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1. Audrey Voss (Dickerson) 1934 - Audrey Voss standing outside the kitchen door at Voss' Birchwood Lodge.

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2. Audrey Voss Dickerson with Prince Albert of Monaco (Grace Kelly's son) at Voss' Birchwood Lodge. ca 2002 - Prince Albert occasionally visited the Schwartzberg family on Island Lake as both were involved in some way with the Olympic Games.

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3. Guide Lloyd LaPorte and Audrey Voss Dickerson holding a stringer of fish. ca 1950's - Guide Lloyd LaPorte with his cousin Audrey Voss Dickerson in the yard of Voss' Birchwood Lodge with the day's catch.

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4. Henry A. Voss with his children, Lloyd and Audrey (Dickerson) in front of the Trails End cabin at Voss' Birchwood Lodge. ca 1913 - Henry A. Voss showing a fish to his children, Lloyd and Audrey. The cabin, Trails End, was part of Voss' Birchwood Lodge before it was sold to a private party many years later. When Henry would return to Minneapolis, MN in the winters, where he worked as an engraver for the Federal Mint, his wife, Ruth (LaPorte) and the children would move from their residence in the Lodge to this cabin as it was easier to heat. The current location of this cabin is 12930/129392 Palmer Road.

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5. Henry LaPorte and granddaughter Audrey Voss. ca late 1920s - Picture was taken at the LaPorte homestead on Murray Landing Road in Manitowish, WI.

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6. Lloyd and Audrey Voss (Dickerson). ca 1914 - Brother and sister, Lloyd and Audrey Voss as children.

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7. Lloyd & Audrey Voss - Voss Photos Two small children in an automobile

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8. Ruth (LaPorte) Voss with her children, Lloyd and Audrey, standing outside the building that served as the second lodge at Voss' Birchwood Lodge. ca 1919 - Over the years three different buildings served as the main lodge at the resort. The first was located in what later became known as the Homestead Cabin (current location is on Palmer Road). The second lodge was the one in this picture, which was the residence of great-granddaughter Ruth Dickerson Gardner (ca 1980's). The third and last lodge became listed on the Register of Historic Places in 2018. It was built by Henry A. Voss and Palmer Hanson. Note the dinner bell by the lodge in this picture. See Photos Catalog #2018.2.147 to read more about the use of dinner bells at Voss'.

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9. Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court, at Voss' Birchwood Lodge. 2004 - Sandra Day O'Connor sitting with Audrey Voss Dickerson and Ruthie Dickerson Gardner in the lodge at Voss' Birchwood Lodge in Manitowish Waters. Ms. O'Connor was the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court. She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and served until 2006. She and her husband vacationed with friends in Lac du Flambeau, WI and occasionally came to Voss' for breakfast.

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10. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's connection to Manitowish Waters. 2004 - Frank DiLeonardi's article about Justice O'Connor vacationing in our area uncovers a fascinating connection when he interviews John McFarland.

    10/2020

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11. Voss family Christmas photo. 1952 - Front left to right: Tracy Dickerson, Susie Voss, Nancy Voss. Back left to right: Audrey Voss holding daughter Ruthie Dickerson, Ruth LaPorte Voss, Susan LaPorte, Lloyd Voss holding son Henry Voss. Family tree: Susan LaPorte-great grandmother; Ruth LaPorte Voss-grandmother; Audrey Voss Dickerson- mother to Tracy and Ruth Dickerson; Lloyd Voss father to Nancy, Susie and Henry Voss.

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12. Wait staff at Voss' Birchwood Lodge ca early to mid 1950s - L to R: Helene Kisser (Sleight), ?, Audrey Voss Dickerson, Dorene Nett (Wanatka), ?

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