Related Records

1. Abe LaFave brief biography and tales of being a pioneer family in the Northwoods. ca 1880s-1920s - Includes Abe's 1931 homestead claim certificate. T42N R6E S18 Lot 7

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Bill Newcomb and Ken Moody with hunting dogs and four dead wolves strung up on a building behind the men. - Prentiss Collection

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Fayette Buck's map for Buck's Divide Resort and Cabins 1891-1916 - This resort map has annotations by Judge Tuller of Tullers Camp on South Turtle Lake. The back of the map has notes and dates about Fayette's business ventures, community service and fish, bird and animal mounts.

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. History of Manitowish Waters page from 1936 Chamber of Commerce booklet - Historical account of Peter Vance's journey to this area in 1884. Included are some of Vance's recollections. Author of this narrative is unknown.

   1936

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Manitowish Waters Sportsman's (Sportsmen) Club. 1950s - Newspaper clippings reporting on club elections and projects.

   Record Type: Archive

   
6. "My Memories of Yesteryear: Life on Island Lake- In the Early Years" by John LaFave 1901-1973 - Anecdotes and short tales by John, son of Abe and Sarah LaFave, early pioneers in the Northwoods. Also linked is a slightly different version of these recollections titled "Stories from Island Lake" by Jack(John) and brother Charley LaFave as well as a collection of Gumps comic strips by Sidney Smith based on his experiences as a guest at LaFave's Island Lake Resort.

   1970

   Record Type: Archive