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Date Celebrity Event Source
1880's Ludwig Motzfeldt Early area pioneer whose family came from European royalty. ADJ, April 5, 1933
1897-1977 James R. Durfee Private practice, Antigo, Wisconsin, 1926-1951; District attorney, Langlade County, Wisconsin, 1928-1931; Court commissioner, Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1934-1950; Member, Wisconsin State Public Service Commission, 1951-1956; Chairman, Wisconsin State Public Service Commission, 1953-1956; Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1956-1960. Federal Judicial History website Bio
1890's ? Brown Nephew of the "John Brown" in Civil War song used to live near Antigo. ADJ, June 8, 1939, page 3
1901 Ben W. Heineman Son of Walter Heineman, famous lumberman, rose to leadership of the Chicago and NorthWestern Railroad. ADJ, June 3, 1996, "PrimeTime"
Feb 1905 William Jennings Bryan Presidential candidate during 1896 national election. Also known for his support of silver for our monetary system.
On February 13th William Jennings Bryan gave a speech at the Opera House titled "The Value of An Ideal." He stayed over night at the Vivian Hotel. Antigo Journal, approx. Feb 19, 1905
ADJ, November 1, 2006, page 1
1905-1915? Winninger Brothers Charles, Frank, John, Adolph and Joe Winninger played a one-week stand at the opera house. They went on to become famous on Broadway. ADJ, December 1989
1906-1946 Alvin Linden World-renown master craftsman of gun stocks. ADJ, November 24, 2007, page 1
Oct 30, 1906 Buster Brown's advertising spokesperson On Oct 30th Buster Brown, a midget, representing Brown Shoe Company of Iowa visited Antigo and advertised "Buster Brown Shoes" in front of Wigderson's store. Daily Journal, November 1, page 7
1912 Jan Kubelik Internationally known violinist appeared at the opera house. ADJ, Dec 1989
1913 Madame Schuman-Heink Considered the world's greatest contralto, performed at the opera house. ADJ, Dec 1989
1914-1949 JohnW. Smith Developed the best potato seed in the nation known as Smith's Triumphs ADJ, May 17, 2008, page 1
1918-1936 Ullrich Vosmek World famous master gunsmith who came from a long line of gunsmiths that some say date back to the Middle Ages ADJ, December 6, 2008, page 1
1921-1969 Robert "Fightin' Bob" LaFollette The Buena Vista Lodge on Pickerel Lake. Robert LaFollete paid regular visits during his life. Although the original lodge burned down in 1969 there are still rumors of high-powered visitors to the Pickerel Lake area from corporate, entertainment and political celebrities. The Volm family rebuilt some years later. Property now owned by a different private family that leases it out when they are not staying there. ADJ, December 16, 2006, page 1
1923-1994 John Bradley Antigo was the home of John Bradley, one of the six men who raised the flag
over Iwo Jima's Mt. Suribachi in a scene immortalized by Associated Press
photographer Abe Rosenthal. ADJ, February 3, 1965, page 1
ADJ, February 22, 1947, page 1
ADJ April 11, 1945, page 1
1924-1944 J.L. Kraft Antigo was the second cheese plant in the Kraft Cheese Company enterprise Kraft's family started Kraftwood Gardens on Enterprise Lake. The gardens are closed to the public now but the property is still owned by the Kraft family ADJ May 2, 2005 PrimeTime
ADJ, may 21, 2005, page 1
ADJ, January 23, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3
