At least the blackflys have a harder time of it now. I've got family
down in Shawano and worked in Vilas County back in the early 70s. Used
to ski up in the UP.

Have you been on the Menominee reservation? Shawano is fairly close, if I
recall correctly. I worked for the state of Wisconsin for a couple years in
the late seventies (FIA field crew) and one of the high points was putting in
plots for a couple weeks on the magnificent, well-managed White Pine stands
there.