Browse through the scrapbook to learn some of the stories of the men and women who have lived and worked in the Apostle Islands through the years... the tales of "ordinary people" living extraordinary lives.
In many cases, the tales are told in the participants' own words. The stories come from many sources- diaries, letters, old newspaper articles- hence the name Apostle Islands Scrapbook.
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Introduction to the 2007 Edition: I've been pleasantly surprised that more than one person has asked me, "What happened to the Apostle Islands Scrapbook?" I wrote these historical vignettes a few years ago, for the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore web page. We were pretty proud of that web page at Apostle Islands: we were one of the first national parks to post a wide-ranging assortment of interpretive articles on-line. While many parks with more staff and bigger budgets contented themselves with dry lists of entrance fees and visitor center hours, we were getting raves from visitors who told us, "You guys have a really interesting web site!" Sadly, shortly after I retired from the NPS, the well-meaning folks in Washington designed a cookie-cutter web format for all parks to use, no exceptions. There was no longer room for all the features on the Apostle Islands page, and some of my favorite articles disappeared into cyber-limbo. But now they're back: here's a repost, in nearly-original form. Hope you enjoy it. -Bob PS: About copyright: the Scrapbook articles are presented here for public information and education only. Written for the National Park Service, they are in the public domain. But if you borrow them for your own web page- as has happened in the past - please be honest and give proper credit- okay? Thanks. |
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