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Drawing

Lakeside House

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Description: Illustration of the Lakeside House.
Photograph

Plum Lake Boat Ride

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Description: Large group of guests at Warner's Resort, Plum Lake, enjoying a boat ride.
Photograph

Resort and Harbor

Date: 1895
Description: View from across railroad tracks. Resort is on the water's edge, with a small inlet on the right. Land is mostly sand, though a small part on the left ha...
Postcard

Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
Postcard

Lake View at Schramm's Resort

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Description: A view of Lac Court O'Reilles at Schramm's Resort, including wood lawn chairs, a bench and trees. The side of a cottage is on the left. Caption reads: "A P...
Photograph

Cabins at Al's Place on the Turtle Flowage

Date: 1933
Description: Modest cabins located along shoreline of Turtle Flowage on a cloudy day.
Photograph

Big Leech Lake

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Description: A view of the beach at Smokey Point Resort, on Big Leech Lake.
Photograph

Oneida Colony

Date: 1936
Description: View of Oneida Colony, a northern lake resort. Small boats are lined up along the shore, and birds are gathered near a large birdhouse. A man is lifting on...
Photograph

Boat Landing at Swatiks Fin and Feather Resort

Date: 1935
Description: Wooden rowboats tied along shoreline of Moose Lake. One boat has a small trolling motor. A small building is along the shore near a dock with a bench.
Photograph

Eggert's Point Henry Resort Boats

Date: 1935
Description: View from lawn of two men in a wooden rowboat on Spider Lake. There are two docks each with a wooden rowboat tied to it.
Photograph

Eggert's Point Henry Resort Rowboat

Date: 1935
Description: Man with oar sitting in rowboat with a motor attached, paddling near shore of Spider Lake. "Point Henry Resort" is stenciled on the side of the boat.
Photograph

Moody's Log Cabins

Date: 1935
Description: View down hill of log cabins on shore of Spider Lake. A dog is laying on a path near two lawn swings, and a man is leaning against a tree stump, gazing at ...
Photograph

The Slide at Pease Resort

Date: 1938
Description: A large slide at Pease's Resort on the shore of the Upper Eau Claire Lake. Children are in the water near stairs that go up the hill.
Photograph

Big Eau Claire Lake from Taylor's Cabins

Date: 1937
Description: Canoes and lawn chairs at the shore of Upper Eau Claire Lake. Caption reads: "Big Eau Claire Lake From Taylors Cabins, Drummond, Wis."
Photograph

Boats at Les Crandall's

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of people on boat dock on Namakagon Lake. Some of them are holding stringers of recently caught fish, and wooden rowboats are tied to the doc...
Photograph

Whip-Poor-Will Camp

Date: 1937
Description: View from water of cabins and boats near shoreline of inland lake.
Photograph

Catch of Trout at Whip'poorwill Camp

Date: 1937
Description: Two people holding a stringer of trout caught on Siskiwit Lake.
Map or Atlas

The Great North Woods Tourist and Fishing District of Wisconsin : Ideal Location For Summer Homes

Date: 1925
Description: This brochure intended for tourists and shows resorts, lakes and railroads in northwestern Wisconsin and part of Michigan’s upper peninsula. Two inset maps...
Postcard

The Lakewoods Family Resort

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Description: Color postcard of an aerial view of the Lakewoods Family Resort on Lake Namekagon. All modern housekeeping cottages with an indoor heated swimming pool.
Photograph

Lyndale Bay Resort

Date: 1935
Description: View from water of men fishing from boats along lakeshore in front of three cabins on Upper Eau Claire Lake.

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