A collection of northwoods nostalgia from the pages of the Lakeland times: Volume Two

212 Pages·1980·65.548 MB·English

by  Joyce Laabs

/OLUME TWO
A COLLECTION OF
FROM THE PAGES OF THE LAKELAND TIMES
by Joyce Laabs
LOGGING
CHIPPEWA
IN
BURIAL LAC
RITES DU
FLAMBEAU
CAMP
AMERICAN
LEGION
RUGGED
LAKELAND’S MAN
BELOVED OF
DOCTOR THE
NORTH
EARLY
DAYS
OF
TOURISM

A COLLECTION OF
FROM THE PAGES OF THE LAKELAND TIMES
by Joyce Laabs
A.KT DIRECTOR &
COVER DESIGN
ART NORLING
G
CONSULTANT
EDITORIAL
SUE KRUEGER
PRINTED BT
ROTES PUBLISHING
CO.
SUN PRAIRIE, WI.
Copyright ® 1980 by Joyce Laabs and Don Walker
All Rights Reserved
Printed In The United States of America
ABLE CONTENT
T OF
Ahlborn Dynasty 1
Bosacki’s Boat House 6
People of the Woods 11
Five Generations in the North 17
Lakeland’s Beloved Doctor 22
Good Old Days ? 27
Made It with Work and Luck 31
Tracing a Childhood 35
Woodhill Lodge 39
St. Charles Community 43
“Bet-A-Million” Gates 46
Early Minocqua Memories 50
Ruth Schlecht Speaks 58
Surviving with 13 Children 65
Trout Lake Memories 71
Rugged Man of the North 76
Pioneer of Boulder Junction 82
Wilmot’s Penny Tree 86
Preserving Her Memories. 91

RESORTS OF THE NORTH
Early Days of Tourism 95
The Homestead 99
Musky Inn
The Narrows
Rismon’s Resort 112
m
Voss’ Resort I*3
OAMPS NQEfS
OF
Adventurers Camp 124
Camp American Legion 129
Camp Minocqua 136
FLAMBEAU
LAC
SET
CULTURE PEOPLE
ITS - ITS
Tales of Lac du Flambeau 143
Preserving a Heritage 151
Early Life of Chippewas 157
Chippewa Arts and Crafts 162
Medewiwin - Medicine Dance 166
Chippewa Burial Rites 170
Logging in Lac du Flambeau 175
Gauthier Dynasty 179
The Flame 186

THE PIONEER MEN AKB WOMEN
THE
OX*
EAKEEAND ARIA