From July 31-August 16 I went on my first official North Country History Podcast Tour to the Northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Northern Wisconsin, and Northeastern Minnesota. I visited numerous places, learned a lot of new information and met many great people. 

In this final episode of the second season of the podcast, I recount my tour, visiting the numerous places that I stopped at. Many of the places that I visited and the information that I learned will be included in Season Three of the podcast, tentatively to be launched in January 2026. 

Places that I Visited on the 2025 Podcast Tour

• Frederic Community Library, Frederic Michigan. I presented my "Deward: Michigan's Last Lumber Boomtown" program. https://www.crawfordcolibrary.org/
• Pigeon River Country State Forest https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/places/state-forests/prc https://pigeonriverdiscoverycenter.org/
• Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park https://www.mackinacparks.com/attraction/historic-mill-creek/
• Birch Lodge, Trout Lake, Michigan       https://www.birchlodge.com/
• Fiborn Quarry      https://mkc.caves.org/preserve_fiborn.html
• Kitch-iti-kipi, "The Big Spring," Palms Book State Park https://www.michigan.gov/recsearch/parks/PalmsBook
• Peshtigo Fire Museum, Peshtigo, Wisconsin  https://peshtigofiremuseum.com/
• Cathedral Pines, Chequamegon-Nicolet, National Forest https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/cathedral-pines
• Lumberjack Steam Train and Camp 5 Museum, Laona, Wisconsin https://www.lumberjacksteamtrain.com/
• Pioneer Park Historical Complex, Rhinelander, Wisconsin https://rhinelanderpphc.com/
• St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin https://www.nps.gov/sacn/index.htm
• Snake River Fur Post, Pine City, Minnesota           https://www.mnhs.org/furpost
• Hinckley Fire Museum, Hinckley, Minnesota   https://hinckleyfiremuseum.com/
• Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post, Mille Lacs, Minnesota https://www.mnhs.org/millelacs
• Forest History Center, Grand Rapids, Minnesota https://www.mnhs.org/foresthistory
• Ely, Minnesota                   https://www.ely.org/                                                      https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/superior/offices/kawishiwi-ranger-district    
• Gooseberry Falls State Park  https://www.exploreminnesota.com/profile/gooseberry-falls-state-park/8224
• Drummond Woods, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest  https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/regions/eastern/DrummondWoods/index.shtml
• Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland, Wisconsin        https://nglvc.org/
• Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center, Watersmeet, Michigan                          https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/ottawa/recreation/ottawa-national-forest-visitor-center

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