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FOUNTAIN LAKE FARM
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
A Pioneer Homestead that Influenced a Nation
The Birthplace of the American Conservation Movement
Erik Brynildson Before Owning Fountain Lake Farm:
Wisconsin State Journal: Letter to Editor on Off-Road Jeeps- Tuesday August 14, 1973 https://docs.google.com/file/d/1Gsfu5NxExPYW8kwSBOJEkslrjq6VXEQT/
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Wisconsin State Journal: Blackhawk Park Looks for a Future- May 23, 1976
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1JdqYQB6FyJvrglNSaOcRsg783-LYjSnm/
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Wisconsin State Journal: Letter to editor on Deposit Law- March 27, 1982
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1ocCpnSfvp79uFqA5NcOqbc2eWY6LC-kQ/
Early Fountain Lake Farm Restoration:
Wausau Daily Herald: 51 People- Living and Working Along Highway 51- Monday, May 19, 1990
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1DMLfegX6zoDTy_HuqJU30Kq9a9LR8SNs/
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Wausau Daily Herald: Fountain of Natural Dreams- John Muir's Homestead Being Restored- Sunday, March 25, 1990
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1DTho6Ekyc-RcO16h5SHDOJCw4k9JlgCs/ (page 1)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1CMOF4Va8c2bmjwoHG7VRj7v93N5Ao70f/ (page 2)
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Eau Claire leader Telegram: John Muir's Homestead to be Discussed- Sunday, March 25, 1990
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1gVm15lqbqTmJ1tHtwBsQf95sdwMbgYYy/
Wausau Daily Herald: A Special Place- 1800's Recaptured on Muir's Lands- April 11, 1991
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1vmWvErU6nPHatzE5AgKOEV2EFG1gnN6z/ (page 1)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1n5l5u1xjz22wpi9iTM08TbQ1TU7CKlVi/ (page 2)
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The Sheboygan Press: New Holstein Public Library Plans Book Discussion Program- Tuesday, August 18, 1998
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1OhWlv1--26KbPDN7Yji6n-1H906kZJEQ/
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Wisconsin State Journal: Famous Cheesehead Adorns the New California State Quarter- Monday, April 5, 2004
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1JOFVgj5xJxl2Uo8lhCKI_oj8wScNxlr9/
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Leader Telegram: Waupaca Man Plans to Traverse Entire Ice Age Trail- Friday, August 4, 2006
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1gxwDSP1MdDjqwu3iLeA_6JuemSyFQcy5/
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Portage Daily Register: A Muir Image: Emmy Award-Winning Filmmakers Shoot John Muir Film in Marquette County- Oct 4, 2009
Bobcats:
Wausau Daily Herald: Bobcat Status Sparks Debate- Sunday March 11, 1990
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1ciPR3Wadp3nWuqy1OcwKC4aPeYNp9x4X/ (page 1)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1n6kwgRkzQEcLK2-nO0x6BBxjQB4HL769/ (page 2)
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Wausau Daily Herald: Court to Hear case for Protecting Bobcats- Monday, November 22, 1993
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1YeP7yfo09U6PFnp-ztGZvo1BljnhsF7B/
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Fond du Lac Common Reporter: Court to Consider Bobcat Hunting Ban- Tuesday, November 23, 1993
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1jquxYIV6OvzqK1qlVL-1c98CyNnRk4Wl/
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Stevens Point Journal: Animal Rights Activists Seek Bobcat Hunting Ban- Tuesday, November 23, 1993
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1PJHQwRJi4q0UF4AvqpJnfjcF1SnRmm03/
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The Daily Tribune- Wisconsin Rapids: Animal Rights Activists Want State to Ban Hunting, Trapping of Bobcats- Tuesday, Nopvember 23, 1993
https://docs.google.com/file/d/14rQV_OYX-PeRa2kABT8VpMd6iP3mDNqp/
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Wausau Daily Herald: State Court to Decide on Bobcat's Status- Wednesday, April 27, 1994
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1scUXwiYYfsX565-9SM_QkaVoh-Kk3Nrc/
Miscellaneous Archived Articles:
The Oshkosh Northwestern: Preliminary Plans for Subdivision OK'd- Wednesday, April 21, 1993
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1LXdYWFnJjzOAxilL9pgsJuYiOJu4OWy1/
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Wisconsin State Journal: Archer's Use of Muir Park Criticized- Sunday, August 22, 2004
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1lBRCZTphHGXnzhybHPF7bjBTYjAJehO1/ (page 1)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1xsXUgsXkoUYo5szaehCzOaNlQXoRuoER/ (page 2)
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Technical Bulletin No. 146 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 1984: Impacts of a Floodwater Retarding Structure on Year Class Strength and Production by Clifford and Oscar Brynildson
https://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/pubs/ss/SS0146.pdf
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