor

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Harrison was a busy sawmill town

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Heisman legacy lives in Northwoods

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Hiles began as trading post in 1860

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Historically Speaking Drawing by Lee Mayer

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History in our streets

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History of the Pied Piper

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Hodag “hoax” still going strong

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In folklore, myths accepted as truth

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In The Spotlight…Lee Mayer

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Indian Heritage Names

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L.G. Sorden, ‘Father of Zoning’

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Lac Vieux Desert was home to Chippewa

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Legend of Hodag paints colorful portrait of Rhinelander Pioneer

Eugene S. Shepard

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Local bars have long, colorful history

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Lynch remembered as early settler

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Maple sugar was considered an important item to the indians

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Mayer says farewell to Historically Speaking

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Memories linger in ol’ hunting shack

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Menominees known as Wild Rice People

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Moonshine was made here

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Narrow Gauge 1893-1941

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Native American introduced game of La Crosse

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Native Americans, buffalo appear on coins

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Northwoods has strong Lutheran Heritage

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Old Abe, Northern Wisconsin’s Civil War Hero

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Old Indian village attracted tourists

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One-Arm 1930s Bandits

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Oneida Tribe gave county its name

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Ontonagan Trail was the first road north

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Otto Hilgerman added culture to city

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P. Gardiner leads list of RPD heads

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Pat Deau’s Tavern has been a family business since 1933

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Remembering Oneida County’s First Sheriff

Archie Sievwright

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Rhinelander name came from railroad president

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Rhinelander Paper Mill – 1903

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Rhinelander remembers Curran’s pioneer spirit

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Rhinelander was a boom town 1880-1890

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Rhinelander’s Logging Shrine

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Sawmill 1890

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Shalbreck helped establish local airport

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Shalbreck made local aviation history

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Snowshoe Baseball – Life Came to Rhinelander

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Tavern League Convention

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Thayer Street Landmark Remembered

Black Bear Tavern Cafe Pally Royal Sportsman’s Cafe

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The Chippewa Winter

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The gun that shot Lincoln!

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The Hodag Myth Still Lives

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The Logging Camp Blacksmith

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The one and only Gene Shepard

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The Wanigan (Floating Kitchen) was used to feed river crews

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They call themselves ‘O-jib-way’

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Tony Paris announces retirement as Rhinelander Chief of Police

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TV station’s history includes tower disaster

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Two died in 1970 plane crash

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Upside-down Jenny valued by stamp collectors

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Veterans honored and remembered on Nov. 11

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What’s in the name? McNaughton & Gleason

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What’s in the name? Stevens Point, Wausau, Mosinee, Merrill

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What’s in the name? Three Lakes, Minocqua, Irma, Sugar Camp

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Where’s Shorty – Rhinelander Brewing began in 1892

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Wild Rice Harvest

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Wisconsin River Log Drives Cut Early Northwoods History

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Wisconsin, Gangster Haven

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Wonder Hotel, history go up in smoke

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The mission of the Society is twofold: To purchase and renovate an older home and turn it into a Museum and to become a depository for Rhinelander related items.

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