Related Records

1. 1900 Road map - C.S. Mendenhall's 1900 map showing roads that would be suitable for the increasing activity of bicycle riding. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society URL: http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/maps/id/241/rec/259 WHI Image ID 73134

   1900

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Current view of an old winter logging skid road. 3/2021 - Notice the corduroy of the cross logs which were about 3' apart. The road went through a swamp and through a berm.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. "Down Plunkett Road" by John Bates 1992 - The article talks about the Plunkett family homesteading along the Manitowish River from the mid 1880s - about the 1940s. Plunkett road has since become part of the bicycle trail from Manitowish Waters to Mercer.

   Family/Historical Narratives & images

   Record Type: Library

   
4. "Government on the Home Front" by Frank DiLeonardi 10/2020 1928-2020 - This article discusses Manitowish Waters government structure and changes from its inception in 1928 to 2020. It includes an interview with the current Town Chairman, John Hanson.

   10/2020

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. I Saw Conservation Grow by Harry Kozel (1951) ca 1890-1935 - Kozel interviews Iron County "oldtimers" for their thoughts, recollections and reflections on conservation needs and efforts after the cut-over logging period. They discuss forest fires and prevention, deer populations and hunting, and fishing and stocking of lakes.

   1951

   Record Type: Archive

   
6. Koerner's resort: pictures of the property where Highway 51 will be re-routed as part of the bridge reconstruction. 1948 - These pictures are from a Koerner's photo album. See record #2020.001.008 Archives to read a newspaper clipping about the opening of the new bridge.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Loveless - Dirt Road - 1929 - Loveless Photo collection A dirt road winds through a forested area. "A winding road thru Virgin Forest Park 1929"

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. "Outing at Spider Lake...Couples Pick Good Roads for Trip to Northern Wisconsin" 7/25/1925 The Oshkosh Northwestern newspaper article - The clipping details the route taken from Oshkosh to the George Fisher cabin on Spider Lake.

   7/23/1925

   Record Type: Archive

   
9. Road to LaFave's Island Lake Resort. ca 1960s

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Sign for Koerner's Spider Lake Resort ca 1920s - The sign points to the turn off of Highway 10 for the resort.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Voss Service Station along Highway 10. ca Late 1910s - early 1920s - This building was expanded in the 1920s and 1930s to include the Palm Gardens dance hall, a bar and a coffeeshop

    Record Type: Photo