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    Even defining "the Northwood" is impossible. But it is certain that Star Lake is pretty close to the middle of it. The combination of forests and lakes in Vilas County are the epitome of the Northwoods, though it certainly extends into Michigan and Minnesota, as well as Ontario.

    Almost any topic cited on this webpage could fit into the category of "the Northwoods." The ones to the left seemed to fit here rather than anyplace else. Check them out.

    Charles P. Forbes
    March 16, 2007
  • Bibliography

    Comprehensive References

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    Wisconsin Heritage Area Program. Heritage Areas of Iron County. 1977. View Full Entry
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    Major References

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    Davis, Mark. Northern Choices: Rural Forest County in the 1920's. [Wisconsin Magazine of History Vol 79 (1995): Part I: #1, Autumn, pp. 3-31; II: #2. Winter, pp. 109-138.] Madison, 1995. View Full Entry (Full text available)
    Davis, Tom. Willow Flowage. [Wisconsin Trails, 43:2, April 2002, pp. 38-41ff.] Black Earth, WI, 2002. View Full Entry
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    Ostergren, Robert C. and Thomas R. Vale, eds.. Wisconsin Land and Life. Madison, 1997. View Full Entry
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    Pohlen, Jerome. Oddball Wisconsin. Chicago, 2001. View Full Entry
    Reimann, George. World Championship Snowmobile Derby. Where It All Started [Eliason Snowmobiles]. Northwoods is the Perfect Host.. [Wisconsin Escape, Jan 1981 p.17 ff] Green Lake, WI, 1981. View Full Entry
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    Techtmann, Catherine. Rooted in Resources, Iron County, Wisconsin 1893-1993. Friendship, Wisconsin, 1993. View Full Entry
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    Minor References

    Legler, Henry. Origin and Meaning of Wisconsin Place-Names. [Transactions of the WI Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, Vol. XIV, Part 1. 1902] 1952. View Full Entry (Full text available)
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    Sams and Stoick. Lost in the Woods. [A successor to Stranger in the Woods (Bib. # 2113)] Milford, MI, 2004. View Full Entry
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