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Event Locator: 2025-AAKBLC
GANGSTERS OF THE NORTHWOODS
Tuesday, October 28
1 pm
Nicolet College, Northwoods Center 207-209
Instructor: Kay Krans
During Prohibition and the Great Depression there was a rise in crime in cities like Chicago, Illinois and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Gangsters needed places to hide out when the pressure was on the cities to capture criminals and end the wave of crime. Saint Paul and Chicago criminals found respite in the isolated forests of northern Wisconsin. Many found the same pleasure in the north as the everyday tourists did. Local citizens befriended, guided, hunted, and helped hide them. Some locals became business partners in the bootleg liquor trade. Learn how local citizens got involved in the liquor trade and were able to supply bootleg alcohol to Chicago and Minneapolis. Join Kay Krans for the stories she has gathered.
Kay Krans is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point and Mississippi State University. She spent her career as an adjunct lecturer on the Methods of Teaching Social Studies in the College of Education at Mississippi State University and as a high school history teacher. In retirement, Kay is a board member of the Manitowish Waters Historical Society. She divides her time between research, writing, giving presentations, and leading historical tours about the Manitowish Waters Region.
Event Locator: 2025-AAKBLC
GANGSTERS OF THE NORTHWOODS
Tuesday, October 28
1 pm
Nicolet College, Northwoods Center 207-209
Instructor: Kay Krans
During Prohibition and the Great Depression there was a rise in crime in cities like Chicago, Illinois and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Gangsters needed places to hide out when the pressure was on the cities to capture criminals and end the wave of crime. Saint Paul and Chicago criminals found respite in the isolated forests of northern Wisconsin. Many found the same pleasure in the north as the everyday tourists did. Local citizens befriended, guided, hunted, and helped hide them. Some locals became business partners in the bootleg liquor trade. Learn how local citizens got involved in the liquor trade and were able to supply bootleg alcohol to Chicago and Minneapolis. Join Kay Krans for the stories she has gathered.
Kay Krans is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point and Mississippi State University. She spent her career as an adjunct lecturer on the Methods of Teaching Social Studies in the College of Education at Mississippi State University and as a high school history teacher. In retirement, Kay is a board member of the Manitowish Waters Historical Society. She divides her time between research, writing, giving presentations, and leading historical tours about the Manitowish Waters Region.