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Welcome to Manitowish Waters! We Hope That No 1 ManitowishWaters.org WElcome to Manitowish Waters Your experts in cozy cabins. elcome to Manitowish Waters! We hope that no Our quaint downtown is full of great restaurants, unique matter what brings you to our amazing home in shops, and parks that are perfect for picnics and swimming. Wthe Northwoods, you leave with new stories and memories to last a lifetime. We invite you to get lost in the woods, put down your phone, reconnect with the people you love, try something Manitowish Waters is an outdoor enthusiasts dream. We adventurous, and leave with plans to return again. are surrounded by woods & water, and endless miles of Manitowish Waters is truly the Original “Up North” trails for all of your passions - biking, hiking, snowmobiling, Experience, and we can’t wait to share it with you. cross country skiing, and snowshoeing. Built around the “Legendary 10 Lake Chain”, you can ski, tube, surf, or fish Enjoy your stay, on a new lake each day you are here. Elizabeth Gering, President of the Board of Directors Table of Contents Welcome ...............................................................3 Cranberry Marshes ....................................... 32-33 History ..................................................................5 Accommodations At-A-Glance ..................... 34-35 Calendar of Events .......................................... 6-10 Map of Manitowish Waters .......................... 36-37 Ongoing Events ..................................................10 Community Services ...........................................39 Weddings & Events..............................................11 Friends & Non-Profit Members..........................39 Music In The Park .............................................. 12 Chamber Member Directory Manitowish Waters Skiing Skeeters................... 12 Accommodations .....................................40-43 Northwoods Bad-Dash ....................................... 13 Artists & Galleries ..........................................43 Biking ............................................................. 14-15 Attractions ................................................43-48 Hiking, Skiing, Snowshoeing ........................18-19 Automotive Services.......................................48 Fishing ............................................................... 20 Beauty Salons .................................................48 Fish of Manitowish Waters Area Lakes .............22 Building/Construction Services ...............48-50 Snowmobiling .....................................................23 Sporting Goods/Services ..........................50-51 Winter Rendezvous ............................................23 Grocery ........................................................... 51 Attractions & Shopping ......................................24 Advertising/Marketing ..................................53 Visual & Performing Arts. ..................................25 Professional Services ............................... 53-54 Waterfalls ...................................................... 26-27 Real Estate................................................ 54-55 Birding ................................................................28 Shopping ...................................................56-57 Fall Colors ...........................................................28 Technology .....................................................57 “The Most Recognized Brokerage Airport................................................................ 30 Restaurants .............................................. 57-60 In The Northwoods!” Listing Specialist Buyer Specialist Parks ................................................................... 31 Dining Guide ..................................................62-71 13 20 itow 23 11 12 an ish m Cover photos by Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerce 5977 County Highway W, Manitowish Waters Linda Long Wohlleber Tom Cote April Zelenka and 5733 Airport Road • P.O. Box 251 Mobile: 715-904-2540 Mobile: 715-892-9302 Stephanie Jolin Manitowish Waters, WI 54545 715-543-2544 [email protected] [email protected] Photography redmanrealtygroup.com Produced by: w s www.ManitowishWaters.org 5 Star Marketing & Distribution a t e r 409 Southpark Drive, Tomahawk, WI 715-543-8488 2 ManitowishWaters.org ManitowishWaters.org 3 history Skiing Skeeters - 1962 A Historic Manitowish Waters Welcome rom the earliest times to present day, the history of the wounds. He survived, got $3,500 from the federal government for Northwoods of Wisconsin has been written by the lakes, his troubles, and started his own resort and bar on Hwy. 51. The Frivers, forests and changing seasons. Bands of Native tavern is still running today and