Related Records

1. 1936 Chamber brochure - Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerce 1936 Vacation Days brochure including a narrative on Peter Vance and the fish hatchery

   Chamber of Commerce Collection

   Record Type: Library

   
2. Deer Trail Cottages on Little Star Lake ca 1930s-1946 - Ms. Maude Johnson started this resort, building four cabins, in the early 1930s. By 1949 she sold a couple of the cabins to Tom Crawford who rented them under the name Little Star Resort. The other cabins were sold to Oscar Nehring by 1945 and continued to be operated as Deer Trail Cottages.By 1953 these cabins were sold and were being rented under the name Star Beach Cottages. The 1956 Chamber business map lists Nerhing's Service Garage as still being located here.

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. Little Star Resort owned by Tom and Alice Crawford 1949-1956 - Per historian Michael Dunn, these cabins were originally part of Maude Johnson's Deer Trail Cottages (1930s-1948). Crawford's also owned Little Star Garage, The resort was located on the lake right behind the service station.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Mrs. Maude Johnson by Michael Dunn 1930-1977 - A narrative by Michael Dunn reminiscing about a Mrs. Maude Johnson who the author remembers as their laundry lady when he was young. She lived at Woodchuck Hollow and then later moved to Little Star Lake where she opened Deer Trail Cottages.

   04/2017

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Star Beach Cottages on Little Star Lake. 1953-1969 - As per historian Michael Dunn these cabins were originally part of Maude Johnson's Deer Trail Cottages (1930-1945) when the property was sold in two pieces. By 1953 Roy Jorgensen was advertising a couple of cabins as Star Beach Cottages. Jacob and Selma Schadt then operated the resort from 1956 -1969. The 1956 Chamber map has 4 businesses listed in location #29: Little Star Resort (Crawford's), Star Beach Cottages, Flamm's Cottage and Nehring's Garage. Schadts sold one cabin to Bob Statz and the other to his friend Bob Schroeder. The buyers allowed the Schadts to live for free in the main house for the remainder of their lives.

   Record Type: Archive