Where Mike Served
Camp Manitowish, Manitowish, WI
Camp Boot Lake, Townsend, WI
Camp Blue Lake, Minocqua, WI
All three camps were in Northern Wisconsin. He earned $30 per month, but $25 was sent home to his mother. He could only keep $5.
My dad was a wood sawyer with the CCCs from 1935 to 1939. He never spoke highly of those days. It was difficult work; hot summers and harsh winters, illnesses and injuries. Yet, he saved these 90 photos, perhaps for the camaraderie.
Here is his glimpse of the Greatest Generation. A glimpse into a group of underprivileged kids trying to survive during the Great Depression. Here is my tribute to him, and to the nearly forgotten part of Americana: The Civilian Conservation Corps.
~ Glen Shulfer 2020
Camp Manitowish, Manitowish, WI
Camp Boot Lake, Townsend, WI
Camp Blue Lake, Minocqua, WI
All three camps were in Northern Wisconsin. He earned $30 per month, but $25 was sent home to his mother. He could only keep $5.
A short video about the history of the CCC.
