When Joseph and Myrtle Kretz established Kretz Lumber in 1929, it was just a small sawmill. Today the company just south of Antigo is an employee-owned global company that has expanded into other areas including forest management, education, and now a fine craftsman line, which sells directly to small commercial woodworkers along with hobbyists. The roof of an old dairy barn in a sea of metal buildings is the centerpiece of the Kretz Lumber Mill as it has been for over nine decades. The