Week 7

                This week I decided to talk about the Paper mill that is located in the center of Johnsonburg and takes up most of the space. Many people look at Domtar as a disgrace to the town, but they aren't residents of the factory driven town. Domtar employs over 300 people, most of which reside in Johnsonburg. Without the presence of this mill many people would be jobless and then be forced to move in search of a job. This doesn't seem like a problem, but this would take the already low population to the ground and possibly make Johnsonburg a ghost town.

The mafia happens to be a big part in American history and surprisingly Johnsonburg's history as well. We have a hotel down town called "The Johnsonburg Hotel" that is unfortunately no longer running and hasn't been running for a couple decades. This hotel happened to serve as a mafia safe haven for those who were looking to go off the radar for a while. The common theme of mafia members and leaders coming here left Johnsonburg with an interesting nickname, "Little Chicago".  Rumor has it that Al Capone stayed here, actually the sign in books prove that he did indeed stay there a hand full of times.

                Growing up I've heard numerous stories, whether most of them are true I'm not sure. Like the guy that was cut up in a barrel and sent down the clarion river. Regardless of the actual truth of these stories, it's neat living in a small town with a big history.