Related Records

1. An excerpt from the American Angler magazine about Dan Devine guiding fishing parties from the Manitowish railroad station to Presque Isle Lake, via the Manitowish chain. 1896-97 - Devine would meet the fishermen at the Rest Lake dam and boat them to Clear Lake where they would travel via foot to Papoose Lake and then boat to Presque Isle Lake.

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2. A story about a fishing and hunting trip to Fishtrap Lake in Boulder Junction, WI. 1906 - Traveling from the Rocky Reef Resort on Big Trout Lake to the Watseca Club cabin the group encountered winter weather and a couple of white pine log rafts they had to walk across to reach their destination.

   10/1906

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3. Chicago magazine article discussing Joe Ilg Sr.'s muskellunge fishing prowess. 1906 - Note the top image on the left is of Joe Ilg Sr. A picture further down the page is "In camp on the Manitowish". The images are attached to this record. Buck's Spider Lake Resort is also mentioned.

   8/26/1906

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4. Dip net fishing, possibly on the Manitowish River near Highway 51. - Dip net fishing was used in the fall for spawning fish such as ciscos and in the spring for suckers.

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5. Fishermen with their catch at Moody's Big Lake Resort. ca 1930s - Prentiss - Big Lake Collection

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6. Fishing pictures from Buck's camps in the Winchester area. 1894-1895 - George W. and son Fayette Buck had outpost camps located throughout the Northwoods. They operated out of the Divide Resort on Turtle Lake and Spider Lake Resort on the Manitowish waters.

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7. Fishing pictures from the Charles "Cap" Smith family's photo albums. ca 1920s - Shore lunch pictures included. Location most likely on the Manitowish chain.

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8. Four Chicago men set out to catch a monster fish on the Manitowish waters. Guide Dan Devine is mentioned. 1895 - This article, from the Inter Ocean (Chicago) paper, has some whooper fish stories, fun descriptions of the fishermen's adventure and includes sketches of the area.

   October 1895

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9. Guide Louis (Louie) LaPorte taking a group out fishing. ca 1930. - The outboard motor in this photograph was invented by the Evinrude company in 1909. In this original model the piston and spark plug were facing forward, which could result in shocking the operator.

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10. Guide Richard Sleight, Sr. holding a musky caught by a guest of LaFave's Island Lake Resort. ca 1910s

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11. "Guides Hall of Fame His Epitaph" by Les Johnson - A tribute to legendary fishing guides and their work. Printed in "Lunch at Boney's Mound" by Ruth Dickerson Gardner.

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12. Images of Gurdon Hubbard Hamilton's fishing trip to Deer Park Lodge. September 1918 - Gurdon( of Oak Park, IL) and brother George arrived at the Powell depot, traveled to Deer Park Lodge (most likely by wagon and then boat launch), fished the chain of lakes and departed from the Rice Creek rail station. These are the fishing photos showing the lakes flooded with timber at the time. See Related Records for other photos from this trip.

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13. "In Island Lake- A Party of Evansvillians Enjoying Fishing" 1895 - A group of Indiana men travel to the Manitowish chain of lakes for a week of fishing and hunting. They stayed at LaFave's Island Lake Resort.

    10/6/1895

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14. Koerner's resort- Fishing pictures ca 1916-1940s - These pictures are from a Koerner's Spider Lake Resort photo album.

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15. McClellan Junction newsletters - The McClellan family has been in MW since the early days of cranberry growers. Bob grew up between Alder and Little Trout Lakes and became a premier guide and outdoors man. Raising his family on Alder Lake and at his business The Junction. Bob was most well known for his expertise for walleye fishing, although was a master at catching every species of fish in the Northwoods. The Junction Newsletter is a unique outreach to the fishing community in the Northwoods using early digital publishing with the support of his sister Pat Cowles. His son Ricky continues to guide many of the same lakes as his dad. Note: this description provided by MWHS President Jim Bokern.

    1991-1992

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16. Newspaper articles referencing William (Bill) Mehl as a fishing guide. 1951 & 1974 - Bill was reported to be "the most successful Manitowish Waters guide" in the 1951 Musky Marathon tournament.

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17. Newspaper clippings about four fishermen from Wausau who drown in Island Lake the fall of 1938. - The bodies were recovered in the spring of 1939.

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18. Postcards making a parody of catching large fish. ca 1910s - These were a marketing tool to entice fisherman to come to a resort to "catch the big ones". These postcards are from the Divide Resort in Winchester, WI.

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19. Record sturgeon caught by Tom Sleight on Benson Lake. 1962 - Chicago Tribune clipping

    9/28/1962

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20. Walter and Clara Meinel's Resort on Rest Lake. 1946-1963 - Meinel's bought several 100' lots along the north west shore of Rest Lake. They built the main house first, which served as a boarding house with rooms upstairs for fisherman. Year round cabins were then built, one on each lot. In the early 1960s they began selling each of the properties to individuals for private homes. The main house was sold to the Bergland's; later their daughter Ann Evans owned the property. Other purchasers were Newmans, Bill Garreiss, Schafers.

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