Enjoy every northwoods season at Long Lake North, Phillips, Wisconsin

Price County, Wisconsin: Today Located in north central Wisconsin, midway between Hayward and Minocqua, Price County is home to a variety of natural resources. The abundance of woods and waters provides endless outdoor recreational opportunities. With hundreds of miles of motorized and non-motorized trails, 150,000 acres of Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest, 30,000 acres of State forest land, 92,000 acres of County forest land, and 18,000 acres of water, including 98 lakes, 45 streams, three major rivers and six county parks, it is not difficult to understand why your next vacation should be in Price County. Price County, Wisconsin: History As late as the early 1800′s, native Chippewa Tribes occupied a point of land on the east side of Elk lake from time to time. The area was popular with them and was often used for ceremonies and as a burial ground. Shortly after the Civil War, the U.S. War Department became concerned about the safety of our Canadian border and ordered a rail line to be built from southern Wisconsin to Lake Superior. The Wisconsin Central Railroad Company brought the town we now call Phillips into existence shortly after the Civil War. Along with the railroad being added to the area, lumbermen needed an improvement to river transportation for their products. Elijah B. Phillips and Charles Colby were chosen as the builders. The Phillips and Colby Construction Company was formed, and Phillips became the general manager. The lands which became Price County were a part of the vast pine covered area of Northern Wisconsin. This valuable timber was attracting attention in the 1870′s because lumber was in great demand. Our numerous rivers (part of the Chippewa and Wisconsin River network), the steady northward advancement of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, and the sawmills & tanneries soon made Price County the center of logging and lumbering operations. The supposedly inexhaustible forests did not last long, though. In 25 years, most of the pine was gone and with it, the romantic era of logging. The trees that had stood for centuries provided necessary materials for the expansion of the western frontier and growth for our nation. Price County was created on March 3rd, 1879, when Wisconsin Governor William E. Smith signed Chapter 103, Laws of 1879. Mr. W. T. Price, for whom Price County was named, was President of the Wisconsin Senate and an early logger in Price County. The original boundaries, a near perfect rectangle, 31 miles wide and 42 miles long, still remain.