Related Records

1. Annette Tellefson ice fishing on Stone Lake. ca early 1980s - Island and ice fishing shack in the background.

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2. Article about the drowning of two crew members working on the highway bridge at the narrows between Manitowish and Spider Lakes. 1915 - The workers were adding a concrete floor to the bridge structure.

   1915

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. 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

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Barber-Greene family and summer residence on Stone Lake. 1920s - Pictures of the Lodge, Stone Lake, fishing and the family. Obituaries for Harry H and Blanche are included

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5. Belter's Landing on Stone Lake. ca 1930's - This picture is taken from the south shore of Stone Lake looking toward the island where Belter's had a saloon/bar. Patrons were to ring the bell and Belter's would send a rowboat to pick them up. Caption reads "Belter's Landing - Manitowish Waters, Wis." Car parked beside a small shelter with a sign reading "Ring Bell ...Belter's Island" There is a bell on a wood structure nearby. A lake is in the background, and a dock of marginal levelness is seen on the left of the photo.

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6. Belter's Resort on Stone Lake. ca 1930s

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7. Biography of Charles H. Doriot Sr. 1885-1924 - The biography discusses Doriot's Deer Park Lodge at length.

   Family/Historical Narratives & images

   Record Type: Library

   
8. Cap Smith standing on the "stones" in the middle of Stone Lake. ca mid 1910s - Legend has it that Stone Lake got it's name from this large stone in the middle of the lake. George LaPorte referenced it in an interview.

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9. Charles & Catherine Doriot's Cedar Lodge (aka Clear Lodge) on Stone Lake. ca 1908-1917 - The resort was located on Belter's/Beaumont's island. Doriot shuttered the resort from 1917-1920 and purchased Deer Park Lodge. The resort was listed as Stone Lake Resort on a 1918 Outer's magazine map. Gus Koerner purchased the property from Doriot in 1920. Included is an excerpt from John LaFave's memoirs about a brawl at the resort between Louie LaPorte and George Devine.

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10. Former Edleman's Resort property on Stone Lake has new caretakers. 8/13/1948 - Current address of this property is 5671 Point O Pines Road. Per Dave Bergen, owner of this property, after Edleman's the property was owned by Zifferans, then Peter Johnson. The house was built in 1936-1937.

    8/13/1948

    Record Type: Archive

    
11. George LaPorte purchases "Finlandia" cottages on Stone Lake. 10/1944 - Previous owner was John Salmi of Hurley. The cottages were most likely located on the Rest Lake Channel, down what today is Bay Road.

    10/1944

    Record Type: Archive

    
12. Guide Dick Sleight ca 1950s- 1960s - Record includes images of Dick's homemade fishing lure.

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13. Historical article about Doriot's Cedar Lodge on Stone Lake. 1908-1920 - Written by Jacob Bertagnoli for the MWHS web page and the March 2022 newsletter.

    Record Type: Archive

    
14. Hunger's Cedar Lodge on Stone Lake. ca 1922-1926 - Cedar Lodge was located on Belter's/Beaumont island. Cedar Lodge ownership: Chas Doriot 1908-1917; Gus Koerner 1920-ca 1922; A.C.Hunger ca 1922 to 1926; Maude Belter 1932

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. "Let's Go on Vacation!" An article about the Barber-Greene Lodge on Stone Lake. By Frank DiLeonardi 1920s -2021 - The Barber family had one of the first vacation homes in the Manitowish Waters area.

    2/2021

    Record Type: Archive

    
16. Merle "Puggy" and Evelyn Peterson and friends in Cabin #4 at their Lor-Wood Resort on Stone Lake. ca 1957-1964 - From L to R: Oscar & Eunice Nottastad, Merle and Evelyn Peterson, Fishing guide Howard "Pop" Dean and wife, and Chief Basil DeCoteau (Dakota) and wife Clara.

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17. News clippings: Doriot Bros. Resort 1909-1913 - Some clippings refer to the resort as "Manitowish Resort". Based on the dates of the clippings and references to Stone Lake this resort might also have been known as Cedar Lodge Resort.

    Record Type: Archive

    
18. Newspaper clippings: Gus Koerner purchases Cedar Lodge on Stone Lake- 1920 and 1921 advertisement for the resort in the Chicago Tribune. - Will Kahn is harvesting ice for the resort. Cedar Lodge ownership: Chas Doriot 1908-1917; Gus Koerner 1920-?; A.C.Hunger ? to 1926; Maude Belter 1932

    Record Type: Archive

    
19. Obituary for Maude Belter. 7/5/1881-5/1949 - Maude purchased Belter's Island on Stone Lake in 1931 and ran the resort and bar known as Belter's Landing or Belter's Bar where customers had to ring the bell on the main land to summon a boat ride to the island. Maude's daughter Mitzie Beaumont took over the operation after her death.

    5/6/1949

    Record Type: Archive

    
20. Outers' Book- Recreation article about fishing on Stone, Mud (Fawn) and Clear Lakes. July 1918 - This is the fourth of the author's five articles about fishing the Manitowish chain. He discusses the lake structure and where to fish.

    Fishing Collection

    Record Type: Library