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Forest Lodge Boathouse
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View of a two-story vertical-log structure surrounded by a lower deck and an upper deck with a pipe railing. There are ten double-hung windows, two wood doors, wooden stairs leading to the the second story, and a wood enclosed elevator shaft. There is a green canoe stored on the lower deck and a small sailboat docked at the deck. A flag is on a flagpole of the upper deck and there is a sign on the lower portion of the boathouse advising: "PRIVATE PLEASE KEEP OFF".
1997
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W012H19
WHi 148344
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Forest Lodge Boathouse
1957
Large two-story vertical log boathouse with an elevator shaft, located on Lake Namakagon. A small sailboat is tied to the boathouse dock.
Boathouse with Three Canoes
1978
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 the boathouse have windows, and the second s...
Boathouse Elevator at Forest Lodge
1997
A vertical-log elevator shaft at one end of a vertical-log two-story boathouse; there is a door at the base of the elevator. Wood steps with a pipe railing lead to the second-story of the boathouse...
Boathouse with Elevator and Flying an American Flag
October 1960
A two-story, vertical log boathouse on Lake Namakagon. The second floor has a wrap-around deck, and both floors have windows with green striped awnings. A vertical log outside elevator is attached ...
Boathouse Without Elevator
1950
Vertical log two-story boathouse on Lake Namakagon, seen through trees from the lawn. The boathouse upper level has an outside deck, and both levels have numerous windows. Outside stairs lead to th...
Mary Griggs (Burke) Ascending Boathouse Deck
1942
Mary Griggs (Burke) is wearing a one-piece bathing suit as she climbs out of Lake Namakagon onto the Forest Lodge boathouse deck while her dachshund awaits.
