Related Records

1. Airport lease between the Town of Manitowish Waters and Calvin LaPorte, Adolf Mussatti and Benji Roemer. 1951-1956 - The lease is for land on the town's airport property to erect a airplane hanger.

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. An interview with Harry and Alvena Kaczmarek. November 2016. - An interview with Harry and Alvena Kaczmarek. Interviewers Kay Krans and Janelle Kohl in November 2016. Harry and Alvena talk about their time owning Harry's Super Market in the Manitowish Waters/Boulder Junction area. He retired January 28, 1998 when the store was sold. He owned the store from 1957-1998. Harry also discusses his experiences with transporting eyes for the Lion's Eye Bank, his time hunting, fishing, trapping, and even dancing. Obituary for Harry is attached (10/2024)

   2016

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. Cal LaPorte demonstrates his job as caretaker of the Rest Lake dam. 1993 - These images are of the newly reconstructed dam.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Charley & Inez Pea's 1997 interview with Joyce Laabs of the Lakeland Times 1961-1979 - The Pea's purchased the Win-Mar tavern and seven cabins from the "Win-Mar girls" (Winnie Young and Marie Zimmerman) in 1961. By 1964 they changed the name to The Pea Patch.They sold the tavern in 1978 and by 1979 they also sold all but one of the cabins. In 1998 they sold the one remaining cabin and their home on Vance Lake to moved to Mississippi.

   1997

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Don & Jan Rayala reflect on living in Manitowish Waters, community service and being cranberry growers Early 1900s-2018 - The interview covers early rustic life, Dr. Kate health care, polio diagnosis, schools, cranberry farming and area businesses and families.

   10/2/2018

   Record Type: Archive

   
6. Drought Having Great Effect on Lake Levels by Michael Dunn for the Lakeland Times (Minocqua, WI) July 1976 - The article discusses how the lack of rainfall for the last two years is impacting water levels across the entire Manitowish River watershed and how the dam helps to mitigate those effects. Dunn interviews longtime dam caretaker Cal LaPorte and his father, George LaPorte. Included are pictures taken for the article. Dunn also shares a brief history of the role of the dam in river drive logging in the late 1880s- 1906

   July 1976

   Record Type: Archive

   
7. Fire in Manitowish Waters - Vilas County News Review 7/1/1971 - LaPorte's shopping center burns down from lightnig strike.

   7/1/1971

   Record Type: Archive

   
8. LaPorte's Shopping Center after 1971 fire 1972- late1980s - The shopping center re-opened in February 1972, seven months after fire destroyed the center. Tenants were LaPorte's IGA, Lakeland State Bank, Village Soda Grill, Clothes Tree (Bev Trapp and Marcia LaPorte). Accents 'En Fashion (Paula Chamberlain), Village Barber Shop (Dave Sorvald) and LaPorte's Laundromat.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Pictures of LaPorte's Shopping Center after 1954 addition 1954-1962 - Jaeger's clothing store relocated to the new unit on south end of the building. Northwoods Liquors, owned by Cal & Jim LaPorte, opens in the vacated space. Bob Maletzke opens his barber shop. LaPorte's Laundromat opens on the south side of the building.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. The Dam Tenders by Kay Krans 1892-2024 - An article written for the MWHS June 2024 newsletter detailing the local individuals who managed dam operations for the owners.

    2024

    Record Type: Archive

    
11. Theisen's Twin Pine tavern 1950s - One picture shows the iconic bowling machine in the background. Also seen is a bottle of Schoen's Old Lager beer, brewed by The People's Brewery in Oshkosh, WI

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. The Manitowish Waters Airport history as written by B.C. "Benji" Roemer 1945-2003 - Benji was instrumental in establishing the airport, the town's Airport Committee, the paved runways and the new terminal building.

    2003

    Record Type: Archive

    
13. The Rest Lake Dam and the Manitowish Waters Chain of Lakes- 1978 Thesis by Jim Bauer 1888-1978 - Submitted at UW-Stevens Point. History of the dam and the lakes affected by it. Discusses the dams constructed on Rest Lake, phase I, II and III logging, water level issues over the years, tourism, vacation homes, the fish hatchery and the fish lock.

    7/25/1978

    Record Type: Archive