Ladysmith is a city and the county seat of Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,216 at the 2020 census.
State Bank of Ladysmith
Steely-blue chalcocite from the Flambeau Mine
Rusk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,188. Its county seat is Ladysmith. The Chippewa and Flambeau rivers and their tributaries flow through the county. The land ranges from corn/soybean farms and dairy farms to lakes rimmed with vacation homes to hiking trails through the Blue Hills.
Ladysmith Carnegie Library, designed by Claude and Starck. It is now operated as a bed and breakfast inn.
The Flambeau Mission Church, the first church in the county, was built around 1884. It served the Ojibwe, loggers and settlers.
Image: Chalcocite Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin