January 21, 2026
Tag: Wisconsin Postcards
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Tragedy on the Chippewa River
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There is no debate: Logging in early 20th century America was a dangerous job. At hundreds of logging sites, thousands of men worked during hot summers and cold winters. Those men were in perpetual peril. This is one story; there are many.
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May 2, 2024 4 Comments
Peter Alexander lived in a small Boston suburb with his wife Nancy until recently. He hasn’t hiked a trail in the last few years. He says he is too old to be in the woods alone and he doesn’t like hiking without a companion. He is now writing about the sites he has seen along the trails on three different continents.