George Brown, Regional U.S. Forester from Milwaukee, left, and John Wernham, Forest Service supervisor, right, took part in a general integrating inspection of the local area in September 1966. Bob Minor, local District Ranger, is shown with them at the Devil Track Seaplane Base. About 800 acres in the Gunflint District were sprayed by seaplane during the year in a “release” program designed to stop undesirable brush and low-value hardwood species growth and protect spruce and pine plantations. Cook County News-Herald archives
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