Ashland, Wisconsin

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Ashland, Wisconsin

Ashland was incorporated as a city on March 25, 1887, and is located at the top of Wisconsin along the south shore of Lake Superior. Its proximity to Lake Superior (Chequamegon Bay) provided an ideal location for shipping and rail service for lumber and iron ore which was plentiful in the region. Saw mills and ore docks dominated the lakefront and kept Ashland thriving well into the mid 1900s. Eventually rail and shipping needs began to taper off and Ashland began a transition focusing on an industrial and service based economy. Leading employers in the area include CG Bretting Manufacturing, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Northland College and the Memorial Medical Center Regional Hospital. The City of Ashland owns and operates a full-service marina, RV campground, tenting campground and several city parks. The primary residential areas comprise approximately 11% of the city, while rural-type settings make up 55% of the city.

The above text was written by Dan Maderich, Senior Civil Technician/Urban Forestry Coordinator, Ashland, and is from Wisconsin Urban & Community Forests. The continuation of the article describes Ashland's urban forestry program. Click here for the full text of the article.

Charles P. Forbes
March 23, 2010

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Major References

****. Superior View [Murals in Ashland]. [Northland College Magazine, Summer 2007] Ashland, 2007. View Full Entry (Full text available)
Beno, Mike. Fire and Ice. [Our Wisconsin, Vol, 6, #2, February/March 2018, pp. 6-7] Manitowish Waters, 2018. View Full Entry
Condecon, John. Okandikan (Son of An Indian Chief). [Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin, Vol. 12, 1947: # 7 (July), pp. 23-26, #8 (Aug), pp. 21-26.] Madison, 1947. View Full Entry
Disturnell, John. Upper lakes of North America. New York, 1857. View Full Entry (Full text available)
Maderich, Dan. City of Ashland. [Wisconsin Urban Forestry Insider, Vol. 17, #3, Winter 2009-2010] Madison, 2010. View Full Entry (Full text available)
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway. Gogebic, Eagle River, Ashland and Other Resorts in Northern Michigan and Wisconsin Reached by the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway.. Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1985. View Full Entry
Sapper, Becky. Our Watershed, Our Water. Ashland, 2002. View Full Entry
Smith and Goc, Eds.. Looking Backward Moving Forward, Ashland the Garland City of the Inland Seas. Friendship, WI, 1987. View Full Entry

Minor References

Allen, Terese. Wisconsin Food Festivals. Amherst, WI, 1995. View Full Entry
Dentice, Dana. Tree City USA Communities, 2011. [Wisconsin Urban and Community Forests, Vol. 20, #1, Spring/Summer 2012] Madison, 2012. View Full Entry (Full text available)
Emerson, Charles. Wisconsin Scenic and Historic Trails. Madison, 1933. View Full Entry
Huhti, Thomas. Wisconsin. [Fourth Edition] Berkeley, CA, 2008. View Full Entry
Huhti, Thomas. Wisconsin Handbook, Including Door County. [First Edition] Chico, CA, 1997. View Full Entry
  • Ashland Power Plant to Burn Wood Chips (2008)
Waitress Mural

+++TREE CITY

Ashland continues to be a Tree City in 2011. (##1734 DNR##).