On this episode, Geologist A. B. Gray travels from Lake Superior into what will become Manitowish Waters in 1846. His map and journal chronicle Chief White Thunder and Cross Lake, which is likely Rest Lake. His trip moves from LaPointe over the Flambeau Trail to the Turtle Portage in Mercer, Wisconsin. Cross Lake, Trout Lake, White Deer Lake, today White Birch Lake, Lac Vieux Desert, and Lake Superior are remarkably documented with his map and journal. We choose to include this portion of Gray’s journal to give early context and insights into what becomes Wisconsin’s Northwoods. In our episode, we corrected A.B. Gray's misspelling of significant parts of the Northwoods but on our transcript, you can find both versions.

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