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Herbster, Wisconsin

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Logging remained the force in Herbster's economy throughout the 20th century, driven by the Isaksson family, who still operate the sawmill and remain the largest landowners in the area. Today, service trades and a growing tourist industry have emerged as major players in the Herbster economy.
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Herbster has one restaurant at the crossroad of Lenawee Road and Highway 13. There are gift shops along Highway 13. Master cabinetmaker Howard Bowers ran a woodworking shop until his death in 2009.
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Herbster School closed its doors in 1990, but its historic log gymnasium remains open as a community center and town hall. School children from Herbster now attend school in Port Wing at
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According to legend, Herbster was named after a logger, Billy Herbster.
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joins the lake in the middle of the community. The unique ecosystems of
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Census-designated places in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
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Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
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Herbster is 7 miles (11 km) east of 525: 511: 503: 473:Howard Bowers deceased October 21, 2009, 20: 427:"Herbster, WI Profile: Facts & Data" 399:United States Department of the Interior 373: 254: 230: 196: 175: 167: 138: 104: 69: 38: 379: 377: 1005:Census-designated places in Wisconsin 475:http://www.norlightsgifts.com/?110010 242: 213: 188: 180: 159: 156:5.572 sq mi (14.43 km) 151: 148:5.572 sq mi (14.43 km) 143: 126: 114: 7: 390:Geographic Names Information System 533:Municipalities and communities of 330:sit just to the east of Herbster. 14: 299:and 8 miles (13 km) west of 291:, located on the south shore of 52: 51: 44: 395:United States Geological Survey 1: 164:0 sq mi (0 km) 350:South Shore School District 309:Chequamegon National Forest 1021: 536:Bayfield County, Wisconsin 965: 593: 547: 70: 39: 30: 172:623 ft (190 m) 484:Retrieved on 2010-09-08 273:census-designated place 90:46.832365°N 91.260853°W 33:Census-designated place 600: 193:19/sq mi (7.2/km) 599: 441:"U.S. Census website" 385:"Herbster, Wisconsin" 216: • Summer ( 95:46.832365; -91.260853 978:United States portal 305:Wisconsin Highway 13 190: • Density 86: /  25:Herbster, Wisconsin 601: 480:2011-07-14 at the 445:U.S. Census Bureau 182: • Total 161: • Water 145: • Total 987: 986: 498:Community website 266: 265: 153: • Land 1012: 979: 972: 971:Wisconsin portal 822:Ashland Junction 598: 559: 552: 542: 537: 527: 520: 513: 504: 485: 471: 465: 462: 456: 455: 453: 451: 437: 431: 430: 423: 417: 416: 409: 403: 402: 381: 221: 101: 100: 98: 97: 96: 91: 87: 84: 83: 82: 79: 55: 54: 48: 21: 1020: 1019: 1015: 1014: 1013: 1011: 1010: 1009: 990: 989: 988: 983: 977: 970: 961: 951: 938: 931: 813: 806: 758: 620: 602: 596: 591: 562: 557: 550: 543: 540: 535: 531: 494: 489: 488: 482:Wayback Machine 472: 468: 463: 459: 449: 447: 439: 438: 434: 425: 424: 420: 411: 410: 406: 383: 382: 375: 370: 358: 343: 320:Cranberry River 281:Bayfield County 239: 215: 94: 92: 88: 85: 80: 77: 75: 73: 72: 66: 65: 64: 63: 62: 61: 60: 56: 35: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1018: 1016: 1008: 1007: 1002: 992: 991: 985: 984: 982: 981: 974: 966: 963: 962: 959: 957: 953: 952: 950: 949: 943: 941: 933: 932: 930: 929: 924: 919: 914: 909: 904: 899: 894: 889: 884: 879: 874: 869: 864: 859: 854: 849: 844: 839: 834: 829: 824: 818: 816: 812:Unincorporated 808: 807: 805: 804: 799: 794: 789: 784: 779: 774: 768: 766: 760: 759: 757: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 731: 726: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 696: 691: 686: 681: 676: 671: 666: 661: 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 630: 628: 622: 621: 619: 618: 612: 610: 604: 603: 594: 592: 590: 589: 584: 579: 572: 570: 564: 563: 548: 545: 544: 532: 530: 529: 522: 515: 507: 501: 500: 493: 492:External links 490: 487: 486: 466: 457: 432: 418: 404: 372: 371: 369: 366: 357: 354: 342: 339: 277:Town of Clover 264: 263: 260: 253: 252: 247: 241: 240: 237: 235: 229: 228: 222: 212: 211: 201: 195: 194: 191: 187: 186: 183: 179: 178: 174: 173: 170: 166: 165: 162: 158: 157: 154: 150: 149: 146: 142: 141: 137: 136: 131: 125: 124: 119: 113: 112: 109: 103: 102: 68: 67: 58: 57: 50: 49: 43: 42: 41: 40: 37: 36: 31: 28: 27: 24: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1017: 1006: 1003: 1001: 998: 997: 995: 980: 975: 973: 968: 967: 964: 958: 954: 948: 945: 944: 942: 940: 934: 928: 925: 923: 920: 918: 915: 913: 910: 908: 905: 903: 900: 898: 895: 893: 890: 888: 885: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 865: 863: 860: 858: 855: 853: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 830: 828: 825: 823: 820: 819: 817: 815: 809: 803: 800: 798: 795: 793: 790: 788: 785: 783: 780: 778: 775: 773: 770: 769: 767: 765: 761: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 705: 702: 700: 697: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 631: 629: 627: 623: 617: 614: 613: 611: 609: 605: 588: 585: 583: 580: 577: 574: 573: 571: 569: 565: 561: 560: 553: 546: 541:United States 538: 528: 523: 521: 516: 514: 509: 508: 505: 499: 496: 495: 491: 483: 479: 476: 470: 467: 461: 458: 446: 442: 436: 433: 428: 422: 419: 414: 408: 405: 400: 396: 392: 391: 386: 380: 378: 374: 367: 365: 362: 355: 353: 351: 346: 340: 338: 336: 331: 329: 325: 321: 316: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 293:Lake Superior 290: 289:United States 286: 282: 278: 275:(CDP) in the 274: 270: 261: 258: 251: 248: 246: 236: 234: 226: 223: 219: 209: 208:Central (CST) 205: 202: 200: 192: 184: 171: 163: 155: 147: 135: 132: 130: 123: 120: 118: 111:United States 110: 108: 99: 71:Coordinates: 47: 34: 29: 22: 16: 791: 555: 469: 460: 448:. 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Census-designated place
Herbster is located in Wisconsin
46°49′57″N 91°15′39″W / 46.832365°N 91.260853°W / 46.832365; -91.260853
Country
State
Wisconsin
County
Bayfield
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code(s)
715 and 534
GNIS
census-designated place
Town of Clover
Bayfield County
Wisconsin
United States
Lake Superior
Port Wing
Cornucopia
Wisconsin Highway 13
Chequamegon National Forest
2010 census
Cranberry River
Bark Point

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