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Filmmakers shooting in Northwoods

By TOM LAVENTURE

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HURLEY - An independent film crew was south of Hurley on Thursday to shoot a scene for their comedy feature.

"We're filmmakers from Milwaukee," said Mike Cheslik, director of the film, "Hundreds of Beavers," a comedy feature that is two years in the making and now in production for the past nine weeks.

The story is set during the fur trade, he said. It's not focusing on the fur trade in general, but is the story of one man who goes from being an applejack distiller to learning the trade of fur trapping. He figures out how to trap beavers and bunni...