Northwest Wisconsin Part 3
From the City Journal "On Wisconsin!"
Gordon
Population: 645
Gordon is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin
Trivia:
Jake Patterson, perpetrator of the kidnapping of Jayme Closs who is currently serving two life sentences without parole plus 40
years, was born in Gordon.
Grantsburg
Population: 1341
Grantsburg is a village in Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States. The village is located within the Town of Grantsburg. It was
established by Canute Anderson.
Trivia:
Grantsburg held an early snowmobile skipping event in 1977, also known as snowmobile watercross, and continues to host an annual
International Watercross Association Championship in July.
Hawkins
Population: 305
The community was most likely named for Marsh P. Hawkins, who was the secretary and treasurer of the Minneapolis & St. Louis division of
the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad in the 1880s.
Hayward
Population: 2318
Hayward is a city in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, next to the Namekagon River. It is the county seat of Sawyer County. The
city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward.
Trivia:
Hayward officially has one sister city: Lillehammer, Norway
Hertel
Population: 133
Hertel is an unincorporated community located in Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States. Hertel is located on Wisconsin Highway 70 west
of Spooner, in the town of La Follette.
Trivia:
The community was named for its first postmaster, Otto Hertel, who opened the post office in July 1898. The post office closed on September
13, 1997.