Join to travel from eastern Iron County to the old growth forest surrounding Star Lake to explore both historic and modern forestry sites surrounding the Northern Highland American Legion Forest. By the late 19th century, Wisconsin’s leaders wished to create a state park or forest reserve in Iron, Vilas, Oneida and Forest counties to serve generations of residents and visitors. During our travels, they will visit several early sites, including ranger stations, watch towers, Civilian Conservation Corps camps, state nurseries, a ranger cabin, forest fires, Youth Conservation Corps camps and more. Some historic logging sites will be viewed as well. Importantly, they will also explore modern forest practices that illustrate the long-term commitment to sustainable forests in Wisconsin.