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1. Abstract for property known as Deer Park Lodge on Manitowish Lake. T42N R5E S23 Lot 3 and part of Lot 2; SW 1/4 of Section 24 1901-1962 - Sequence of ownership: USA<1901, Joseph LaMotte 1899-1901,Cassius Paine 1902, John Paine 1905, August Pleiss 1909, Max Engemann 1910, Alma Graf 1914, Moses Goldman 1917, Catherine Bell Doriot 1917,Globe Investment Co 1928 (sheriff sale), Wm. Franzen (sheriff sale) 1935, Elizabeth Holzman 1939 & 1941 (from 1935 land contract) and Ben & Ruth Epstein 1948 & 1959.

   4/1962

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2. Ben & Ruth Epstein's Deer Park Lodge 1953-1989 - Advertisements for the resort including a promotional matchbook. The last Chamber of Commerce listing for Deer Park Lodge was in the 1991 edition. The resort was previously owned by Ruth's parents, Morris and Elizabeth Holzman, from 1934-1942.

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3. Deer Park Lodge employee Rita Anderson recalls the four years she worked at the resort. 1956-1960 - Rita worked as a cabin cleaner, lobby girl, play school manager and eventually was a waitress.

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4. Johnny Paul Quintet performing at Deer Park Lodge 1960 - The band of young Milwaukee area musicians spent the summer of 1960 performing at Epstien's Deer Park Lodge and Eagle Waters Resort in Eagle River. Kay Krans interviewed band member Bob Schmidt in 2023 and wrote the article included here. Eagle Waters Resort (Eagle River, WI) was owned by Ruth Epstein's parents, Morris and Elizabeth Holzman, former owners of Deer Park Lodge.

   1960

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5. Morris & Elizabeth Holzman's Deer Park Lodge 1934-1942 - Advertisements for the resort. Daughter Ruth Holzman married Ben Epstein in 1939 and took over the resort after 1942.

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