Related Records

1. Circle Lily bar and restaurant when owned by Kurt Potter. 1998 - The building burned down 8/9/1998.

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2. Circle Lily Bar ca late 1930s or early 1940s - Owned by Louie Laffin. Note the slot machine.

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3. Circle Lily Bar under ownership of Ray and Ginny Newbold. ca 1950-1962 - The Newbolds hosted many community and family events at Circle Lily as evidenced by the attached news clippings. The Newbolds purchased the business from Louie and Clara Laffin on land contract. During their ownership the highway got moved from the river's edge to it current location, cutting through their property. Per documents, the Laffins applied for a liquor license in 1962, indicating they got the property back.

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4. Circle Lily Lodge advertisements Proprietors: Lois Fink and Marge Feht. 1963-1967 - Lois and Marge were factory workers from Chicago. They defaulted on the Circle Lily property but returned to pay off their debts according to historian Jim Robinson. The owners previous to Lois and Marge were Louis & Clara Laffin. They got the property back from a default on a land contract sale to the Newbolds.

   1965

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5. Circle Lily Lodge. Built by Louis (Louie) Laffin. 1933-1950 - Louie built this resort and tavern just down the road from the new CCC Camp Mercer at a time when only 3.2 beer was sold. Originally called the Wayside Inn .

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6. Circle Lily Lodge. Built by Louis (Louie) Laffin. 1933-1950 - Louie built this resort and tavern just down the road from the new CCC Camp Mercer at a time when only 3.2 beer was sold. Originally called the Wayside Inn.

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7. Circle Lily Lodge under ownership of Ray and Ginny Newbold. 1950- 1962 - Circle Lily Lodge postcard images from David Bohnett postcard collection.

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8. Circle Lily Publick House 1985- early 1990s - The advertisement in the Chamber book appears to contain information from neighboring ad; Circle Lily is not 3 blocks south of Little Bohemia. Most pictures are correct; Not the one of Little Star Garage however.

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9. Circle Lily Supper Club advertisement and menu. New hosts Doug & Mary Capouch. 1974 - Dimmick's may have still owned the property as a newspaper clipping lists them selling it to the Beranek's in 1975.

   1974

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10. History of the Circle Lily Lodge property on the Manitowish River. 1930-2022 - Also known as Wayside Inn, Hawk's Nest Outfitters and River's Edge Outfitters. Written by Kay Krans for the MWHS web page and the March 2022 newsletter.

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11. Louis Laffin caught and arraigned for illegal possession of moonshine whiskey and wort beer. 9/1932

    September 1932

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