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Northern Wisconsin is filled with towering trees that loom over its history and culture. The area has been shaped by logging since the 1800s. That history is celebrated in Hayward, WI every year with ...

Investigators say a large wildfire caused by logging operations in northwestern Wisconsin wasn’t intentionally set and criminal charges aren’t expected. The Department of Natural Resources said ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- There's a national holiday for everything, including one to celebrate the original axeman: the lumberjack! Lumberjacks have a rich history in Wisconsin since timber represents a key ...

In the beginning, there was wood. From there came industry and the logging railroad. John Berg of Wisconsin Rapids has written a book about both in “The Lake Shore and Eastern — a Logging Railroad in ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Longtime professional loggers in Wisconsin say they are dealing with the most challenging times their industry has ever faced. Paper mills that buy pulp wood have closed ...

Demand for lumber was the reason settlers came to Wisconsin according to Dave Lofthouse. He presented a brief history of logging in Wisconsin and rafting those logs down the Wisconsin River through ...

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This Wednesday, May 15, 2013 photo shows all that remains of a home on Sand Lake near Barnes, Wis. after Tueday's wildfire. Authorities are investigating whether logging operations may have sparked a ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) - Longtime professional loggers in Wisconsin say they are dealing with the most challenging times their industry has ever faced. Paper mills that buy pulp wood have closed ...