1930's Thomas Edison Thomas Edison visited Charles Ferguson at Semetana's Hall in Neva. He was traveling through on Highway 45 from one of his frequent outings with Henry Ford at his residence in upper Michigan. ADJ, February 6, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3
ADJ, March 2, 1998, "PrimeTime"
ADJ, April 6, 1998, "PrimeTime"
ADJ, January 3, 1948, page 3
ADJ, July 2, 1941, page 5
1930's? Clarence Darrow Lawyer (Scopes Monkey Trial). Scheduled to visit Antigo but backed out at the last minute. ADJ, January 23, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3
1930's John Dillinger & Evelyn "Billy" Frechette Gangster. Memory by resident of Voras Resort at Pickerel Lake of gassing up his car at her father's gas station. ADJ, May 1, 2000 PrimeTimes
ADJ, July 6, 2009 PrimeTime
ADJ, July 23, 2009, page 1
ADJ, June 30, 2007, page 1
1930's Al Capone Gangster. An Antigo businessman/prohibition figure said he loaned Scarface a boat for fishing. ADJ, June 30, 2007, page 8
Oct 26, 1934 J.C. Penney Founder of J.C. Penney retail store chain visited his store and greeted customers. Store manager was C.W. Melgaard. ADJ, Oct 26, 2009, page 1
Feb 15, 1935 Hugh O'Connell Well-known actor of stage and Hollywood visited with friends and relatives. From Kaukauna he spent much time in Antigo as a youth visiting his grandmother. ADJ, February 15, 1935
Feb 26, 1935 R.J. Dione A resident of the Town of Norwood, R.J. Dione is the first cousin of the father of the famous Dionne quintuplets. R.J. Dione Americanized the spelling of his surname by dropping one letter. ADJ, February 26, 1935
Feb 28, 1935 Cliff Thompson The largest man in the world, Cliff Thompson, will visit Antigo and the M. Krom and sons Store on Thursday. Standing 8 feet, six inches tall, he weighs 344 1/2 pounds and is still growing. ADJ, February 23, 1935
Jun 7, 1935 Charles Nash Charles Nash was a visitor in Antigo over the weekend, stopping at the Fischer-Jicha Nash Co. He was traveling to his summer home at Mercer. He was the co-founder of the Buick Motor Company; General Manger of General Motors; and bought the Jeffery Motor Co., renaming it Nash Motors. Nash Motors produced automobiles in its Kenosha, Wisconsin plant from 1916 to 1938. ADJ, June 7, 1935
Aug 1935 Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packer trained at Elcho for 10 days in August of 1935. Thirty-five players and Coach Curly Lambeau worked out on the Elcho High School's football and baseball fields. They stayed at the Ye Ole Muskie Inn in downtown Elcho while showering and changing into their football duds in the locker room at the high school. ADJ Jun, 1935
1935- D. Wayne Lukas Famous horse trainer born in Antigo, Wisconsin. Elected to National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in 1999. His horses have won the Kentucky Derby four times. Book "Cats to Kings" by Lisa Haefs & Jeff Winter
1936 Charles Winninger From vaudeville family, befriended by Father Saile of St. John Catholic Church, who became quite a figure in dramatics and musicals across the U.S. for many years. Appeared in 1927 "Show Boat" and 1945 "State Fair." Also appeared as Barney Kurtz in episode of "I Love Lucy" as a vaudevillian partner of Fred Mertz. ADJ, May 24, 2011, Peeps at our Past.
Nov, 1936 Ernistine Schumann-Heink She was considered one of the greates vocal talents in the opera world. She paid a visit to Antigo for a performance and Elcho for the wedding of her granddaughter. ADJ, November 16, 2011, Peeps at our Past.
