Related Records

1. Article written by historian Michael Dunn about train service in the Manitowish Waters vicinity. 2017 - The article covers the evolution of railroads in our area. It discusses rail companies, tracks, operations, locomotives and services provided.

   2017

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. 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.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Map showing rail line where Rice Creek Depot was located. circa 1910 - This standard U.S.G.S. topographic map was annotated by civil engineer and railroad historian James P. Kaysen to show the location of existing and defunct rail lines around the community of Katinka Village (Papoose Lake Quadrangle). Kaysen enhanced about 1,200 maps this way, typically drawing rail lines in red ink and adding statistical and historical information about lumber companies and railroads in the margins. This section of the map shows the Milwaukee and St.Paul Rail line from Boulder Jct to Papoose Jct/Buswell Lumber community where it crosses Rice Creek between Big Lake and Island Lake. Location of the Rice Creek depot. Date annotated: 1981 Description: Source: Wisconsin Historical Society URL:http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/maps/id/2786/rec/19 Digital ID: none Image ID: none Page #:1

   circa 1910

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. "Old towns now gone: Buswell typifies old northern towns" by Alan G. Barbia 1992 - This article discusses the lumber town of Buswell on Papoose Lake (1895-1910). It also mentions the towns of Fosterville, Winegar, Presque Isle, Winchester and Oxley as well as the push to sell logged land for farming purposes.

   Logging Collection

   Record Type: Library

   
5. The Rest Lake Dam and the Manitowish Waters Chain of Lakes- 1978 Thesis by Jim Bauer 1888-1978 - Submitted at UW-Stevens Point. History of the dam and the lakes affected by it. Discusses the dams constructed on Rest Lake, phase I, II and III logging, water level issues over the years, tourism, vacation homes, the fish hatchery and the fish lock.

   7/25/1978

   Record Type: Archive

   
6. Train depot at Rice Creek. ca 1890-1930 - Located between Island and Big Lakes.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Train depot or landing at Rice Creek. ca ?

   Record Type: Photo