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Boathouse with Three Canoes

Date: 1978
Description: Two-story vertical log boathouse on Lake Namakagan. Two canoes are on the boathouse deck and a red canoe is in the lake tied to the deck. Both floors of th...
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Main Lodge Living Room

Date: 1961
Description: A white chinked horizontal-log walls and plank-wood ceiling room that has a large brick fireplace with a deer mount near the top, a long-rifle in the cente...
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Main Lodge Living Room

Date: 1961
Description: White-chinked horizontal log walls in living room looking into the dining room. An animal hide is hanging on wall and bull horns are mounted over the curta...
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Guest House Great Room

Date: 1961
Description: A light colored wood-sided, very tall room with wood support beams. A very tall window with curtains dominates an end wall, and the other wall has large sa...
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Guest House Great Room

Date: 1961
Description: A tall, light-colored wood paneled room with exposed pine beams. A built-in fireplace with birch logs is on an end wall below a painting of ships at battle...
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Guest House Antique Secretary Desk

Date: 1961
Description: An ornate secretary writing desk is positioned between two windows in the great room of the guest house. The desk is brown with gold inlays, two bottom dra...
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Main Lodge Dining Room Buffet

Date: 1961
Description: An assortment of Royal Copenhagen blue dishes are arranged on the upper open shelves of an antique wood buffet in the dining room of the main lodge. The co...
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Logging at Cable

Date: 1906
Description: Ole Emerson's lumber property. A man is standing on top of a load of logs being pulled by a team of two horses on a sled through the snow. Caption from cal...
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Main Lodge Bedroom

Date: 08 1961
Description: Wood-paneled room with exposed log ceiling joists. One wall of the room has an all wood bookcase full of books, and above are upper doors to cabinets with ...
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Snow-covered Sundial

Date: 02 1966
Description: A circular stone and cement sundial in a snowy yard.
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Mary Griggs Burke

Date: 1993
Description: Mary Griggs Burke standing with her arms crossed in the yard by the main lodge under evergreen trees during the 100th anniversary celebration for Forest Lo...
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Mary Burke preparing to toss bowling ball on grass bowling green

Date: 1993
Description: Mary Burke is standing on the grass bowling green, preparing to toss a black ball down the pitch during the 100th anniversary celebration for Forest Lodge...
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Main Lodge Entrance with 100th Anniversary Banner

Date: 1993
Description: The front entrance to the main lodge with a banner above the door that reads: "FOREST LODGE : 100TH ANNIVERSARY 1893-1993." The lodge is constructed of chi...
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Path Through the Main Grounds

Date: 1993
Description: A path winds through dense ground cover and under tall evergreen trees past the guest house towards the maid's quarters and the main lodge. The guest house...
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Living Room in Main Lodge

Date: 2000
Description: Horizontal white-chinked log walls with two mounted animal skins. A white sofa with red piping and red pillows is positioned in front of a table with a sma...
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Living Room at Main Lodge

Date: 2000
Description: White-chinked log walls with a framed map of Forest Lodge property. Dark wood furniture including a rocking chair, bench, side table, and an upholstered ch...
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Bedroom at Main Lodge

Date: 2000
Description: Two canopy twin beds with green turquoise quilted and embroidered canopy's and bedspreads. A wood chair with a woven seat is next to the bed as well as a t...
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Forest Lodge Transport

Date: 10 1960
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs, wearing a navy blue dress coat, is sitting in a three-wheel blue cart with a red roof that Mary used to travel the grounds of Fores...
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Cow Pasture Lane

Date: 10 1951
Description: Narrow curved dirt lane passing by fenced cow pasture. Lake Namakagon is seen through autumn birch trees; two automobiles are parked on the grass under the...
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Snowy Entrance to Forest Lodge

Date: 02 1966
Description: Wrought iron gate suspended on two stone gate posts.

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