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Bob Mackreth is a writer and historian living in the Lake Superior country. With more than thirty years of experience as a park ranger, he takes a special interest in National Park Service issues.
Recent Writing
Someone's Been Here BeforeWherever you pitch your tent or beach your kayak in the Apostle Islands, someone's been there before.
Sad Christmas On Basswood IslandOn Christmas Eve, 1893, a young mother lost her life in a blizzard on the ice of Lake Superior.
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O.K. Hall's First Day At WorkThe difficult early days of the Outer Island Lighthouse.
"The Most Stupendous Of God's Works"From Madeline Island to Yosemite Valley: the many journeys of Florantha Thompson Sproat.
Sand Island: Girls
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The Apostle Islands Scrapbook
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Serious Stuff
Cultural Resources In Wilderness: Still At Risk?
The keynote speaker at an NPS conference says there's no real need to protect the historic resources in the Wilderness portions of the Apostles Islands. He's wrong, of course, but what does it portend that the agency asked him to speak?
PEER Strikes Out
A group makes an outlandish charge, and brings discredit to the entire environmental movement.
Early History of Washburn's Memorial Park
Historic Site Designation : the story of a community treasure.
About All Those Dogs:
The Thanksgiving Puppies
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Bob's Blog Northern Wisconsin history, thoughts about our national parks, life with four Newfoundland dogs, and whatever else comes to mind. Updated just about daily.
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If The Trojan War Had Been A Ball Game Just what it says. A Winter's Tale of Fire Island (New York Times, 1988) Dad, Uncle Bud, and Number 1508 (TRAINS Magazine, 2007; PDF) Christmas Traces In The Forest (Lake Superior, 2007)
2012 schedule to be announced; e-mail for info.
Organizations The Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy A community partnership for historic preservation in the Apostle Islands region. I'm proud to say I've been with it from the start.
Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association Washburn Heritage Assocation Washburn Historical Society
Some of My Friends Terry Pepper: the best lighthouse page on the Web, bar none. Ann Reed: supremely talented singer-songwriter. The Echo: Jim Merkel: Journalist and story teller.
Bob's Dog Site:
Photos at left, top to bottom:
On Glastonbury Tor Outer Island Lighthouse In the Giant Forest NPS Osprey at Little Sand Bay Beach at Watch Hill From Alta Meadow Old Michigan Island Lighthouse Watch Hill Outer Island Lighthouse Water Gap In Blydenburg County Park At some motel. Three Rivers, California, May 20, 1977. Photo taken by Ranger Sue, the day before I reported for my first NPS job. That's Argos with me; Triton was undoubtedly sticking close to her.
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Last updated January 2012
All content copyright Bob Mackreth,
unless otherwise noted.