Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-19
Big St. German Section
Makes Rapid Progress
WISCONSIN LAND o'LAKEs is EN-
JoYING BIG DEVELOPMENT IN
ST GERMAN REGION

A striking illustration of the grow
ing popularity of the Wisconsin Land
O'Lakes is furnished by recent develop
ment in single section, that tribu-
tary to Big st. German Lake reached
by Route 70 about halfway between
Eagle River and Woodruff.
Three years ago there were only
three resorts and about the same num-
Der of private cottages on this magni-
ficient body of water which is four
miles long and two miles wide with a
shore line of about ten miles.
These resorts were Jack Pine Lodge
owned and operated by Alex McGregor
the Log Cabin Resortand Musky Inn.
In 1919, Mr.. S. E. Cummings leased
the property of Robert McGregor.
which had lain idle following a fire
some years before, and began to re-
build it, work he has continued I'M
til it is now an up-to-date resort with
a large capacity. At about the same
time Mr.. Olaf Valley, owning a hand
some estate on the south shore of the
lake, decided to convert his place into
a resort since when he has built num-
erous cottages and has enjoyed a sue
cessful patronage. In the fall of 1921,
the Peelen Bros. of Milwaukee pur-
chased a plot adjoining that Of Mr..
Valley and Immediately began to
build large main building and sew
eral cottages. This resort was opened
last summer. In the same year, on
Route 20 near the lake, four handsome
private residences were built by Mar
vim Eldridge, Leonard .Soper, George
Soper and Fred Hessen respectively.
Last year, however, was the banner
summer for building. In addition to
extensive improvements on all exist
ing resorts, two beautiful country
homes were erected by Dennis Egan
and Joseph Joyce, both of Chicago. A
large and artistic refreshment parlor
was built and opened by Mr.. M. E.
Eldridge at the corner of the State
Highway and the town road leading
to Plum Lake At the same time was
begun what promises to be the largest
most commodious resort on the lake
This resort, still in course of con-
struetion under the direction of the
opl tgr ellis Jones, Of New
York, will consist of a large main
building of two stories surrounded by
cottages and will open the coming
season. 1t will bear the name of The
White House. On the north shore
during the coming season, Paul Man
hardt expects to add to his supply of
cottages on the property which he
recently purchased from August
Voeks, Also during the summer of
1922 Fred Hessen erected an up-to
date service garage on Route 70 oppo-
site Lake ST. Gernlain and another ser
vice garage is to be built at an early
date by Mr. Edward Eldridge, promi-
nent in baseball circles and son of
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located adjacent to the establishment
of his father. Other buildings have
been spoken of for the same vicinity,
such as a general store, a movie
house and dance hall etc.
So rapid has been the development
of this section that movement is
already said to be on foot to reappor-
ton the political boundaries cutting
off a part of the Town of Pennington
and a part of the Town of Arbor Vitae
and forming a new town of the parts
thus cut off. In this way the import
ant corner where the Sayner road in
tersects the State Highway will be
in the center of the new
town and will thus tend to become al
SO the center of civic activities.
The above interesting letter telling
of building Improvements of recent
years and those to come, on Big st.
German, sent in by a subscriber liv-
ing in that section will no doubt be
of interest to many readers, especially
those who have kept in very close
touch with the expansion of the resort
and summer home business over there
Editor