Sunsets can be spectacular on the Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area between Mercer and Park Falls in far northern Wisconsin. Doug Annis of Madison has been fishing for walleye, muskie and smallmouth bass on the flowage for over 30 years.
For 40 years, Jeff Wilson has lived off the grid in this cabin on Horseshoe Lake, where he researched loons, eagles, bears and invasive species during his time with the state Department of Natural Resources.
The view from one of the more than 60 campsites on the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage. The sites, managed by the state Department of Natural Resources, are only accessible by boat. This year marks the first time that the sites need to be reserved.
The Turtle-Flambeau Flowage in Iron County has one of the Midwest’s highest concentrations of nesting loons. Nearby Mercer each year celebrates Loon Day, a festival that includes a loon-calling contest.
While many fish the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage for walleye, it is also home to strong population of smallmouth bass. This fish, caught and released in late May, measured 18 inches.
Larry and Rita Kznarich of Park Falls have been coming to the flowage for over 20 years. In 2010, they were saved from a tornado by hiding under this heavy picnic table. The couple continues to camp in the area every year.
The boat owned by Larry and Rita Kznarich includes a sticker, lower left, advocating for no tornadoes. The couple was caught in a tornado while camping on the flowage in 2010.
Prior to 1926, this was likely a hill in the forest. Today, after the construction of a dam and the flooding of a vast area of Iron County, it is one of the scores of islands that dot the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage.
Jeff Wilson built this log cabin at his home in Mercer more than 40 years ago, took it apart, hauled the logs across the ice on sleighs pulled by snowmobiles and reassembled it near a canoe portage off Horseshoe Lake.
Sunsets can be spectacular on the Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area between Mercer and Park Falls in far northern Wisconsin. Doug Annis of Madison has been fishing for walleye, muskie and smallmouth bass on the flowage for over 30 years.
The Turtle-Flambeau Flowage in Iron County has one of the Midwest’s highest concentrations of nesting loons. Nearby Mercer each year celebrates Loon Day, a festival that includes a loon-calling contest.
Larry and Rita Kznarich of Park Falls have been coming to the flowage for over 20 years. In 2010, they were saved from a tornado by hiding under this heavy picnic table. The couple continues to camp in the area every year.
Jeff Wilson built this log cabin at his home in Mercer more than 40 years ago, took it apart, hauled the logs across the ice on sleighs pulled by snowmobiles and reassembled it near a canoe portage off Horseshoe Lake.
Prior to 1926, this was likely a hill in the forest. Today, after the construction of a dam and the flooding of a vast area of Iron County, it is one of the scores of islands that dot the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage.
The boat owned by Larry and Rita Kznarich includes a sticker, lower left, advocating for no tornadoes. The couple was caught in a tornado while camping on the flowage in 2010.
For 40 years, Jeff Wilson has lived off the grid in this cabin on Horseshoe Lake, where he researched loons, eagles, bears and invasive species during his time with the state Department of Natural Resources.
While many fish the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage for walleye, it is also home to strong population of smallmouth bass. This fish, caught and released in late May, measured 18 inches.
The view from one of the more than 60 campsites on the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage. The sites, managed by the state Department of Natural Resources, are only accessible by boat. This year marks the first time that the sites need to be reserved.
