Related Records

1. Adams Pine Acres on Spider Lake 1951-1963 - Owned by George W. and Edna L Adams. Beginning in 1961 the Chamber guide ads list only Edna as the owner. The 1956 Chamber ad includes "The Cobweb on Spider Lake; Gift shop & antiques"

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2. Adams Pine Acres on Spider Lake resort brochure 1951-1963 - Owned by George W. and Edna L Adams. The Chamber guide ads list only Edna as the owner starting in 1961.

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3. Advertisement for Alonso's Cozy Cove cottages and tavern. 1982-1988 - Owned by Jack and Joan Alonso. Current location is 5870 Highway 51.

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4. Advertisement for Copeland's Cove cottages and tavern. 1974-1978 - Owned by Tom and Evelyn Copeland. Current location is 5870 Highway 51. Trap shooting range was offered by 1977.

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5. Advertisement for Miller Bay Resort 1961 & 1964 - Owned by Harel and Alice Miller. Current location is 5870 Highway 51.

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6. Advertisements for Nichols' Red Feather Camp aka Red Feather Lodge 1923-1944 - Owned by Charles and Judith Nichols.

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7. Advertisements for Red Feather Lodge 1995- current - Previously owned by her parents, Ed and Norma Schultz, Cheryl Saari Holm took over ownership in 1995.

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8. Advertisements for Schultz' Red Feather Lodge 1958-1994 - Owned by Ed and Norma Schultz. After Ed passed away in 1976, Norma continued to run the resort until her retirement in 1994, after which her daughter Cheryl Saari Holm took over operations. For a period of time there was a lakeside tavern on the property.

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9. Advertisements for Strum's Chateau aka Strum's Resort 1946-1956 - Owned by Mr. & Mrs. Walter Strum. Current location is 5870 Highway 51. Chamber guide listing only 1953-1956

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10. Advertisements for The Chateau aka Christensen's Tourist Court and Christensen's Cottages 1934-1944 - Owned by Carl Christensen. Current location is 5870 Highway 51.

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11. Arvid Seppala photos including an ad for Seppala's Cottages on Rest Lake. ca 1930s-1954 - Arvid lived on Rest Lake, current address 13828 Ilg Road (Long's). He was a mason and a guide. He would troll with silver spoon tackle and row all around Rest Lake. A frequent customer of his was Mr. Corson (owned what is now Murphy's, 6014 Zephyr Point Lane). Arvid was in charge of the timbers at the dam to control the lake level; he went through the dam twice!

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12. Bakken's Cottages on "Big Rice Lake" aka Wild Rice Lake ca 1920s-1930s - Bakkens owned two resorts on Wild Rice Lake. Conrad built all the cabins. One of the resorts later became Copp's Cabins. Bakkens lost the other resort as a result of medical costs incurred caring for their daughter.

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13. Bakken's Cottages on "Big Rice Lake" aka Wild Rice Lake ca 1920s-1930s - Part of Bakken's property later became Copp's Cabins. Record includes a picture of Conrad & Anna Bakken and a picture of one of the resort cabins. Conrad built all the resort cabins as well as the wooden fishing boats.

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14. Bakken's Cottages on Wild Rice Lake ca 1930s - Pictures of Bill Waffle as a toddler on his family's vacation to the resort. Bill and Mary Jane married in 1948 and spent summers at the Waffle family cabin on Wild Rice Lake (12665 Red Wing Trail, MW). Included is a link to YouTube for a 2018 interview with Bill Waffle where he talks about his family's history and love for this area since the late 1910s.

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15. Biography of Abe LaFave. 1858-1924 - Includes establishment of Island Lake Resort and Inland Resort. Obituraries attached

    Family/Historical Narratives & images

    Record Type: Library

    
16. Biography of Conrad C. Bakken 1875-1924 - Born in Norway in 1875, Conrad moved to the US in 1904 and Arbor Vitae in 1917. Following in his father's footsteps he was a carpenter and cabinet maker until he moved to northern Wisconsin to farm and run a resort on Wild Rice Lake.

    Family/Historical Narratives & images

    Record Type: Library

    
17. Blum's Cottages 1972-1981 - Located on the Trout River near Alder Lake. Current address: Peaceful Pines Lane, off of Alder Circle

    Record Type: Archive

    
18. Butler's Four Season Resort 1989-1998 - Located on the Trout River near Alder Lake. Current address: Peaceful Pines Lane, off of Alder Circle The resort is now private family homes.

    Record Type: Archive

    
19. Cabin and lake view postcards of Joe Ilg's Camp/ Joe Ilg's Resort on Rest Lake. ca 1920s-1970 - The resort had 13 cabins at one point and was American Plan for quite some time.

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20. Cabin at Voss' Birchwood Lodge ca 1920s

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