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Rob Burg
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Environmental Historian, Detroit Tigers fan, and a lover of free democratic societies. Find my podcast at NorthCountryHistoryWithRobBurg.buzzsprout.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
I will be sporting my "America Needs Historians" shirt tomorrow at the No Kings Rally in Lansing, Michigan.
October 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I head out on my 2025 Podcast Tour in 3 weeks. Besides camping equipment, clothes, and food, 11 of the 16 nights will be camping, I am gathering research material, a box of primary and secondary sources, including these books. I figure that my 3rd season will be entirely on this trip.
July 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It's Monday. That means a brand new episode of the North Country History podcast. Listen this week to Episode 02, Season 02, "The Civilian Conservation Corps Part 1: The New Deal's Outdoors Restoration Program" with guest Phil Naud.
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June 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Hello! Season 2 of the North Country History podcast has debuted. Listen here for an introduction to the new season and for a recap of Season 1.
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June 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A special bonus episode of the North Country History podcast to honor Memorial Day is now live. Listen here to learn about Edward Hartwick-Soldier and Lumberman.
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May 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
One of my past freelance projects was working with the Globe Trekker crew on their Tough Boats Great Lakes episode.
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World’s Toughest Boat Trips | The Great Lakes, USA | Free Documentary
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April 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thank you everyone for supporting the podcast. 500 downloads is a nice beginning!
April 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A bonus episode of the North Country History with Rob Burg. Learn of David Ward's timber cruising in 1854, battling deep snow and below zero temperatures and racing a competing timber cruiser in purchasing 16,000 acres of prime timber.
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April 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The final episode of Season 1 of the podcast is now available. Listen here to "Deward: The Last of Michigan's Lumber Boomtowns."
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March 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
11 episodes in, I have 375 downloads from five different countries. I gained a listener in Thailand this week! These stats do not include my YouTube followers, so there might be other foreign audience members there. I do know that my uncle listens on YouTube, so that's a few more Canadian downloads.
March 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Episode 11 of North Country History with Rob Burg is now streaming. This week I talk with Craig Kasmer about "The Wildlife of the Forests." Forests have been home to many animals and major disturbances have affected these species.
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March 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
And that's a wrap! The final episode of Season 1 of the North Country History with Rob Burg podcast is ready to be released. Episode 12, "Deward: The Last of Michigan's Lumber Boomtown" premiers on March 10.
Season 2 will premier in June.
February 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This week's episode of the North Country History with Rob Burg podcast is live. Listen to "Sigurd Olson and the Meaning of Wilderness." Sigurd Olson was a leading voice in the movement to preserve wilderness.
Listen to the podcast here:
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February 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This week's episode, "Karen Hartwick and Hartwick Pines State Park" is out. Special guest, Hillary Pine, the historian at Hartwick Pines State Park, shares the story of Karen Hartwick and the creation of Hartwick Pines State Park.
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February 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
One of the best things that I have seen today.
February 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It's another episode of the North Country History with Rob Burg podcast. This week I travel to the Historic Higgins Lake Nursery and the Beal Plantation in Grayling to introduce you to "The Birth of Reforestation."
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February 3, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Reposted by Rob Burg
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
November 21, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The newest episode of the North Country History with Rob Burg podcast is out now. Listen to "Winter Logging" here.
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January 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Do you love forests? Then please checkout my podcast on the Forest History of the Great Lakes.
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North Country History with Rob Burg
Your podcast on the Forest History of the Great Lakes Region. The forests of the Great Lakes have been home to people for centuries and have provided great resources and wealth, shelter, food, and rec...
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January 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM