Forest History Association Of Wisconsin
Educating the citizens of Wisconsin on the history and importance of our forests in the continued growth of our state.
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest
FHAW Annual Fall Conference : Oct. 3rd & 4th
Registration ends September 24, 2025
Upcoming Webinars & Events
The Chainsaw: The Most Versatile Power Tool in the World
This presentation explores how the chainsaw revolutionized the logging industry and found its way out of the forests. Loggers were the first to acquire chainsaws for personal use around their farms and homesteads. As the tool was refined over the years, it was adopted for other uses in art, war, sport, conservation, entertainment, and numerous other industries.
Presented by James Card: James Card has written for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Foreign Policy, and other national publications. He is the only journalist in history to have stories about ice fishing and deer hunting featured on the front page of The New York Times. Between stints as a magazine editor and journalist, Card worked as a line-clearance tree faller. He is the author of Chainsaw Love: Field Notes on the World’s Most Dynamic Power Tool and The Dawn Patrol Diaries, recounting his experiences as South Korea’s only fly-fishing guide. He lives in central Wisconsin and cuts firewood with a chainsaw throughout the year.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Us9EZj-6TxmJsx5-twjXGg#/registration
Please note: The webinar is Free, but pre-registration is required.
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Menominee Logging Camp
The whole family will enjoy a trip through the largest and most complete logging museum in the United States. Guides are available to explain the many old logging artifacts as you tour the bunk-house, cook shanty, wood butcher’s shop, blacksmith shop, saw filer’s shack, horse barn, and old time camp office. Located on the Wild Wolf River at Grignon Rapids just below the famous Keshena Falls, the seven log buildings of the complex will bring back the roaring times of the earliest days of Wisconsin’s first industry , logging. Located in Keshena , Wisconsin.