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    December 9, 2011
    Wild Side: Another deer hunt at Foster's End
    The usual suspects gathered at Foster's End on Mason Lake near the Flambeau River before the opening day of gun deer season. A picture of the...
    sports / outdoorsDecember 9, 2011 - 12:13pm
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    November 30, 2011
    Korean War battle presentation Dec. 10 at the Woodshed
    There will be a documentary/presentation about the Korean War and the Battle for Bunker Hill on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 1 p.m. at the Woodshed...
    November 30, 2011 - 1:05pm
    November 23, 2011
    Letter: She appeals for help with funds to complete renovations
    TO THE EDITOR: Dear Pierce County Residents: I have a question to ask.
    opinion / lettersNovember 23, 2011 - 8:07am
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    October 21, 2011
    What's an artist? PCHA asks for names
    By definition, the word "artist" has a wide range of meanings. And those meanings do not necessarily apply in the fashion most people might understand....
    October 21, 2011 - 1:56pm
    September 28, 2011
    PCHA Open House Oct. 2
    The Pierce County Historical Association (PCHA) will host its annual fall open house on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the River Bluffs History Center, W6321 E. Main St., Bay City. Historian Edward G. Langer and fingerstyle guitarist Bill Hammond will be featured. Light refreshments...
    eventsSeptember 28, 2011 - 10:56am
    August 31, 2011
    Scottish Heritage Festival planned
    The sixth annual Scottish Heritage Festival will be held from 9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the First Presbyterian Church of Hudson, 1901 Vine St. Activities include: Bag pipe music at 9:45 a.m.
    events / lifeAugust 31, 2011 - 12:53pm
    Who were 'nail pounders' who built homes, barns?
    Way back when, groups of farmers got together to "raise a barn" or perhaps a house--simple jobs? Not really, but most assuredly a lot faster...
    lifeAugust 31, 2011 - 9:40am
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    August 24, 2011
    Who were those electricians and plumbers, PCHA asks
    There's a song whose lyrics run to the following phrase: "You light up my life." Everyone's life. There was electricity in homes in Ellsworth and River Falls--produced by a power plant on the Rush River (near the rod and gun club) and a dam/power source on the Kinnickkinnic River....
    lifeAugust 24, 2011 - 2:59pm
    Letter: PCHA appreciates fair assistance, Lawrence project underway, she says
    TO THE EDITOR: The Pierce County Historical Association extends sincerest appreciation to local residents who visited us at the Freier School during the county fair. So much help was received in identifying photos in the some-20 notebooks. About 75 percent or better were identified,...
    opinion / lettersAugust 24, 2011 - 10:06am
    August 4, 2011
    PCHA wants to know about those yellow wheels
    Stagecoaches were pulled by a four-horse or six-horse hitch team. These four-wheeled coaches traversed the county on its primitive roads. No...
    lifeAugust 4, 2011 - 3:41pm
    Seeding, threshing, custom harvesting once done by hand
    Broadcasting. What is that? It is hand-strewn seeds for oats, barley, rye and any other grain crop done by hand. Individuals dropped kernels...
    lifeAugust 4, 2011 - 1:30pm
    August 3, 2011
    Letter: Quote wasn't left off memorial, he clarifies
    TO THE EDITOR: I enjoy reading "From an Old Cow Belle." While Ina Murray revels in her being elderly, she also exhibits a great deal of naivete when she repeats erroneous information that she or someone else sees on the Internet. She did it again this week when her entire column...
    opinion / lettersAugust 3, 2011 - 9:14am
    July 27, 2011
    Old Cowbelle: Change the Words of History?
    Many of you readers my age clearly remember the days of WWII and the announcement made by then-President Franklin Roosevelt on the radio, telling us this: "Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941---a date which will live in infamy---the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked." I...
    columns / lifeJuly 27, 2011 - 1:13pm
    July 20, 2011
    PCHA seeks info on transients from the past
    Back in the early days of mechanized transportation, there were people who "rode the rails," but they had to watch out for the railroad yard security guys who tried to catch them and throw them off the trains. These transients were called "hobos" and they had camps in known locations--they...
    lifeJuly 20, 2011 - 9:28am
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