As most NFL fans know, the nickname of the NFC North is the “black and blue division” in reference to its rough and tumble rivalries. It really isn’t any “tougher” than other divisions in football, but as a Packer Backer … Continue reading
Category Archives: History
In 1873, vestiges of the original owners of south central Wisconsin, the Ho Chunk — known as the Winnebagoes outside the tribe — still roamed public domain land which had not yet been privatized by the federal government. Steadily and … Continue reading
I grew up in a place called Frenchtown. The neighborhood was platted as a subdivision of the small municipality known legally (if not a bit over-regally) as the City of Tomahawk. The person who owned the land and platted it … Continue reading
On Sunday April 20, 1806, Zebulon Pike was relaxing for a few days in the fort and settlement at Prairie du Chien — now in the state of Wisconsin, then in the newly organized Northwest Territories. In his journal … Continue reading
In and near the City of Tomahawk in northern Wisconsin, one of the earliest land purchases (land patent) was for a 110 acre parcel on the north side of Road Lake, a lakeside home neighborhood located just outside the southeast … Continue reading