From July 31-August 16 I went on my first official North Country History Podcast Tour to the Northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Northern Wisconsin, and Northeastern Minnesota. I visited numerous places, learned a lot of new information and met many great people.
In this final episode of the second season of the podcast, I recount my tour, visiting the numerous places that I stopped at. Many of the places that I visited and the information that I learned will be included in Season Three of the podcast, tentatively to be launched in January 2026.
Places that I Visited on the 2025 Podcast Tour
- Frederic Community Library, Frederic Michigan. I presented my "Deward: Michigan's Last Lumber Boomtown" program. https://www.crawfordcolibrary.org/
- Pigeon River Country State Forest https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/places/state-forests/prc https://pigeonriverdiscoverycenter.org/
- Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park https://www.mackinacparks.com/attraction/historic-mill-creek/
- Birch Lodge, Trout Lake, Michigan https://www.birchlodge.com/
- Fiborn Quarry https://mkc.caves.org/preserve_fiborn.html
- Kitch-iti-kipi, "The Big Spring," Palms Book State Park https://www.michigan.gov/recsearch/parks/PalmsBook
- Peshtigo Fire Museum, Peshtigo, Wisconsin https://peshtigofiremuseum.com/
- Cathedral Pines, Chequamegon-Nicolet, National Forest https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/cathedral-pines
- Lumberjack Steam Train and Camp 5 Museum, Laona, Wisconsin https://www.lumberjacksteamtrain.com/
- Pioneer Park Historical Complex, Rhinelander, Wisconsin https://rhinelanderpphc.com/
- St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin https://www.nps.gov/sacn/index.htm
- Snake River Fur Post, Pine City, Minnesota https://www.mnhs.org/furpost
- Hinckley Fire Museum, Hinckley, Minnesota https://hinckleyfiremuseum.com/
- Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post, Mille Lacs, Minnesota https://www.mnhs.org/millelacs
- Forest History Center, Grand Rapids, Minnesota https://www.mnhs.org/foresthistory
- Ely, Minnesota https://www.ely.org/ https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/superior/offices/kawishiwi-ranger-district
- Gooseberry Falls State Park https://www.exploreminnesota.com/profile/gooseberry-falls-state-park/8224
- Drummond Woods, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/regions/eastern/DrummondWoods/index.shtml
- Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland, Wisconsin https://nglvc.org/
- Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center, Watersmeet, Michigan https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/ottawa/recreation/ottawa-national-forest-visitor-center
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