EXHIBIT 99.1


    WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                          PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SS.1350

                  Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350,
I, the undersigned President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Badger
Paper Mills, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June 30,
2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.



/s/ Robert A. Olah
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Robert A. Olah
August 14, 2002