Eagle River, Wisconsin: Albino Deer
A pale woodland local oddity is now stuffed and on display inside a glass case.
Trees For Tomorrow
- Address:
- 519 E. Sheridan St., Eagle River, WI
- Directions:
- Trees For Tomorrow. Northeast edge of town. From Sheridan St. turn north onto Trees St.
- Phone:
- 715-479-6456
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The albino deer is no longer at the library; it is now at Trees For Tomorrow.
[Craig Grondfeldt, 07/21/2020]
In April 1982, drivers on US Highway 45, between Eagle River and Conover, were entranced by a strange vision: a grazing albino buck with pink eyes. The 2-year old deer was spotted repeatedly in the North Woods, munching in the Spring snow melt along the road.
A week later, the buck was dead, hit by a car. Someone had the presence of mind to preserve the carcass and mount it for display. Today you can check out this white-pelted oddity in the window of Eagle River's public library -- positioned in mid-dash, perhaps as a reminder to the community of the seasonal hazards of unpredictable creatures.
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 02/04/2008]
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Trees For Tomorrow is an offshoot of the U.S. Forest Service, promoting woodlands and "natural resources management."