EAGLE RIVER - Ken Schels, the owner of KMS, a custom wood and metal shop in Eagle River, makes pieces to honor his family's past as well as nature itself. His family was one of the pioneer families in Eagle River. That's how he came to appreciate all that the forest has to give.
"They moved out to the Nicolet National Forest, and they lived there for eight years without water or electricity, squatting on government land," Schels said. "You know, my mom used to go to Anvil Lake and chop a hole in the ice to get the water for themselves, as well as for the animals."
Schels says that his job is like putting together puzzle pieces, but that nature does most of the work.
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