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Little Finland Cabins

Date: 07 1947
Description: Exterior view of Little Finland Cabins featuring a steam bath. There is a large woodpile at one side of the building.
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Cabins and Boats at Al's Place on the Turtle Flowage

Date: 1935
Description: View from water of vacation cabins and boats along lake shoreline of Turtle Flowage. The roof of the building on the right says: "Al's Place / Lunches — Ca...
Photograph

Voss' Birchwood Lodge

Date: 1936
Description: View of a two-story gabled roof lodge, Voss' Birchwood Lodge on Spider Lake. It has a stone chimney and a brick chimney, as well as a front porch and is su...
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Entrance to Voss' Birchwood Lodge

Date: 1933
Description: View of the entrance to Voss' Birchwood Lodge on Spider Lake. On the right are two birdhouses and a log entrance that says Voss' Resort. On the right is a ...
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Voss' Birchwood Lodge on Spider Lake

Date: 1934
Description: View looking out over the boats at docks on Spider Lake at Voss' Birchwood Lodge.
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Tower Tea Room

Date: 1938
Description: View down road of an automobile parked outside the two-story Tower Tea Room, Rest Lake. The one-story building on the right has a sign that says "Crank Cas...
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Northern Lakes Hotel

Date: 1931
Description: View across yard of three people standing on the porch of the two-story Northern Lakes Hotel on Rest Lake. There is a stone chimney and brickwork around th...
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Cottages at Dalbec's, Lake of the Falls

Date: 1930
Description: View acriss water of shoreline and three cottages at Dalbec's, Lake of the Falls.
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Entrance to Mercer Tourist Park

Date: 1931
Description: View of the road and entrance to Mercer Tourist Park on Grand Portage Lake showing the fences, road and buildings. The larger building on the left has a st...
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Mercer Tourist Park, Lakeshore View

Date: 1932
Description: View from the shoreline at Mercer Tourist Park showing people on the dock and floating rafts in the lake.
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Russel Bros Cabins, Lake of the Falls

Date: 1933
Description: View looking across the Lake of the Falls at three one-story log cabins with porches, called the Russell Bros Cabins. There are boats along the shoreline.
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Whispering Pines Dock

Date: 1934
Description: View of the lake shore and U-shaped dock at Whispering Pines.
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Man with Fish at Voss' Resort

Date: 1935
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man wearing boots, a jacket and hat holding a large fish next to a building and sign that says "Voss Birchwood Lodge, Strictly Modern...
Photograph

Man with Fish at Voss' Birchwood Lodge

Date: 1936
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man wearing boots, a sweater and hat holding a large fish and standing next to a building and a sign that says "Voss Birchwood Lodge,...
Map or Atlas

Fayette L. Bucks Map of Manitowish & Turtle Waters : Showing Location of the Bucks Summer Resorts and Cabins

Date: 1905
Description: This early 20th century map identifies the locations of the Divide Resort and Spider Lake Resort in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Also shown are trails, stage l...
Map or Atlas

Maps of Trude Lake

Date: 1925
Description: Shows buildings, piers, winter and summer levels, and resort lands. Depths shown by isolines. Relief shown by contours. From the E.P. Sherry papers relatin...
Map or Atlas

Map of Flambeau Reservoir

Date: 1941
Description: This is map one of three maps that show trails, roads and fire lanes, utilities, resorts, submerged lakes, vegetation, flowage right lands, and timber righ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Famous Flambeau Flowage

Date: 1938
Description: This map shows lakes, lodges and resorts, roads, and railroads in Sherman township and a portion of Mercer township. Points of interest are marked with a s...
Map or Atlas

Map of Flambeau Reservoir

Date: 1941
Description: This is map three of a set of three, and shows trails, roads and fire lanes, utilities, resorts, submerged lakes, vegetation, flowage right lands, and timb...
Postcard

Dining Room at Voss Birchwood Lodge

Date: 1938
Description: Interior view of the restaurant's dining room. Caption reads: "Dining Room at Voss Birchwood Lodge, Manitowish, Wisconsin."

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