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1. "20th Century Pioneers...Carving Out Cranberry Lands in the Northwoods" by Dave Engel August 1991 - The MW Cranberry growers hosted the Wisconsin State Cranberry Grower's summer meeting and field day on August 7,1991 at Bartling's Manitowish Cranberry. This article was published in the day's program guide.

   1991

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2. "78 Vilas County Lakes Given New Names by Federal Board" 3/18/1941 - The article lists eight lakes in the Town of Spider Lake that are renamed.

   3/18/1941

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3. "A Testimonial to the Guide, ...willing worker and experienced fisherman" found in Henry A. Voss' scrapbook - Printed in "Lunch at Boney's Mound; A Portrait of family and Friends" by Ruth Dickerson Gardner. Ruthie found this poem in her grandfather Henry's scrapbook.

   ca 1940's

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4. "A Tradition Unlike Any Other", a narrative about deer hunting and deer camps by John Hanson 2022 - John reflects on the traditions of deer hunting season in the Northwoods and how they impacted business at Hanson's Hardware.

   11/2022

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5. "Big Development Around Rest Lake" 12/1928 Iron County Miner (Hurley, WI) - Lakeland Lands, Inc, managed by Morris Holzman of Eagle River, had land holdings in what is now downtown Manitowish Waters and on Rest Lake. In the 1920s they began selling the property for development and summer homes. The article discusses the building for the Northern Lights Hotel, Tower Tea Room and Schuster's Bakery.

   12/7/1928

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6. "Camp Mercer CCC is Active; Many Projects Carried on by Enrollees" Newspaper article written by Bill Summers, Camp Mercer project superintendent, published in the Ironwood Daily Globe. 6/20/1933 - The article reviews the purpose and accomplishments of CCC Camp Mercer, specifically fire prevention and suppression.

   6/20/1933

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7. "Champs"- a poem by John Bates - The poem reflects the circle of life of the land that was the CCC Camp Mercer baseball field, home to the baseball champions.

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8. "Cranberry Ranch is Taking Shape" 9/22/1947 - A newspaper article about the cranberry marshes being built along Little Trout Lake in Manitowish Waters.

   9/22/1947

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9. "Dillinger's Escape is Northwoods Legend" 8/1/1988 - George Bazso and Emil Wanatka Jr. tell their memories of Dillinger and his accomplices hiding out and escape from Little Bohemia Lodge in April 1934.

   8/1/1988

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10. "Dillinger's Money Still a Mystery" 11/7/1982 - Dillinger allegedly buried $200,000 somewhere in the Northern Highland State Forest. It has never been found.

    11/7/1982

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11. "Down on the Wild Rice Farm" by Barbara LaPorte Bartling 1971-2005 - Learn about LaRoe Farms commercially growing wild rice in our area. From the MWHS 11/2021 newsletter.

    10/2021

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12. "Early Cranberry Life in Manitowish Waters" - transcript of interview with John and Barbara McFarland 2/24/2015 - John's parents, John "Mac" and June, were two of the cranberry pioneers establishing cranberry marshes in MW in the mid 1940s. John and Barbara became sole owners in 1976 and then sold the property to Northland Cranberry Co. in 1996.

    2015

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13. "Fish Tales" by Ruth Gardner - Ruthie relates how fishing guides became an integral part of early Northwoods history recalling some of her favorite characters.

    4/2020

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14. "Government on the Home Front" by Frank DiLeonardi 10/2020 1928-2020 - This article discusses Manitowish Waters government structure and changes from its inception in 1928 to 2020. It includes an interview with the current Town Chairman, John Hanson.

    10/2020

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15. "Guides Hall of Fame His Epitaph" by Les Johnson - A tribute to legendary fishing guides and their work. Printed in "Lunch at Boney's Mound" by Ruth Dickerson Gardner.

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16. "Hanson, DNR criticized for controversial removal of 'floating island'"- by Eric Johnson, reporter for The Lakeland Times 4/2008 - The Rest Lake floating island was removed via excavator in February 2008. The Wisconsin DNR approved the permit submitted by Town Chairman John Hanson. Area residents and Town Board Supervisors felt the removal was not properly discussed and decided prior to the action.

    4/8/2008

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17. "In Island Lake- A Party of Evansvillians Enjoying Fishing" 1895 - A group of Indiana men travel to the Manitowish chain of lakes for a week of fishing and hunting. They stayed at LaFave's Island Lake Resort.

    10/6/1895

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18. "Keego Lodge- an Era Ends" by reporter Liza Tuttle- North Star Journal 8/14/1985 - Believed to be the first settlement on Big Lake ca 1890. It was a private hunting and fishing club or estate into the 1940s. The property included a girls camp for a short time, ca 1917 into the 1920s

    8/14/1985

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19. "Keith Island on Big Lake" by Kay Krans ca 1890s - ca 1930s - Kay's article reviews the island's history of ownership, discusses the Keith family's farm on the mainland, lists the different caretakers employed and shares a few of the family's favorite memories.

    6/2023

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20. "Let's Go on Vacation!" An article about the Barber-Greene Lodge on Stone Lake. By Frank DiLeonardi 1920s -2021 - The Barber family had one of the first vacation homes in the Manitowish Waters area.

    2/2021

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