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.
Upcoming Webinars & Events
Sugar Camp, WI: Ojibwe Roots and European Routes, the Early Development of a Northwoods Community
Sugar Camp, located between Rhinelander and Eagle River, takes its name from Ojibwe traditions and offers a rich story of cultural change. Val Chapman will explore the region’s archaeology, Indigenous history, and Native families who lived there around the turn of the 20th century. Kurt Kortenhof will examine the impact of European settlement on land use, economics, and community development. Together, their presentations provide a deeper understanding of the people, events, and cultural legacies that shaped Sugar Camp and the surrounding region.
Presenters:
Val Chapman, Tribal Archeologist for the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Historic Preservation Office.
Kurt Kortenhof, Author / Professor of American History at St, Paul College, St. Paul, Minnesota
Please note: The webinar is Free, but pre-registration is required.
Featured Collection
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.