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Posts Tagged ‘2023 – 2024’

The History of Sylvania Wilderness – From Private Ownership (late 1800s) to Protected Wilderness (1987)

This exhibit presented the fascinating history of the beautiful Sylvania Wilderness area! It told the story of the group of wealthy industrialists, the “Sylvania Club” men, who purchased the property and largely spared it from the intense logging of the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Sylvania Wilderness touches the Land O’ Lakes border with Upper Michigan, …

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