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1. A short story about woodman, guide and resort owner Fay Buck and his encounter with 3 Lynx in the Manitowish Waters area. 1898 - A brief article in an 1898 edition of Forest and Stream Magazine detailing Fay Buck's encounter with 3 lynx; the struggle and capture of the two young ones.

   Hunting Collection

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2. Biographical article (1924) and obituary (1957) of Anna Buck, ex-wife of Fayette Buck and owner of The Divide Resort in Winchester, WI 1877-1957

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3. Boiling maple tree sap to make syrup. ca 1900 - Photo is from the Fayette Buck estate.

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4. Buck's early camping outposts. 1903-1904 - George Buck and son Fayette operated the Divide Resort on the Turtle Lakes and Spider Lake Resort on the Manitowish Chain. They used outposts, as seen on Fayette's maps included in this record, to offer guests side trips away from the resort.

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5. Divide Resort- A Paradise for Hunters and Fishermen Who At This Resort Have All Conveniences. 7/1/1897 - Article in the New North newspaper (Rhinelander, WI). The article reviews the Divide Resort and area fishing. It also reports the Buck's intend to build another resort in Manitowish waters.

   7/1/1897

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6. Divide Resort on the Turtle Lakes in Winchester- brochure 1910-1917 - Fayette Buck operated the resort 1908-1917. He and his father George W ran it in partnership prior to that. See record #2019.3.7 for the inside of the brochure.

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7. Divide Resort on the Turtle Lakes in Winchester- brochure and newspaper clippings. 1908-1917 - Fayette Buck took over ownership of the resort in 1908 after dividing the G.W Buck & Son properties between father George and son Fayette. Fayette left the business to his wife, Anna, in 1917 when he moved to Nebraska. Of interest: brochure references Divide, WI; classified ad includes "absolutely no bar in connection"

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8. Fayette Buck obituary and photo of his second wife, Orpha Nokes Buck. 1964 - Fayette Buck 1874-1964. The Buck Family were pioneers in northern Wisconsin in the late 1800's. They owned and operated Buck's Spider Lake Resort in Manitowish Waters and the Divide Resort in Winchester. Fayette was quite a good woodsman in his younger years. MWHS archived several published articles about his Northwoods guiding and trapping adventures.

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9. Fayette Buck's exhibit of mounted animals. ca 1900s-1930s - Fayette Buck (1874-1964) and his family were pioneers in northern Wisconsin in the late 1800's. They owned and operated Buck's Spider Lake Resort in Manitowish Waters and the Divide Resort in Winchester. Fayette was quite a guide and trapper in his younger years. He traveled extensively showing his exhibit of mounted animals.

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10. Fayette Buck's map for Buck's Divide Resort and Cabins 1891-1916 - This resort map has annotations by Judge Tuller of Tullers Camp on South Turtle Lake. The back of the map has notes and dates about Fayette's business ventures, community service and fish, bird and animal mounts.

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11. Fayette Buck's narrative about moving to Wisconsin for trapping and later establishing the Divide and Spider Lake Resorts with his father. 1874-1908 - This was written by Fay and cut from the brochure for the Divide Resort. A PDF is attached for easier reading- see below See record # 2019.3.7 in the Archives Catalog for a complete image of the inside of the brochure which includes this narrative and map.

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12. Fishing pictures from Buck's camps in the Winchester area. 1894-1895 - George W. and son Fayette Buck had outpost camps located throughout the Northwoods. They operated out of the Divide Resort on Turtle Lake and Spider Lake Resort on the Manitowish waters.

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13. Foot paths and portage trails in the Winchester area before railroads were established. 1904 - Used to travel between lakes or from the railroad depots to resorts or out-camps.

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14. Government documents giving title for land in what is now Winchester and Manitowish Waters to George W. Buck & Son. 1895 and 1900 - 1895 patent was for land on the northwest end of North Turtle Lake.(T43N R5E S5 L4) 1900 indenture was for the property on Spider and Manitowish Lakes where Buck's Spider Lake Resort was located. (T42N R5E S14 L9) Buck may have homesteaded the properties as early as 1892.See attached 1896 and 1898 news clipping inferring the resorts were established prior to ownership documents.

    1895 and 1900

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15. Hand drawn map by Fayette Buck for the G.W. Buck & Son showing the Turtle and Manitowish waters where they operated resorts. 1900 - The map highlights their Divide Resort in Winchester and Spider Lake Resort on Manitowish and Spider Lakes. It also notes their area tent camps and Buck's Hotel in Manitowish,WI. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM97107

    1900

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16. "How Fur is Caught" 1894. A 5 part series chronicling fur trapping with Fay Buck in the Circle Lily and Turtle Lake areas. - A series of articles written by E. Hough for Forest and Stream, a weekly New York publication, titled "How Fur is Caught". The articles detail Hough's February 1894 journey accompanying pioneer and trapper Fay Buck running his fur trapping line in the Circle Lily and Turtle Lake areas. The last article includes his tales of joining Joe Blair of Plum Lake on the running of his trap line.

    Hunting and Trapping

    Record Type: Library

    
17. Images of Fayette Buck when he owned and operated the Divide Resort in Winchester, WI late 1890s-early1900s

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18. Images of the Divide Resort on the Turtle Lakes in Winchester, WI ca 1900-1916 - From the Pearl (Buck) and Lee Allen scrapbook collection found in the files of historian Michael Dunn III. People identified in photo 5: Pearl Buck on lap; Bob McGlinn in white shirt 2nd from left in rear; Anna Buck seated far right; Fayette standing behind Anna.

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19. Lean-to shelter or camp used when hunting or trapping in the winter. 1904 - Fayette Buck used such a shelter when he would be out for days "running his trap line".

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20. Michael Dunn's brief notes regarding the history of Buck's Spider Lake Resort, Deer Park Lodge and the bridge between Manitowish and Spider Lakes. 10/2004 - Note: current day Manitowish Waters was part of the Town of Lac Du Flambeau until 1927 when the Town of Spider Lake was formed. In 1939 the name was changed to the Town of Manitowish Waters. Dunn prepared these notes for the George W. Brown Jr. Museum in LdF.

    10/2004

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