May, 1937 Life Magazine Life Magazine did a three page pictorial on the Antigo High School Class of 1938 Junior Prom. The magazine also covered the class's reunion on July 29, 1957. ADJ, June 29, 1957
1940's John Trever Son of J.H. Trever, Antigo district attorney in the 1880's. He played a leading role in revealing the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He took the first photographs of the scrolls that remain the best documentation of their original physical condition. ADJ, January 23, 2010, page 1
1940 Kathleen McCarey A newsreel filmographer who produced a film called "Life in Antigo." The ADJ is trying to locate a copy of this film. ADJ, June 28, 1940
ADJ, April 14, 2007, page 1
1940's ? Former Langlade County Man was Kin of Pike's Peak Discoverer. ADJ, May 6, 1948, page 9
1940's John Clark Adams John Clark Adams, Son of One of Wisconsin's Earliest Protestant Missionaries Lived Here. ADJ, December 8, 1948, page 1
1940's Frank Suick Frank Suick developed a musky bait called the Suick and prized by many anglers. ADJ, March 17, 1949, page 1
1940's Bob Hope Bob Hope, Antigo hardwareman had a link in '40s. ADJ, September 2, 2003 PrimeTime
1940's & 1950's Joe McCarthy Circuit Judge and U.S. Senator. Antigo part of his court circuit. ADJ, January 23, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3
July 11, 1947 Japanese submarine A small Japanese suicide submarine was exhibited at 5th avenue and Clermont Street. ADJ, July 11, 1947, page 3
Aug 19, 1949 Philip Morris' Johnny Philip Morris cigarette advertising "little person" spokesperson Johnny visited Antigo. ADJ, August 19, 1949, page 3
1950-60's John Kolb John Kolb, ex-Chicago 1920's gang member & owner of Nomad Trading Post, was intriguing northwoods character. ADJ, Aug 7, 2006 PrimeTime
Feb 24, 1960 Jack & Jackie Kennedy Presidential campaign visit. Webmaster remembers sitting in high school gym during visit. ADJ, March 3, 2008, "PrimeTimes"
Mar 6, 1960 Aunt Jemima The women advertising spokesperson Aunt Jemima made appearances around Antigo to promote her pancake products. She visited at Wesley Hall and several grocery stores and was interviewed by Walter John Chilsen on WSAU television. ADJ, Mar 5, 1960
March 31, 1960 Robert Kennedy President Jack Kennedy's brother and Attorney General of the United States. ADJ, February 17, 2008, "Bit & Pieces," page 3
ADJ, February 31, 1960
April 5, 1960 Mrs. Hubert Humphrey Mrs Humphrey and St.Paul Mayor Joseph Dillion visited Antigo just before an election between Hubert Humphrey and Jack Kennedy for the Democratic presidential election in November. Hubert Humphrey, Jack Kennedy, his wife Jackie, Robert Kennedy and now Humphrey's wife all have visited Antigo. ADJ, April 5, 2010, Peep at our past, page 4
about Nov 15, 1960 Vladimir Horowitz One of the greatest ppianists of the 20th century appeared at the Antigo High School gym as part of the Civic Music series. ADJ November 13, 2010 "Bits & Pieces," page 14
1960's ? Antigo Man's Father Inventor of Flight Recorder on Planes. ADJ, March 9, 1963, page 3
1960's Bart Starr Quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. Owned cottage on Bass Lake. Several "Glory Years" teammates also. ADJ, January 23, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3
1964 ? History of Japanese Rifles written by Antigo Native. ADJ, November 10, 1964, page 6
Feb 1965 CBS CBS Films Report on Antigo's Fluoridated Water Experience. ADJ, February 4, 1965, page 1
& February 20, 1965
May 18, 1965 Adin Reynolds Aniwa resident, Adin Reynolds appears on "To Tell the Truth" television show. ADJ, May 18, 1965, page 3
July 21, 1965
also 1948 & 1967 Former President Eisenhower and wife. Ike & Mamie Vacation at Minocqua Lake. Webmaster Note: Returning from this vacation by railroad they stopped at the Antigo Depot and both came out on the rear platform of their private car and waved to the people. I remember while they were waving seeing my father, who was a railroad car inspector, checking the wheels of Ike's private car for "hot boxes." ADJ, July 21, 1965, page 3
Dec 27, 1965 Cornelia Mohr Refugee (Cornelia Mohr) from Russian Czar once lived in Antigo. ADJ, December 27, 1965, page 3
October 12-19, 2006 CBS A CBS news crew spends week in White Lake, entire area, doing story for news show about bottle a 10 year old Josh Baker threw into lake. Segment tells story of Baker, his bottle and its recovery nearly a year after his death after returning from tour of duty in Iraq. ADJ, October 19, 2006, page 1
