Episode 23 - Wisconsin's Favorite Woodland Critter (The Hodag)

About this episode

Aaron discusses the history of the Hodag, a creature from American lumberjack folklore.

In this short episode Aaron goes over the history of the pride of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, the Hodag. This creature is a part of one of his favorite sects of American folklore, lumberjack folklore. Sit back and enjoy this small piece of Midwestern Americana. Click this link to check out all our socials. https://linktr.ee/dotupodcast If you like to support this podcast financially you can become a monthly donor at patreon.com/dotupodcast. If you enjoy the podcast please tell your friends, subscribe and follow me on YouTube and all the social media platforms, and give me a rating wherever possible, but especially on Apple Podcasts. It'll really help the podcast grow. Thanks so much for listening! References for this episode: Fearsome Critters http://www.lib.lumberwoods.org/fc/hodag.html Hodag Country Festival https://www.hodag.com/country-music/ What’s The Hodag Rhinelander, Wisconsin https://explorerhinelander.com/whats-the-hodag/ The Hodag Wisconsin Historical Society https://wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS16353 Hodag Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodag#:~:text=In%20American%20folklore%2C%20the%20hodag,the%20hands%20of%20their%20masters. Background photo by…

People in this episode

Host: Aaron F.

Topics covered

• American folklore
• lumberjack folklore
• Hodag
• Midwestern Americana
• Wisconsin culture

Keywords

• Hodag
• Rhinelander
• Wisconsin
• American folklore
• lumberjack folklore
• Midwestern Americana

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hodag Country Festival, Wisconsin Historical Society, Apple Podcasts

Books & works: Fearsome Critters, Hodag

Places: Rhinelander, Wisconsin

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