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A remarkable piece of Rhinelander history, once thought lost forever, was rediscovered in the fall of 2025. Tens of thousands of newspaper photo negatives spanning the 1950s through the 1990s were uncovered from the archives of the Rhinelander Daily News, preserving decades of Northwoods people, places, events, and everyday life.

In this first public presentation of the collection, Northwoods historian Kerry Bloedorn will share a selection of these fascinating images, offering a rare glimpse into the community’s past through photographs unseen for generations. From major local events to candid moments of everyday life, these rediscovered photographs tell the story of Rhinelander and the surrounding region in vivid detail.