1980's? Jimmie Johnson Race Car Driver. 2009 Associated Press sports figure of the year. ADJ, January 23, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3
Mar 1985 Kevin Hermening Kevin Hermening, a Wisconsin native, and one of the hostages held at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981 was a special guest at the Langlade County Republican Party's Lincoln Day dinner. ADJ, Feb 19, 1985
1990's? Willie Nelson Willie Nelson's tour bus was seen heading north on Superior Street with a fishing boat in tow. ADJ, January 23, 2010, Bits & Pieces
Mar 8, 2000 Rosemarie Trapp Rosemarie Trapp, the eight member of the Austrian Von Trapp family of which "The Sound of Music"" was based visited in Antigo. She gave several talks and visited area school children. ADJ, March 9, 2000
Feb 14, 2010 Prof. Mike Leckrone & UW varsity band The famous Univ. of Wis. band thrives on both a fun atmosphere, musical excellence and audience participation. Special local guests at the event were Mayor Bill Brandt, former UW football player and Dr. Ted Fox, former Bucky Badger mascot. ADJ, February 12, 2010
ADJ, February 15, 2010
Summer 2010 Larry Gatlin Brothers Band Larry Gatlin told story Dec 19, 2011 on FNN Fox & Friends Show about being in Antigo during the 2010 FuddFest and eating at the Heartbreakers Bar & Grill. ADJ, December 24, 2011, Bits & Pieces, page 3

Melvin Laird Wisconsin Congressman & U.S. Secretary of Defense.

Tommy Thompson Wisconsin Governor & U.S. Secretary of Health
I remember seeing him ride a motorcycle through Antigo.

Celebrities that traveled on the highway through Antigo on the way to other destinations.

Elizabeth Taylor Actress. She may have travel through Antigo as a teenager on her way to her uncle's place near Eagle River.

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Celebrity Visitors and Residents of the Antigo, Wisconsin Area This is a new page under construction. Contributions are welcome if they have a reference source.
Date	Celebrity	Event	Source
1880's	Ludwig Motzfeldt	Early area pioneer whose family came from European royalty.	ADJ, April 5, 1933
1897-1977	James R. Durfee	Private practice, Antigo, Wisconsin, 1926-1951; District attorney, Langlade County, Wisconsin, 1928-1931; Court commissioner, Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1934-1950; Member, Wisconsin State Public Service Commission, 1951-1956; Chairman, Wisconsin State Public Service Commission, 1953-1956; Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1956-1960.	Federal Judicial History website Bio
1890's	? Brown	Nephew of the "John Brown" in Civil War song used to live near Antigo.	ADJ, June 8, 1939, page 3
1901	Ben W. Heineman	Son of Walter Heineman, famous lumberman, rose to leadership of the Chicago and NorthWestern Railroad.	ADJ, June 3, 1996, "PrimeTime"
Feb 1905	William Jennings Bryan	Presidential candidate during 1896 national election. Also known for his support of silver for our monetary system. On February 13th William Jennings Bryan gave a speech at the Opera House titled "The Value of An Ideal." He stayed over night at the Vivian Hotel.	Antigo Journal, approx. Feb 19, 1905 ADJ, November 1, 2006, page 1
1905-1915?	Winninger Brothers	Charles, Frank, John, Adolph and Joe Winninger played a one-week stand at the opera house. They went on to become famous on Broadway.	ADJ, December 1989
1906-1946	Alvin Linden	World-renown master craftsman of gun stocks.	ADJ, November 24, 2007, page 1
Oct 30, 1906	Buster Brown's advertising spokesperson	On Oct 30th Buster Brown, a midget, representing Brown Shoe Company of Iowa visited Antigo and advertised "Buster Brown Shoes" in front of Wigderson's store.	Daily Journal, November 1, page 7
1912	Jan Kubelik	Internationally known violinist appeared at the opera house.	ADJ, Dec 1989
1913	Madame Schuman-Heink	Considered the world's greatest contralto, performed at the opera house.	ADJ, Dec 1989
1914-1949	JohnW. Smith	Developed the best potato seed in the nation known as Smith's Triumphs	ADJ, May 17, 2008, page 1
1918-1936	Ullrich Vosmek	World famous master gunsmith who came from a long line of gunsmiths that some say date back to the Middle Ages	ADJ, December 6, 2008, page 1
