Odd WisconsinThe Wisconsin Historical Society presents Odd Wisconsin, to amuse, surprise, perplex, disgust, astonish, and otherwise engage you with the past.American Hegemony, 1820-Style- June 19, 2008 Although Wisconsin became legally part of the United States at the end of the American Revolution, in practice it remained a Canadian outpost for another generation. This only changed with the War of 1812, and after the war the U.S. sent an expedition across the northern lakes to make sure that Indian nations understood that their homelands were now being...http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/odd/archives/003469.asp Creating Lake Delton- June 12, 2008 When Lake Delton disappeared on June 9, 2008, questions naturally arose about where it had come from. This lake around which much of Dells tourism revolved was man-made, not natural, and has its own unique story. The town of Lake Delton was originally named Norris, after the surveyor who laid it out back in 1849. The village was soon re-christened...http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/odd/archives/003397.asp Buckskin Brown and the Marvelous Shingles- June 6, 2008 The philosopher Heraclitus claimed that you can never step in the same river twice, but his logic apparently didn't apply to Wisconsin lumberjacks in need of a drink. The trees of the Wisconsin River pinery were among the first harvested in the state. As early as 1853, 20 mills running more than 100 saws were floating 70 million board feet...http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/odd/archives/002144.asp |