1.   And mention of gun control brings scowls in the rural regions, especially the north woods.

2.   Ah, the great north woods, Hemingway country, a place where men are men and moose are stuffed and mounted.

3.   But in recent years, the north woods have become more popular among younger people who drive sport utility vehicles and pack a computer in their travel bags.

4.   Here the windigo, the spirit of the great north woods, reigns supreme.

5.   I once knew some people who took a vacation in the north woods with friends.

6.   Sobolewski, the son of Polish immigrants, said the vacationers in the north woods used to be mostly working people, like himself.

7.   We learned, for instance, that misguided militiamen train in the north woods for the day they will be called on to fight against their own government.

8.   Winter now grips the north woods and the ground is frozen, too hard for even the steel teeth of a backhoe to gouge.