1921-1969	Robert "Fightin' Bob" LaFollette	The Buena Vista Lodge on Pickerel Lake. Robert LaFollete paid regular visits during his life. Although the original lodge burned down in 1969 there are still rumors of high-powered visitors to the Pickerel Lake area from corporate, entertainment and political celebrities. The Volm family rebuilt some years later. Property now owned by a different private family that leases it out when they are not staying there.	ADJ, December 16, 2006, page 1
1923-1994	John Bradley	Antigo was the home of John Bradley, one of the six men who raised the flag over Iwo Jima's Mt. Suribachi in a scene immortalized by Associated Press photographer Abe Rosenthal.	ADJ, February 3, 1965, page 1 ADJ, February 22, 1947, page 1 ADJ April 11, 1945, page 1
1924-1944	J.L. Kraft	Antigo was the second cheese plant in the Kraft Cheese Company enterprise Kraft's family started Kraftwood Gardens on Enterprise Lake. The gardens are closed to the public now but the property is still owned by the Kraft family	ADJ May 2, 2005 PrimeTime ADJ, may 21, 2005, page 1 ADJ, January 23, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3
1930's	Thomas Edison	Thomas Edison visited Charles Ferguson at Semetana's Hall in Neva. He was traveling through on Highway 45 from one of his frequent outings with Henry Ford at his residence in upper Michigan.	ADJ, February 6, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3 ADJ, March 2, 1998, "PrimeTime" ADJ, April 6, 1998, "PrimeTime" ADJ, January 3, 1948, page 3 ADJ, July 2, 1941, page 5
1930's?	Clarence Darrow	Lawyer (Scopes Monkey Trial). Scheduled to visit Antigo but backed out at the last minute.	ADJ, January 23, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3
1930's	John Dillinger & Evelyn "Billy" Frechette	Gangster. Memory by resident of Voras Resort at Pickerel Lake of gassing up his car at her father's gas station.	ADJ, May 1, 2000 PrimeTimes ADJ, July 6, 2009 PrimeTime ADJ, July 23, 2009, page 1 ADJ, June 30, 2007, page 1
1930's	Al Capone	Gangster. An Antigo businessman/prohibition figure said he loaned Scarface a boat for fishing.	ADJ, June 30, 2007, page 8
Oct 26, 1934	J.C. Penney	Founder of J.C. Penney retail store chain visited his store and greeted customers. Store manager was C.W. Melgaard.	ADJ, Oct 26, 2009, page 1
Feb 15, 1935	Hugh O'Connell	Well-known actor of stage and Hollywood visited with friends and relatives. From Kaukauna he spent much time in Antigo as a youth visiting his grandmother.	ADJ, February 15, 1935
Feb 26, 1935	R.J. Dione	A resident of the Town of Norwood, R.J. Dione is the first cousin of the father of the famous Dionne quintuplets. R.J. Dione Americanized the spelling of his surname by dropping one letter.	ADJ, February 26, 1935
Feb 28, 1935	Cliff Thompson	The largest man in the world, Cliff Thompson, will visit Antigo and the M. Krom and sons Store on Thursday. Standing 8 feet, six inches tall, he weighs 344 1/2 pounds and is still growing.	ADJ, February 23, 1935
Jun 7, 1935	Charles Nash	Charles Nash was a visitor in Antigo over the weekend, stopping at the Fischer-Jicha Nash Co. He was traveling to his summer home at Mercer. He was the co-founder of the Buick Motor Company; General Manger of General Motors; and bought the Jeffery Motor Co., renaming it Nash Motors. Nash Motors produced automobiles in its Kenosha, Wisconsin plant from 1916 to 1938.	ADJ, June 7, 1935
Aug 1935	Green Bay Packers	Green Bay Packer trained at Elcho for 10 days in August of 1935. Thirty-five players and Coach Curly Lambeau worked out on the Elcho High School's football and baseball fields. They stayed at the Ye Ole Muskie Inn in downtown Elcho while showering and changing into their football duds in the locker room at the high school.	ADJ Jun, 1935
1935-	D. Wayne Lukas	Famous horse trainer born in Antigo, Wisconsin. Elected to National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in 1999. His horses have won the Kentucky Derby four times.	Book "Cats to Kings" by Lisa Haefs & Jeff Winter
1936	Charles Winninger	From vaudeville family, befriended by Father Saile of St. John Catholic Church, who became quite a figure in dramatics and musicals across the U.S. for many years. Appeared in 1927 "Show Boat" and 1945 "State Fair." Also appeared as Barney Kurtz in episode of "I Love Lucy" as a vaudevillian partner of Fred Mertz.	ADJ, May 24, 2011, Peeps at our Past.
