Historic Hayward and Sawyer County Sketches

from Bookmad Magazine (July-September 2023 Issue)

Barking Big

by Patricia Lacey

History can really be a lot of fun. Especially when Author Patricia Lacey combines both her love of history with her love of muskie fishing. The book contains sketches about wardens, gangsters, and muskie fishermen coupled with a chronology of the historic eras that effect the way we live in Sawyer County today. The sketches touch upon impactful events, from the arrival of the Ojibwe Indians, the logging era and how the landscape was drastically changed, the building of the Chippewa Flowage and how Resort Era tourism saved the day. It is a fun read that may lead you to discover something new about Hayward and Sawyer County.