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Summary
Three Lakes Rod and Gun Club
1230 State Trunk Highway (STH) 32, Town of Three Lakes, Oneida County
Dates of construction of contributing resources: 1889-1967
The Three Lakes Rod and Gun Club is a highly intact example of a private club in Wisconsin's Northwoods. Private clubs, seasonal resorts, and personal cottage retreats were properties established in the northern half of the state beginning in the late nineteenth century as the region's primary industry shifted from logging to tourism. Oneida County, in particular, developed into a tremendously popular destination for fishermen, hunters, and those simply seeking "rest and relaxation" amid the unique lakeside beauty of the region.
The Three Lakes Rod and Gun Club began as the Gogebic Club, a group of sportsmen mostly from Batavia, Illinois, that summered at Lake Gogebic, Michigan, in 1884 and 1885. In 1886 a fishing tip directed the 25-member Gogebic Club instead to the Three Lakes area. The men returned to Three Lakes regularly, with many of their families, until the Gogebic Club's disbandment in 1891. A handful of former members kept with tradition however, and in 1899 officially organized as the Three Lakes Rod and Gun Club and acquired land on an isthmus between Spirit, Medicine, and Laurel Lakes.
The Three Lakes Rod and Gun Club property has been continuously owned and used by the Club for recreational purposes for over a century. The Club is private property and the homes and cottages are private residences. Please respect the rights and privacy of Club members.
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Designations
NR2394
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7304 Campground Road
08000747
Located in Town of Three Lakes, Oneida County
7371 Wheeler Island Road
04000156
Located in Town of Three Lakes, Oneida County
1000 Leatzow Road
08000750
Located in Town of Three Lakes, Oneida County
