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White Water Rapids

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Description: A young woman is sitting in a canoe at the top of white water rapids on the Crystal River. A young man is holding onto her canoe. Behind them a man and wom...
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Rocky Island

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Description: Two women and a man are walking down the dock near a boat named "Chippewa" on Rocky Island.c South Twin Island is across the water in the background.
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Namekagon Queen

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Description: Men, women, and children are on a riverboat named "Namekagon Queen," which is on the Namekagon River next to a wooden dock.
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Sailboat on Chequamegon Bay

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Description: Three people are sitting in a small wooden sailboat with a red sail. Trees are covering the shoreline in the background.
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Boating on the Wisconsin River

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Description: Elevated view across water towards a group of people in a motorboat on the Wisconsin River.
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Fishing on Chain of Lakes

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Description: View from shoreline of three men sitting on a small motorboat with their fishing rods on Waupaca Chain O'Lakes. Other boats are on the lake in the distance...
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On a Motor Boat

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Description: Elevated view of two young men and two young women sitting in a motorboat. The driver is wearing a shirt, and the two women and the other man are wearing b...
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Cooking on a Campfire

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Description: Three men are sitting around a campfire cooking meat and hash on iron skillets. There are trees and a lake in the background.
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Chopping Wood

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Description: View across lawn towards a man swinging an ax to split a piece of wood.
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Children Sawing Wood

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Description: Two children are kneeling while sawing a log of wood with a hand saw, while a third child is watching in the center. Behind them are picnic tables in the s...
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Camper at Campground

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Description: Three children are sitting at a picnic table, or in chairs next to an Avalon camper under an awning. A dog is sitting next to one of the girls.
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Sunbathing

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Description: A women and a young girl are relaxing on lawn chairs in front of a picnic table and a trailer with an awning. There is a bicycle next to the trailer on the...
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Ice Fishing

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Description: A man is standing on the ice of a lake, using an ice chisel to make a hole in the ice. Behind him a man is sitting on an Evinrude snowmobile prepping the t...
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Trout Fishing

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Description: View across river towards a man wearing waders standing knee-deep in the Bois Brule River near the shoreline. He is holding a fishing pole in his right han...
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River Fishing

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Description: View across water towards an elderly man standing calf-deep in the Bois Brule River holding fly rod.
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Fishing from a Rowboat

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Description: View across water towards two men fishing from a rowboat. Trees are along the opposite shoreline.
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Man Holding Stringer of Fish

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Description: Slightly elevated view of two men sitting in a rowboat. One of the men is holding up a stringer of fish.
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Trout Fishing

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Description: View across stream towards a man bending over to net a fish he has caught in the Bois Brule River. He is holding a fishing pole in his right hand, and the ...

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