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Wolf River House
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The Wolf River House. The advertisement reads: "The Wolf River House; Hunters' and Fishermen's Resort; Rates $1.50 per day - $9.00 per week; Special Rates for Families; Under Management of Capt. C.W. Johnston; No efforts spared to make guests comfortable. All appointments are modern. Bath, toilet rooms, electric lights throughout. Breakfast served from 6 to 8 in the morning; dinner from 12 to 1:30; supper from 5:30 to 7. Doors always open. Train meals if wanted.; Power and Row Boats in Connection; Expert Guides for Hunters and Fishermen; Winneconne, Wis."
1914
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Steamboat traffic on Wolf River in early days of Winneconne
Dec 03, 1931
Winneconne News
Fishermen on Wolf River
1910
Two men stand on a flat boat on Wolf River. They hold stringers of fish suspended from a wooden pole between them. Behind them is what may be a gas pump on a platform supported by wooden pilings. I...
Wisconsin Fishermen's and Hunters' League, Inc.
Non-Stock Corporations, Milwaukee County
Petition for building a road from Bloomingdale to Winneconne
1851
Petitioners request a road from Bloomingdale across unsurveyed "Indian lands" to Winneconne, which they believe will enable "rapid settlement of a large tract of rich and fertile country."
Hunters and Fishermen's Club of West Allis
Non-Stock Corporations, Milwaukee County
East Shore, Wolf River
April 13, 1905
Text on front reads: "East Shore, Wolf River, Winneconne, Wis." Pilings in the Wolf River, boathouses, dwellings and trees are along the shore. A steamboat is on the far right.
