Related Records

1. Judy Ilg Peterson interview 2020 - Judy talks about how her grandparents, Leonore and Joe Ilg Sr., came to open the Joe Ilg Camp on Rest Lake. She reminisces about growing up in Manitowish Waters after her parents took over the resort.

   9/21/2020

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Manitowish Waters "German" Kitchen Band 1949 - L to R: Alice Crawford, Eve Ratliff, Toni Dalle Ave, Dolly Tirpe, Helen McElrone, Emma Brikowski. Taken in front of the Manitowish Waters Grade School.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Manitowish Waters Kitchen Band 1950 - Organized by Florence Daniels, this group of women used kitchen and household items as musical instruments in their band.The only musical instruments used were a piano (played by Dolly Tirpe) or a squeeze box. The band played all over northern Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan and were featured at many local events.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Manitowish Waters Kitchen Band ca late 1940s-1950s - Organized by Florence Daniels, this group of women used kitchen and household items as musical instruments in their band.The only musical instruments used were a piano (played by Dolly Tirpe) or a squeeze box. The band played all over northern Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan and were featured at many local events.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. News clippings about the Manitowish Waters Kitchen Band 1950s - News articles about the bands performances, practice and fundraiser.

   1950

   Record Type: Archive

   
6. Newspaper ad for live music and dancing at Koerner's Spider Lake Resort Auditorium. 8/24/1950 - The entertainment includes local musicians Art Elz and his Orchestra as well as the Kitchen Band. Special all male revue "His is Hers" to cap the evening.

   8/22/1950

   Record Type: Archive

   
7. The Manitowish Waters Kitchen Band by JoAnn Miller 1948- early 1950s - A group of housewives and mothers formed a band with instruments made from kitchen and household items. They performed throught northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan.

   2/2023

   Record Type: Archive