John Bates

John Bates is the author of seven books on the Northwoods and Upper Midwest, and a contributor to four others. John was recently featured on Wisconsin Public Television in a segment of In Wisconsin. He has worked as a state forest naturalist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and owns Trails North, a naturalist guide service. He also conducts outdoor classes for Nicolet College, the University of Wisconsin Extension, and the North Lakeland Discovery Center. For twenty years he has written a biweekly column, “A Northwoods Almanac” for the Lakeland Times in Minocqua, Wisconsin.

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