Susan Segelstrom
Published: 2020-07
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Over a century ago, stopping places dotted northwestern Wisconsin and provided relaxation, accommodations, and food as well as fodder and water for horses and oxen on the tote road from St. Croix Falls to Bayfield, Wisconsin. "Toting" is the term used to describe the hauling of goods or freight by oxen and wagon. Tote roads were the roads created in the early history of the area which provided a way for freight to be transported to and from lumber camps and small settlements.The long trip made stopping places necessary. Generally, most early stopping places in the nineteenth century in northwestern Wisconsin were primitive and crowded boarding places built and utilized by lumber companies. To the Woods: Lumberjacks and Stopping Places in Northwestern Wisconsin reviews many of these places as well as the interesting men and women who operated them.
