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The 6th annual Oulu Rock Run will take place on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at the Oulu Pioneer Memorial Park, starting at 9 AM.

 

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Saturday, July 21, 2012 starting at 9:00 AM.

Location:  Oulu Pioneer Memorial Park, north of Iron River, WI (Jct Airport Road & CTH B)

Driving Directions to the Oulu Pioneer Memorial Park

Distance:  3 Mile Cross Country and 1 Mile Run/Walk

Starting Point:  Oulu Pioneer Memorial Park

Entry fee, deadline:  $14 before July 4, $18 after.

Download an Entry Form

Entry Address:  Duane Lahti, 4890 Co Hwy B, Iron River, WI 54847

Race Director:  Duane Lahti  715-372-4793 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

A copy of a picture of the Carl Anderson sawmill showing the engine, saw and or planer.

It was located in Oulu at the NW corner of the junction of the Hoover Line and Rankinson School Road.  (Hwy B now)

After 1944 this sawmill was operated by Jacob Seaman.

Contact Arnold Johnson
Oulu Chapter of the Bayfield County Historical Society

It's amazing! As I sit here working on putting this site together, I can almost smell Effie's pulla and cinnamon rolls baking, and a fresh pot of Arco coffee cooking on the stove!

I bet a lot of you folks reading this have memories of the old days growing up in Oulu and the surrounding area.

Going to school at one of the old schools or at Oulu Elementary. To Gitchee Gumee 4-H club meetings. Church doings, weddings, funerals. Going to the Oulu Branch, or Lehtos Store/Purnells/Harrys Corner for groceries. Haymaking in the summer. Shoveling manure in the winter.

How about the Juhannus Juhlat of past years? Oulu BlueJays baseball games? A lot of stuff comes to mind..

Well, my intention is to stir up some of these memories for you. And to invite you to share them with the rest of the world!

Contributing Reporters can write news articles or submit short stories for publication on the "Old Days" pages. Click here for more info.

Or if you prefer, you can ask a question or start a new discussion on the "Message Board".

Things sure have changed in Oulu over my lifetime. A lot of new families have moved in. A lot of young folks have moved out. But it seems no matter how long you have lived here, or how long you have been away, there is some strange, almost spiritual connection we all have with this place.

So come back to OuluWis.us often to share some "Kahvia ja Pulla" with the rest of us.

 

We would like to welcome everyone interested in our community to browse through the pages of the Oulu, Wisconsin website.

Browse the Historical Society pages, search for information about Oulu families past and present, start or join a discussion on the Message Board or search for information about current township demographics, happenings, places of interest and more!

We hope that over time, OuluWis.us will become a useful tool for current residents as well as anyone interested in their roots and this special community we call Oulu!

Tervetuloa! Welcome!

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Current Features:

• Oulu Merchandise. Order Oulu Hotshots CDs or purchase Oulu Historical publications.
• A separate section for the Oulu Chapter of the Bayfield County Historical Society.  
• Map and information about the Township
• Places of Interest. The Oulu Corn Maze. The Palo Homestead. Johnsons Berry Patch and more.
• A dynamic discussion forum (Message Board) where all things Oulu, past and present, can be discussed.