It remains uncertain when the first automobile appeared in the Northwoods, but what we know for sure is that they were not welcomed with open arms. Gary Entz has the story for this week's A Northwoods Moment in History . The gasoline-powered carriage, or automobile, has been commercially available since 1886 when Karl Benz in Germany patented his Benz Motorwagen. In the United States the first successful commercial car company was the Duryea Brothers of Massachusetts, who started selling cars in