Related Records

1. Alden's Oak Grove Cottages on Rest Lake 1975-1977

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2. Alderwood Lodge on Alder Lake. 1944-1948 - Edward and Cora Scotten purchased the property in October 1944 from Edmund Kmentt who ran the resort as the Chain-O'-Lakes Lodge. MW Chamber of Commerce guides advertise the resort as Alderwood Lodge. The resort sign lists Scotten as owners and T. Willett as manager.

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3. Alderwood- Not the last resort...nor the first-- by Matt Stegemiller June 2025 - Matt chronicled the history of Alderwood Resort on Alder Lake for the Judkins/Stegemiller/Skoronski annual family fun newsletter titled The Northwoods Bar & Moose. Matt's family has stayed at the resort since 1993 though they have vacationed in the area since the 1940s.

   June 2025

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4. Allan Dale Housekeeping Cottages 1954-1958 - The resort was on Alder Lake where the Trout River enters the lake, on the east shore. Michael Dunn notes that this business was gone by 1959.

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5. An article detailing "almost forgotten" businesses and locations in Manitowish and Manitowish Waters as reported by historian Michael Dunn. 10/2004 - Dunn's notes begin in Manitowish and travel south on Highway 51 including downtown Manitowish Waters.

   2004

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6. Article about the history of Beaumont's (aka Belter's) Island Resort and tavern on Stone Lake. 1904-1960 - The island was best know for the tavern where there was plenty of entertainment. Customers needed to ring the bell for the launch to pick them up from the mainland. Previous owners were Ed McGuire (1904), a boys camp, Koerner's, Doriots (Cedar Lake Lodge- ca 1916), and Hungers Cedar Lodge Resort (ca 1926-1931).

   2009

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7. Article about the history of Ilg's Camp/Resort on Rest Lake. 1890s-1973 - The article was written by Logan Duerst for the MWHS web page and the March 2022 newsletter.

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8. Arvid Seppala photos including an ad for Seppala's Cottages on Rest Lake. ca 1930s-1954 - Arvid lived on Rest Lake, current address 13828 Ilg Road (Long's). He was a mason and a guide. He would troll with silver spoon tackle and row all around Rest Lake. A frequent customer of his was Mr. Corson (owned what is now Murphy's, 6014 Zephyr Point Lane). Arvid was in charge of the timbers at the dam to control the lake level; he went through the dam twice!

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9. Aschenbrenner's Manitowish Waters Resort on Spider Lake. 1963-1984 - Louie and Hildy Aschenbrenner purchased the resort from Eric Mader in 1962 and contined to operate it as Aschenbrenner's Manitowish Waters Resort.

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10. Astle's Among the Pines 1969-1975 - Located on the Rest Lake Channel. Owned by Norman Astle; previous owner was Tom Fairfield.

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11. At Ilg's Camp on Rest Lake. ca 1916 - Group of children at the resort.

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12. Audrey Voss (Dickerson) 1934 - Audrey Voss standing outside the kitchen door at Voss' Birchwood Lodge.

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13. Audrey Voss Dickerson with Prince Albert of Monaco (Grace Kelly's son) at Voss' Birchwood Lodge. ca 2002 - Prince Albert occasionally visited the Schwartzberg family on Island Lake as both were involved in some way with the Olympic Games.

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14. Bakken's Cottages on "Big Rice Lake" aka Wild Rice Lake ca 1920s-1930s - Bakkens owned two resorts on Wild Rice Lake. Conrad built all the cabins. One of the resorts later became Copp's Cabins. Bakkens lost the other resort as a result of medical costs incurred caring for their daughter.

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15. Bakken's Cottages on "Big Rice Lake" aka Wild Rice Lake ca 1920s-1930s - Part of Bakken's property later became Copp's Cabins. Record includes a picture of Conrad & Anna Bakken and a picture of one of the resort cabins. Conrad built all the resort cabins as well as the wooden fishing boats.

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16. Bakken's Cottages on Wild Rice Lake ca 1930s - Pictures of Bill Waffle as a toddler on his family's vacation to the resort. Bill and Mary Jane married in 1948 and spent summers at the Waffle family cabin on Wild Rice Lake (12665 Red Wing Trail, MW). Included is a link to YouTube for a 2018 interview with Bill Waffle where he talks about his family's history and love for this area since the late 1910s.

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17. Balaty's Northwood Lodge 1939-1946 - Located on Little Star Lake, north of Little Bohemia. Vincent Balaty purchased the resort in January 1939 from Roy Jorgensen.

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18. Bar at Circle Lily Lodge ca 1940s - Owned by Laffin's. Postcard note says the sender was Laffin's cousin.

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19. Bar at Voss' Highway 51 building. - Voss Photos

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20. Barlett's Rest Lake Cabins ca 1958-1968 - Located at the north end of Rest Lake, just east of the mouth of Papoose Creek. This resort was previously owned by Orville Ratliff (Rest Lake Lodges) and by 1968 it was sold to Bob and Chris Sponer.

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