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1. Biographical article (1924) and obituary (1957) of Anna Buck, ex-wife of Fayette Buck and owner of The Divide Resort in Winchester, WI 1877-1957

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2. Divide Resort- A Paradise for Hunters and Fishermen Who At This Resort Have All Conveniences. 7/1/1897 - Article in the New North newspaper (Rhinelander, WI). The article reviews the Divide Resort and area fishing. It also reports the Buck's intend to build another resort in Manitowish waters.

   7/1/1897

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3. Divide Resort on the Turtle Lakes in Winchester- brochure 1910-1917 - Fayette Buck operated the resort 1908-1917. He and his father George W ran it in partnership prior to that. See record #2019.3.7 for the inside of the brochure.

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4. Divide Resort on the Turtle Lakes in Winchester- brochure and newspaper clippings. 1908-1917 - Fayette Buck took over ownership of the resort in 1908 after dividing the G.W Buck & Son properties between father George and son Fayette. Fayette left the business to his wife, Anna, in 1917 when he moved to Nebraska. Of interest: brochure references Divide, WI; classified ad includes "absolutely no bar in connection"

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5. Divide Resort - Winchester - Postcard. Divide Resort - cabins with vehicle parked next to one.

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6. Divide Resort - Winchester - Postcard. Divide Resort North Turtle - Winchester.

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7. Fayette Buck's map for Buck's Divide Resort and Cabins 1891-1916 - This resort map has annotations by Judge Tuller of Tullers Camp on South Turtle Lake. The back of the map has notes and dates about Fayette's business ventures, community service and fish, bird and animal mounts.

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8. Fayette Buck's narrative about moving to Wisconsin for trapping and later establishing the Divide and Spider Lake Resorts with his father. 1874-1908 - This was written by Fay and cut from the brochure for the Divide Resort. A PDF is attached for easier reading- see below See record # 2019.3.7 in the Archives Catalog for a complete image of the inside of the brochure which includes this narrative and map.

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9. Government documents giving title for land in what is now Winchester and Manitowish Waters to George W. Buck & Son. 1895 and 1900 - 1895 patent was for land on the northwest end of North Turtle Lake.(T43N R5E S5 L4) 1900 indenture was for the property on Spider and Manitowish Lakes where Buck's Spider Lake Resort was located. (T42N R5E S14 L9) Buck may have homesteaded the properties as early as 1892.See attached 1896 and 1898 news clipping inferring the resorts were established prior to ownership documents.

   1895 and 1900

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10. Hand drawn map by Fayette Buck for the G.W. Buck & Son showing the Turtle and Manitowish waters where they operated resorts. 1900 - The map highlights their Divide Resort in Winchester and Spider Lake Resort on Manitowish and Spider Lakes. It also notes their area tent camps and Buck's Hotel in Manitowish,WI. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM97107

    1900

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11. Images of Fayette Buck when he owned and operated the Divide Resort in Winchester, WI late 1890s-early1900s

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12. Images of the Divide Resort on the Turtle Lakes in Winchester, WI ca 1900-1916

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13. Images of the Divide Resort on the Turtle Lakes in Winchester, WI ca 1900-1916 - From the Pearl (Buck) and Lee Allen scrapbook collection found in the files of historian Michael Dunn III. People identified in photo 5: Pearl Buck on lap; Bob McGlinn in white shirt 2nd from left in rear; Anna Buck seated far right; Fayette standing behind Anna.

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14. Michael Dunn's brief notes regarding the history of Buck's Spider Lake Resort, Deer Park Lodge and the bridge between Manitowish and Spider Lakes. 10/2004 - Note: current day Manitowish Waters was part of the Town of Lac Du Flambeau until 1927 when the Town of Spider Lake was formed. In 1939 the name was changed to the Town of Manitowish Waters. Dunn prepared these notes for the George W. Brown Jr. Museum in LdF.

    10/2004

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15. Mrs. Emma Andrews tells of Early Days 11/1962 - Emma celebrated her 97th birthday. Many local residents attended. She recounted what the Manitowish area was like in the early days. At the time Mercer did not exist and the logging industry was large. She watched logs sluice through the rivers followed by a wanigan (floating cook shanty). Includes her 1965 obituary.

    11/9/1962

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16. News clippings advertising or commenting on Buck's Spider Lake Resort. 1898-1916 - Note: 1898 clipping infers the resort had been operational before this date. 1909: Cement building under construction for dining 1911: 500 boxes of muskies shipped in 1910! 1912 ad contact listed as Buck & Falconer 1916 ad lists Mrs. G.W. Buck (Elmira Buck) as the contact

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17. News clippings pertaining to ownership of G.W. Buck & Son resorts and Manitowish Hotel. 1896-1908 - 1893 Divide Resort and tent camps opened 1896-1901 Bucks owned the hotel in Manitowish by the depot 1900 Spider Lake Resort established (although attached 1898 news clipping indicates it existed prior to officially owned) 1908 G.W.Buck & Son dissolves and the resorts properties are divided between G.W. (George) and son Fayette. George keeps Spider Lake Resort for son Roy to manage. Fayette and wife Anna take over the Divide Resort in Winchester.

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18. Newspaper article noting that the Manitowish and Manitowish waters areas, known for summer resorts, are seeing more farms being established. 1918 - The article lists current resorts, retail establishments and farms. Though the number of farms is increasing, there is a hope that the Wisconsin parks region will open more farm land.

    8/10/1918

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19. Picture postcards of The Divide Resort on the Turtle Lakes in Winchester, WI ca 1930s

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20. Pictures of The Divide Resort on the Turtle Lakes in Winchester, WI ca 1920s - Established by George W Buck and son Fayette in 1891. In 1908 George sold his interest to Fayette and wife Anna. They enhanced and operated the resort until 1917 when Fayette divorced Anna and departed for Omaha, NE with his second wife Orpha Nokes Buck. Anna Seymour Buck and son Clarence operated the resort until it sold in 1940.

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