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Rhinelander Wisconsin "Home of the Hodag"
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A sculpture of the mythical hodag is posed in a clearing. Caption reads: "RHINELANDER WISCONSIN 'HOME OF THE HODAG' On the first night of the arrival of lumber camp novices, an Indian from the camp would go out in a nearby swamp and make the most blood-curdling and terrifying noises. The tenderfeet were told that this was the 'Hodag' wandering in his native wilds. Many a tale was spun by the loggers about this mythical animal and a great number were taken in by the hoax."
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The Hodag
1967
A family looking at a sculpture of a Hodag in a glass case at the Rhinelander Logging Museum.
Capture of the Hodag
August 14, 1922
Text on front reads: "Capture of the Hodag, Rhinelander, Wis." A large group of men armed with guns, pitchforks and rakes hold a beast at bay on top of a log. Below the log is the victim of the bea...
Hodag
Newspaper photograph of a hodag statue in wooded area, with caption that reads: "Hodag The Old [He one?] found near Rhinelander, Wis. Captured by E.S. Shepard. 'The Pines' Rhinelander Wis. Weighs 2...