is called the Cozy Cove. Their Americans were the earliest inhabitants of Manitowish Waters, Bluegrass Festival in July still brings in big name Bluegrass bands drawn by its abundant wild rice, fish, game and maple syrup that from around the country. they harvested to sustain generation after generation. Visitors can still see the bullet holes in the walls of Little Bohemia The earliest European voyageurs and fur trappers were next on Resort; Christensen’s scrapbook and other historic artifacts are the horizon. In the 19th century, these explorers traded with the housed at the Koller Library and at businesses throughout town. natives and mapped the territory for the next influx of immigrants. The town’s colorful history includes tightrope walker Bob Loveless The Northwoods’ vast timber resources that stretched over the land and a caged bear at the Howling Bear. seemed endless. Timber barons sent their work crews steadily into Locally Owned….Nationally Connected! the Northwoods, felling giant red and white pines, floating them Eventual civic development led to a school, cemetery and town down raging rivers in the spring, and later, bringing them out of hall. The airport came after World War II when public enthusiasm 3 Offices the woods by oxen pulling huge loads of cut trees that towered for aviation burgeoned. With the advent of the snowmobile in the above them. ’60s, the Northwoods officially became a four-season vacationland. To Serve You! Hwy. 51 was vastly improved, greatly improving the time for Entrepreneurs saw promise in other ways: some through visitors from Chicago and Milwaukee to travel north. homesteading; others sensing the desire of city folk to relax, fish Manitowish Waters and hunt in the pristine and beautiful Northwoods. Sportsmen The Manitowish Waters Skiing Skeeters – one of the oldest amateur 715-543-2384 and wealthy families traveled by rail from Chicago and Milwaukee water-ski clubs in the U.S. – was established in the late 1950s. They to rail hubs, then were taken by horse and wagon, some even by sponsored, and won, the first statewide barefoot tournament held Mercer boat, to reach their vacation destination. The first lodge was built in the U.S. in 1964. National publicity of the event established 715-476-2111 on Island Lake in the 1880’s. Manitowish Waters as the “Barefoot Capital of the Midwest.” PIERCE REALTY LLC By the first few decades of the 20th century, Manitowish Waters Today, Manitowish Waters is also famous for its cranberry Boulder Junction and the rest of the Northwoods swelled in population as more and industry, its location on the Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature 715-385-2201 more vacationers sought to escape big city life. Small towns grew Trail, and its breathtaking “Legendary 10-Lake Chain of Lakes.” It noticeably bigger, as resorts needed more goods and workers, is a community connected by a love for nature, its sparkling waters Scan this including fishing guides. and numerous recreation opportunities. QR Code CENTURY 21 During Prohibition, the lodges and halls filled with “one-armed We invite you to make Manitowish Waters your vacation destination And View Award Winning TRUSTED Professionals bandits” and “rum runner” spirits. The local law rarely enforced the and to build your own memories. All our federal laws against alcohol and gambling. Famous and infamous Listings in BIGGER - BOLDER - FASTER guests were legendary. Among the latter, were members of the This article was compiled from the following sources: FULL Detail! Chicago mob. For the most part, they behaved themselves while “Manitowish Waters Area History: A Look Back” - Michael Dunn “Up North” and didn’t attract much outside attention. III mwlibrary.blogspot.com/ Manitowish Waters Koller Library Blog “The History of Manitowish Waters” - Callie Bates A notable exception occurred in 1934, when the FBI caught wind www.c21piercerealty.com that the John Dillinger gang was staying at the Little Bohemia Photos courtesy of the MW Historical Society. Help provided by Resort. A trap was laid, but Dillinger escaped. The resulting shoot- Jim Bokern and Barbara Bartling. out left town constable Carl Christensen riddled with eight bullet 4 ManitowishWaters.org ManitowishWaters.org 5 Calendar of events Calendar of events EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 30• FAT TIRE BIKING DEMO 10am – 3pm at The WinMan Trails – 17 • WINTERFEST RENDEZVOUS. The area’s biggest ice fishing 17 • MAPLE SYRUPING 101. Learn how to tap maple trees and boil 28 • HUMANITY FOR HABITATS SERIES: FISH STICKS/NATIVE Always confirm before traveling! Demos will be available for use on the groomed fat bike trail and the contest with prizes awarded in 8 categories, sponsored by the the sap down into sweet syrup. Get hands on experience and a SHORELINE GARDENS.
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