Nov, 1936	Ernistine Schumann-Heink	She was considered one of the greates vocal talents in the opera world. She paid a visit to Antigo for a performance and Elcho for the wedding of her granddaughter.	ADJ, November 16, 2011, Peeps at our Past.
May, 1937	Life Magazine	Life Magazine did a three page pictorial on the Antigo High School Class of 1938 Junior Prom. The magazine also covered the class's reunion on July 29, 1957.	ADJ, June 29, 1957
1940's	John Trever	Son of J.H. Trever, Antigo district attorney in the 1880's. He played a leading role in revealing the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He took the first photographs of the scrolls that remain the best documentation of their original physical condition.	ADJ, January 23, 2010, page 1
1940	Kathleen McCarey	A newsreel filmographer who produced a film called "Life in Antigo." The ADJ is trying to locate a copy of this film.	ADJ, June 28, 1940 ADJ, April 14, 2007, page 1
1940's	?	Former Langlade County Man was Kin of Pike's Peak Discoverer.	ADJ, May 6, 1948, page 9
1940's	John Clark Adams	John Clark Adams, Son of One of Wisconsin's Earliest Protestant Missionaries Lived Here.	ADJ, December 8, 1948, page 1
1940's	Frank Suick	Frank Suick developed a musky bait called the Suick and prized by many anglers.	ADJ, March 17, 1949, page 1
1940's	Bob Hope	Bob Hope, Antigo hardwareman had a link in '40s.	ADJ, September 2, 2003 PrimeTime
1940's & 1950's	Joe McCarthy	Circuit Judge and U.S. Senator. Antigo part of his court circuit.	ADJ, January 23, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3
July 11, 1947	Japanese submarine	A small Japanese suicide submarine was exhibited at 5th avenue and Clermont Street.	ADJ, July 11, 1947, page 3
Aug 19, 1949	Philip Morris' Johnny	Philip Morris cigarette advertising "little person" spokesperson Johnny visited Antigo.	ADJ, August 19, 1949, page 3
1950-60's	John Kolb	John Kolb, ex-Chicago 1920's gang member & owner of Nomad Trading Post, was intriguing northwoods character.	ADJ, Aug 7, 2006 PrimeTime
Feb 24, 1960	Jack & Jackie Kennedy	Presidential campaign visit. Webmaster remembers sitting in high school gym during visit.	ADJ, March 3, 2008, "PrimeTimes"
Mar 6, 1960	Aunt Jemima	The women advertising spokesperson Aunt Jemima made appearances around Antigo to promote her pancake products. She visited at Wesley Hall and several grocery stores and was interviewed by Walter John Chilsen on WSAU television.	ADJ, Mar 5, 1960
March 31, 1960	Robert Kennedy	President Jack Kennedy's brother and Attorney General of the United States.	ADJ, February 17, 2008, "Bit & Pieces," page 3 ADJ, February 31, 1960
April 5, 1960	Mrs. Hubert Humphrey	Mrs Humphrey and St.Paul Mayor Joseph Dillion visited Antigo just before an election between Hubert Humphrey and Jack Kennedy for the Democratic presidential election in November. Hubert Humphrey, Jack Kennedy, his wife Jackie, Robert Kennedy and now Humphrey's wife all have visited Antigo.	ADJ, April 5, 2010, Peep at our past, page 4
about Nov 15, 1960	Vladimir Horowitz	One of the greatest ppianists of the 20th century appeared at the Antigo High School gym as part of the Civic Music series.	ADJ November 13, 2010 "Bits & Pieces," page 14
1960's	?	Antigo Man's Father Inventor of Flight Recorder on Planes.	ADJ, March 9, 1963, page 3
