Old pictures of our hometown, Ladysmith, Wi.

I was recently exploring the Wisconsin Historical Society site and found some neat old photos of Ladysmith back when it was indeed a logging town.
The Flambeau River which snakes through our county (Rusk) and town is prominently featured in these old pictures. It is odd to think that the river I grew up swimming in was once all completely covered in logs.


Logging in Ladysmith: the industry that built our little town. Here you can see the Flambeau River.


The Carnegie Library which was kitty corner to the left from our restaurant, Audrey's Spot Cafe.


The mighty Flambeau River. Many a time Dave and I canoed up and down stretches of this river. Many times with girlfriends did we "go tubin'" starting at the dam by the paper mill and float all the way to the hospital. What fun! Oh, what our parents did not know we were up to those long, unsupervised summer days.




I grew up across the street from this very pretty school built in c.1908. It was first the High School, but was the junior high in my life time. It was surrounded by gorgeous sugar maples that were all ablaze with color in the fall.