Painting of a river with a boat and people in it

The Duchy of Gogebic Article DRAFT PUBLIC In the uppermost reaches of the remote northern frontier lies the rugged and lightly settled Duchy of Gogebic. A heavily wooded landscape dotted with lakes and wild rivers flowing north to frigid Lake Superior. Gogebic is overseen by the venerable Sir Blackburn from the stone timber fort White Pine Tower. Gogebic’s primary assets are its timber, metals, and waters teeming with fish. The duchy’s vast virgin stands of towering white pine and hemlock draw hardy lumber crews into the backcountry. Oxcarts haul logs to the shores of Lake Superior destined for sawmills in allied fiefs. Streams filled with brook trout help sustain these isolated camps. Rumors also persist of a dormant iron craze waiting to be unearthed again if new mineral veins appear. But previous prospecting ventures ended abruptly when deposits pinched out. Perhaps future scientific methods will unlock further riches hidden beneath the bedrock. For now Gogebic remains largely wilderness, its tiny settlements clinging to the shores of Lake Superior as conduits of the timber trade. Their only link to distant civilization comes via occasional supply barges battling the lake’s wild storms.