In this episode, your host Kat dives into the hot debate about what constitutes "Up North" in Wisconsin. Is it a specific location, a feeling, or a state of mind? Kat explores the various ways people define this beloved region, uncovering local perspectives and traditions that shape its identity.

If you prefer to read along or want to delve deeper into the discussion, visit our blog at Northwoodsnavigator.com. There, you'll find references, visuals, and additional content from this episode.

Tune in to join the conversation and discover what "Up North" means to you!

**SOURCES**

• Where does 'up north' Wisconsin begin? We might never answer the question, but here are 5 possible ways to define it Chelsey Lewis Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

https://www.jsonline.com/story/travel/wisconsin/2022/07/08/where-does-up-north-wisconsin-start-depends-how-you-define/7816652001/

• State cartographers office: Wisconsin facts and trivia

• https://www.sco.wisc.edu/wisconsin/geography/

  
  

• Where does 'up north' begin? Wisconsinites can't agreeJames B. Nelson Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2017/06/29/where-does-up-north-begin-wisconsinites-cant-agree/438572001/⁠
• Stakeholders' Perceptions of Parcelization in Wisconsin's Northwoods

• Mark Rickenbach University of Wisconsin–Madison Paul H. Gobster USDA Forest Service

  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233676590_Stakeholders%27_Perceptions_of_Parcelization_in_Wisconsin%27s_Northwoods

• (2014 Climate article)Forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis for northern Wisconsin and western Upper Michigan: a report from the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project

• https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/46393

• Flowing through history: Why the Portage Canal was pivotal for Wisconsin, and why it still is.

• Keith Uhlig Wausau Daily Herald

  https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/history/2021/09/28/portage-canal-connects-wisconsin-rivers-history-and-culture/8217883002/

• Village of Crivitz town site

• https://www.villageofcrivitz.com/