Browse Items (19 total)

Chapter from masters thesis that includes 5 trip-tickets that support key routes in the Lac Du Flambeau District. Supporting maps can be found at https://www.mwhistory.org/james-bokern-thesis-1987/

J. G. Norwood was attached to the Owen Geological Expedtion exploreing the norhern Mississippi River and Lake Superior. Norwood's documentation of Ojibwa communites, routes, and culture are among the best from the 19th century. Excerpts of this map…

Image from Norwood's Report under the Owen Expedtion revealing the ojibwa use of the Flambeau Trailhead. Excerpt created for Flambeau Trail calss.

Detailed account of the traves of Doty, Cass and Schoolcraft along the shore of Lake Superior. Great details regarding Ojibwa communites and culture. Excerpt (pages 198-200) created by Jim Bokern to support a course on the Flambeau Trail and Ojibwa…

Part of a 5 part series on winter trapping with Fay Buck and other well-known trappers. Article IV has excellent detail regarding Ojibwa using Mercer for seasonal winter harvest as they had for over 150 years when the area was known as the Turtle…

Insightful account of south shore Lake Superior and interior Ojibwa. Context is mid 19th centry during the post treaty process, looking back upon tradtional Ojibwa heritage. This doucment is an excerpt from the larger document created by James…

This plan for the Montreal River Canyon includes accounts of the Flambeau Trail and its relationship to the canyon.This plan was created for the Town of Saxon (Iron County).

1846 Map drawn by the A. B. Gray expedition detailing both Lake Superior and the interior region of the southern shore. Contains precise cultural observation of Ojibwa, locations of communities and routes of travel. Excerpt from Gray Journal in…

This article describes the 1966 ceremony re-dedicating the historic Flambeau Trail that was surveyed, signed, and promoted as an Iron County attraction. This was the first attempt at re-surveying and marking this historic route. This cooperative…

Web site created to capture the impact of the Rest Lake Dam on history and cultural resources. This early research hold-up well, except later research reveals Army Corps documents clearly suggest the 25 foot dam site on Vance lake was never build…