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1. A timeline and supporting documentation for the ownership of the Buck's/Koerners'/Blue Bayou property on Manitowish & Spider Lakes. 1887-2024 - Included are newspaper clippings and recollections by family of one of the owners.

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2. Camp Jorn: A glimpse back 50 years by Jean Rein- Lakeland Times - An anniversary celebration was held at camp, remembering its history and accomplishments while looking forward to future endeavors and expansions.

   9/5/2003

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3. Camp Jorn on Rest Lake 2018 - Images are from a 2018 presentation at the Camp given by James Wheary, the great grandson of Charles and Jessie Nash, owners of the property from 1924-1947. Nashs built the Doll House cabin in the 1920s. It was extremely small and had no bathroom but all generations loved staying in it.

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4. Camp Keewatin, Mercer, WI - Postcard photo of several buildings from the lake side

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5. Camp Manito-Wish brochure. 1930 - The camp is owned and operated by the State Association of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Wisconsin. Charles Nash helped make the camp a Camp of Distinction.

   1930

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6. Camp Manitowish photos - Camp Manitowish - a few postcard photos from the David Bohnett postcard collection

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7. Camp Mishike- America's First Forestry Camp for Boys is Now Established in Vilas County. 1922 - Three investors purchased 1600 acres of cut-over land in Winchester for a boys recreational camp based on the principles of forestry. Their purpose was to reforest, study nature, canoe, learn woodcraft, participate in out-of-door sports and learn camping skills.

   12/20/1922

   Record Type: Archive

   
8. Camp Mishike brochure- A forestry camp for boys located on Harris Lake in Winchester. 1923-? - Pronounced "Me-she-key".

   Record Type: Archive

   
9. Camp Thunderbolt on Rest Lake 1948-1952 - Norman H. "Jack" and Dorothy Dengel started the camp in 1948 after purchasing the property from Charles Nash. Dorothy sold it to the Waukegan YMCA in 1952 after Jack's untimely death in February 1951. The camp become known as Camp Jorn.

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10. Charles W. and Jessie Nash donated $26,000 in 1924 to build a new lodge at Camp Manito-Wish in Boulder Junction, WI. - The lodge was completed in July 1925.

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11. Chris Caplan and his father standing in the old Koerner's Spider Lake Resort lakeside grill patio. This property was also the location of the Sydney Hills Camp for Boys. 1999 - The Caplan family owned the property next door and would clean their catch of fish on this patio as it was not used by the current owner. The location of the patio was across from the marina. Current address 13110 Spider Circle.

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12. Enrollee Bill Carothers at the entrance to Statehouse Lake YCC 1968 - An interview with Bill about his time at Statehouse Lake YCC can be found by copying and pasting the YouTube link in this record or searching on the MWHS YouTube channel.

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13. General Dwight Eisenhower visits Camp Thunderbolt on Rest Lake. 1949 - L to R: Jimmy Krug (son of Julius"Cap" Krug, Secretary of the Interior under President Truman),Tommy Wilke, F.R. Dengel I, Robert Schroeder, Eisenhower, Chief Thunderbolt

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14. General Eisenhower at Camp Manitowish 1946 - Harold Lampert, Jr is facing the camera behind Eisenhower.

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15. History of YMCA Camp Jorn 1952-1985 Compiled by Alice Kausz - A comprehensive report on the history and operations of Camp Jorn from establishment through 1985. See the attached picture of the report index for all the topics covered. Click the link to read the full report.

    Record Type: Archive

    
16. Images from Statehouse Lake Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Camp. Summer 1968 - From the photo album of YCC camper Donald Hedbany.

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17. Images of Camp Jorn from Rest Lake 1998 - The photos are from historian Jim Robinson's 1998 photo album of Manitowish Waters businesses and locations.

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18. "Keego" estate on Big Lake owned by prominent Chicago lumber merchant, A. Shreve Badger 1908-1929 - Possibly the first settlement on Big Lake <1893. Thought to have been previously owned by the Laflin family from Chicago. A.S. Badger sells the summer camp in 1929 to a group of Chicago businessmen, including Laurance Armour. They rename the property "Lake Keego" club.

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19. Lodge-O-Lakes Boys & Girls Camp 1956-1957 - Owned by Rudy Kuper Located on former Koerner Resort property

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20. News clipping about famous actor and dancer Julia Hanks instructing at Keego Lodge in 1921. - The A.S. Badger family owned the Keego Lodge from 1908-1929 using it as a family summer "camp". In 1917 they opened Badger's Girls Camp on the property.

    7/27/1930

    Record Type: Archive