Related Records

1. Aerial images of Koerner's Spider Lake Resort ca 1930s-1940s - These pictures are from a Koerner's Spider Lake Resort photo album. A couple of pictures of resort buildings included.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Aerial images of Koerner's Spider Lake Resort ca 1940s - Three different views of the resort property

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Aerial images of Koerner's Spider Lake Resort ca 1940s - Three different views of the resort property

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. A timeline and supporting documentation for the ownership of the Buck's/Koerners'/Blue Bayou property on Manitowish & Spider Lakes. 1887-2024 - Included are newspaper clippings and recollections by family of one of the owners.

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Buck's Spider Lake Resort. 1910-1911 - Postcards mailed in 1910 and 1911. Note the resort location is listed as "Powell, WI".

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Images of Buck's Spider Lake Resort on Chickasaw Point. ca 1897-1917 - Chickasaw Point is the western peninsula separating Manitowish and Spider Lakes, It includes the land on both sides of Highway 51, Buck's resort was located on both lakes.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Koerner's Resort photos 1916-1954 - Koerner's Spider Lake Resort - David Bohnett postcard collection - cabins and buildings and grounds. See also Buck's Resort postcard photos - also known as Spider Lake Resort

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Koerner's Spider Lake Resort postcard 1942 & 1963 - Postcard. Koerner's resort from the air. Reverse has been used and postmarked July 1963 (in Minneapolis) and March 1942 (in Hammond, IN).

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Postcards of buildings and grounds at Koerner's Spider Lake Resort ca 1930s-1950s - These were found for sale on Ebay

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Several pictures of the bridge between Manitowish and Spider Lakes. ca 1920s - Prior to the bridge, crossing the channel or river was done on floating rafts. Per historian Michael Dunn, the first bridge was built in about 1908 (though 1913-14 have also been sited) and it was converted to steel construction in the 1920s. Joe Ilg, long time resident, recalls Louie LaPorte hauling the steel down from the Manitowish depot. In 1915 the floor of the bridge was converted to concrete.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Spider Lake Resort postcard ca 1910s - Buck's resort if <1917; Koerner's if >1917

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Susan Voss waterskiing behind her Uncle Henry Voss' boat. ca 1950s - Susan's brother Henry is sitting between two resort guests (Rosemary ? and her mother). Spider Lake with Chickasaw Point in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Views of Spider Lake from Koerner's Resort 1930s - These pictures are looking up Spider Lake from the resort toward the channel to Island Lake. Note: the postmark dates on the postcards are not the date the picture was taken.

    Record Type: Photo