1960's	Bart Starr	Quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. Owned cottage on Bass Lake. Several "Glory Years" teammates also.	ADJ, January 23, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3
1964	?	History of Japanese Rifles written by Antigo Native.	ADJ, November 10, 1964, page 6
Feb 1965	CBS	CBS Films Report on Antigo's Fluoridated Water Experience.	ADJ, February 4, 1965, page 1 & February 20, 1965
May 18, 1965	Adin Reynolds	Aniwa resident, Adin Reynolds appears on "To Tell the Truth" television show.	ADJ, May 18, 1965, page 3
July 21, 1965 also 1948 & 1967	Former President Eisenhower and wife.	Ike & Mamie Vacation at Minocqua Lake. Webmaster Note: Returning from this vacation by railroad they stopped at the Antigo Depot and both came out on the rear platform of their private car and waved to the people. I remember while they were waving seeing my father, who was a railroad car inspector, checking the wheels of Ike's private car for "hot boxes."	ADJ, July 21, 1965, page 3
Dec 27, 1965	Cornelia Mohr	Refugee (Cornelia Mohr) from Russian Czar once lived in Antigo.	ADJ, December 27, 1965, page 3
October 12-19, 2006	CBS	A CBS news crew spends week in White Lake, entire area, doing story for news show about bottle a 10 year old Josh Baker threw into lake. Segment tells story of Baker, his bottle and its recovery nearly a year after his death after returning from tour of duty in Iraq.	ADJ, October 19, 2006, page 1
1980's?	Jimmie Johnson	Race Car Driver. 2009 Associated Press sports figure of the year.	ADJ, January 23, 2010, "Bits & Pieces," page 3
Mar 1985	Kevin Hermening	Kevin Hermening, a Wisconsin native, and one of the hostages held at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981 was a special guest at the Langlade County Republican Party's Lincoln Day dinner.	ADJ, Feb 19, 1985
1990's?	Willie Nelson	Willie Nelson's tour bus was seen heading north on Superior Street with a fishing boat in tow.	ADJ, January 23, 2010, Bits & Pieces
Mar 8, 2000	Rosemarie Trapp	Rosemarie Trapp, the eight member of the Austrian Von Trapp family of which "The Sound of Music"" was based visited in Antigo. She gave several talks and visited area school children.	ADJ, March 9, 2000
Feb 14, 2010	Prof. Mike Leckrone & UW varsity band	The famous Univ. of Wis. band thrives on both a fun atmosphere, musical excellence and audience participation. Special local guests at the event were Mayor Bill Brandt, former UW football player and Dr. Ted Fox, former Bucky Badger mascot.	ADJ, February 12, 2010 ADJ, February 15, 2010
Summer 2010	Larry Gatlin Brothers Band	Larry Gatlin told story Dec 19, 2011 on FNN Fox & Friends Show about being in Antigo during the 2010 FuddFest and eating at the Heartbreakers Bar & Grill.	ADJ, December 24, 2011, Bits & Pieces, page 3
	Melvin Laird	Wisconsin Congressman & U.S. Secretary of Defense.
	Tommy Thompson	Wisconsin Governor & U.S. Secretary of Health I remember seeing him ride a motorcycle through Antigo.
Celebrities that traveled on the highway through Antigo on the way to other destinations.
	Elizabeth Taylor	Actress. She may have travel through Antigo as a teenager on her way to her uncle's place near Eagle River.
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