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1. 1915-1916 Excerpt from Biennial Report of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin - Excerpt from Biennial Report of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin Biennial Report of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin For the Years 1915-1916. Madison Wisconsin: Cantwell Printing Company, State Printer, 1916 Excerpt from Biennial Report of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin Biennial Report of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin For the Years 1915-1916. Madison Wisconsin: Cantwell Printing Company, State Printer, 1916 Report of the State Forester of Wisconsin. For 1915 to 1916. Madison Wisconsin: Democratic Printing Company, State Printer, 1913. p. 103.

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2. Buck's early camping outposts. 1903-1904 - George Buck and son Fayette operated the Divide Resort on the Turtle Lakes and Spider Lake Resort on the Manitowish Chain. They used outposts, as seen on Fayette's maps included in this record, to offer guests side trips away from the resort.

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3. Deed agreement between Joe Ilg, Sr. and the City of Ashland for ownership of Lot 5 and the southwest 1/4 of the southwest 1/4 in Section 9, Township 42N Range 5E. 1915 - Included is an 1917 map that lists Joe Ilg as the owner of Lot 5 Section 9. Of note- the agreements states that Ilg is restricted from selling the property to H.J. Stone, his family or heirs.

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4. Early maps related to the Flambeau Trail, the early indigenous route from Lake Superior to Lac Du Flambeau. 1700s-1890 - These are research documents collected by Jim Bokern. Jim's PowerPoint presentation of the history of the trail is linked.

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5. Excerpt from an abstract cancelling a 1918 tax deed given to Joe Ilg Sr. for Lots 3 and 7 in Section 9 Township 42N Range 5E. 1925 - Chippewa & Flambeau Improvement Co claimed the County improperly sold the lots as they were not delinquent in paying property taxes. The excerpt is from an abstract prepared for The Fireplace Inn property. See record #2022.031.001 page 28 for this excerpt.

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6. 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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7. Fern Lodge Resort on Dam (Vance) Lake 1915-1945 - Owned by Ethel Powell. Following her death in 1945 the main lodge, 4 cabins and all contents were auctioned off and were required to be removed from the property. This property later became a state campsite.

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8. Flambeau Canal a Fascinating History Story- a Lakeland Times article. 1968 - The article discusses the man made canals used to transport Richard Southgate, Marvin Hewitt (Hughitt) and visitors from the railroad stop in Lac du Flambeau to their summer estate on Little Trout Lake.

   5/23/1968

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9. Koerner's Spider Lake advertising piece (brochure or possibly placemat) and stationery. 1930s - These pages were included in a guest's 1930 scrapbook detailing their stay at the resort. Printed map shows the Powell depot and railroad, Southgate's canal from Alder to Little Trout Lake and the portage trail from Clear to Big Lake.

   ca 1930s

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10. Map of Big Lake. 1930s - Part of an ad for Moody's Big Lake Resort with directions to the property. Prentiss - Big Lake Collection

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11. Map of Manitowish Waters. 1964 - The map identifies some of the town's businesses and resorts operating in 1964. Images of some business were added by the owner/donor of this document.

    1964

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12. Proposed dam site on Rest Lake 1878 - Prepared by Capt. Charles Allen for the Army Corps of Engineers. Map was procured by Mark Leistickow and gifted to the Town of Manitowish Waters/Koller Library in 2014 in memory of his wife Barbara.

    1878

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13. Rest Lake Tower ca 1912 - Early image of the Rest Lake fire tower.

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14. Rest Lake Tower closeup earliest -1912 abt - Rest Lake Tower closeup earliest

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15. Survey map of Township No 42N: Range No 5E of 4th Meridian 1863 - Map was procured by Mark Leistickow from the Wisconsin State Commissioner of Public Lands. It was gifted to the Town of Manitowish Waters/Koller Library in 2006.

    1863

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