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Star Lake near Eagle River is a popular summertime destination today. As Gary Entz tells us for this week's A Northwoods Moment in History though, it used to be considered a wasteland. With the summer season upon us, year-round residents and visitors alike will be heading out to enjoy the natural beauty of the Northwoods. One of the places people will go to enjoy the outdoors is Star Lake near Eagle River in Vilas County. Star Lake is a horseshoe-shaped lake with a large peninsula dividing it in half. This peninsula is the site of the Star Lake Nature Trail, which is a popular destination for hikers, trail runners, and even cross-country skiing in the winter months. Much of the shoreline remains undeveloped and it is justifiably a popular summertime destination. But it wasn’t always this way. At the turn of the twentieth century, after the loggers had finished clear-cutting the area, the peninsula at Star Lake was so completely denuded that people living in the area referred to it as a |
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