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Notes |
"Keego" estate on Big Lake owned by prominent Chicago lumber merchant, A. Shreve Badger 1908-1929 |
Description |
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. |
Relation |
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Source |
Prentiss, Bob- Jean Keith Prentiss Collection |
Collection |
Resort Collection |
Catalog Number |
2019.11.51 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
ca 1910 |
Search Terms |
Big Lake Keego Lodge 1900s 1920s Camp Hunting camp Fishing camp Summer Camp Summer residence Chicago lumber industry Boys and Girls Camps Summer Camps |
People |
Badger, Alpheus Shreve Badger, A. Shreve |