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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

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 ...
Photograph

Voss' Birchwood Lodge on Spider Lake

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

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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Whispering Pines Dock

Date: 1934
Description: View of the lake shore and U-shaped dock at Whispering Pines.
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

Koerner's Spider Lake Resort

Date: 1935
Description: Aerial view of a lakeside resort with several buildings. Caption reads: "Koerner's Spider Lake Resort, Manitowish, Wis."
Postcard

Echo Lodge, Echo Lake

Date: 1947
Description: View across lake towards cottages on the shoreline surrounded by pine trees. A rowboat and canoe are on the shore. Caption reads: "Echo Lodge, Echo Lake, M...
Postcard

Beaver Lodge

Date: 1953
Description: View towards a man wearing a hat and tall boots who is standing with his hand on a large wheel, perhaps a mill wheel, which is leaning against trees on the...

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