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Coordinates: 46°11′27″N 89°23′37″W / 46.190833°N 89.393611°W / 46.190833; -89.393611
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Mamie Lake
Mamie Lake in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin looking North from Bent's Camp
Mamie Lake is located in Wisconsin
Mamie Lake
Mamie Lake
Mamie Lake
Mamie Lake is located in the United States
Mamie Lake
Mamie Lake
Mamie Lake (the United States)
LocationLand o' Lakes Vilas County, Wisconsin US
Coordinates46°11′27″N 89°23′37″W / 46.190833°N 89.393611°W / 46.190833; -89.393611
TypeInland lake
Part ofCisco Chain of Lakes
Surface area376 acres (152 ha)
Max. depth10 ft (3.0 m)
IslandsBelle Island
SettlementsLand o' Lakes, Wisconsin

Mamie Lake is an inland lake located in Land o' Lakes Vilas County, Wisconsin. It is one of the main lakes on the ten lake Cisco Chain of Lakes.

The lake is in both Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is 10 ft (3.0 m) deep and covers 376 acres (152 ha).

Background

In 1919 a writer named Dr. Bessy surveyed the lake from his base at Bent's Camp Resort. In his examination of the flora he determined that Mamie and the other lakes and landforms in the area were formed by a glacier which created a dump moraine. Trees around the lake are mainly hemlock and yellow birch. The lake is the southernmost of the ten lakes on the Cisco Chain.[1]

Description

1904 image of Mamie Lake

Mamie Lake is one of the main lakes on the ten lake Cisco Chain of Lakes in northern Wisconsin. The lake is in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It is on the border between Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The lake has a depth of 10 ft (3.0 m),[2] and it is 376 acres (152 ha).[3]

Bent's Camp

Bent's camp was established on Mamie Lake in 1893 and it was developed from what was an obsolete logging camp into a tourist recreation location.[4][5] In 1896 the campgrounds were established.[6] The campgrounds allow traditional campers and the grounds also feature 12 cabins. In 1906 a restaurant was added to the grounds.[6][7][8] Today the campgrounds encompass 360 acres (150 ha).[9]

In the 1890s the area near Bent's in Vilas county was known for logging and several logging camps were established as a result of the industry. Bent's camp was founded as one of those logging camps, in 1893, .[4]

The camp was owned and operated by Charles Bent, into the 1940s[10] In 1990 Raymond M. Peterson purchased the resort with his wife Carol. The two operated the resort until they sold it to their daughter Lisa in 2003.[11] Lisa and Paul Stemen continued running the resort until 2011 when two long-time visitors, Craig and Amy Kusick, offered to purchase the location.[12]

Each year in February the resort hosts a snowmobile event called the Radar Run. The annual event is a fundraiser for a snowmobile club.[13] An annual music festival called Northwoodstock is also held at the location.[14] The resort was featured in a 2023 episode of America's Best Restaurants Roadshow.[15]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Annual Report of the Michigan Academy of Science (22 ed.). Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 1921. pp. 148–150. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ Wisconsin's Best Lakes Fishing Maps Guide Book. Superior, Wisconsin: Sportsman's Connection. 2016. p. 12. ISBN 9781885010384. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ Wisconsin Lakes. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin - Madison. 2005. p. 150. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Bell, Devon (2016). Haunted Summerwind: A Ghostly History of a Wisconsin Mansion (Paperback). Haunted America. p. 22. ISBN 9781626194373. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ Helminiak, Jon (6 June 2011). Land O' Lakes. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-0-7385-8316-7.
  6. ^ a b Gauper, Beth (2005-02-13). "Golden Oldies - In the North Woods, Classic Lodges Are Remnants of a Vanished Era". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  7. ^ "Bent's Camp: Experience 125 Years of History". Discover. Discover Wisconsin. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ^ Hintz, Martin; Percy, Pam (2014). Williams, Tracee (ed.). Food Lovers' Guide to Wisconsin: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-7627-9214-6. Retrieved 2024-07-14 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ "Campground Protest over expansion of Bent's Camp". Green Bay Press-Gazette. June 15, 1965. p. 39.
  10. ^ "Austin Bent, son of Charles Bent, operator of Bent's Camp". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. August 12, 1954. p. 6. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  11. ^ "Peterson, Raymond M." Wisconsin State Journal. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ^ Nimsgern, Tom (May 14, 2011). "Nostalgia inspires new owners to purchase camp". The Northwoods River News. ProQuest 872460736. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "Radar Run Held at Bent's Camp" (PDF). Border Bulletin. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  14. ^ Skola, Shereen (March 24, 2013). "5 great places to eat Up North". Wausau Daily Herald. ProQuest 1319042679. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  15. ^ Drew, Michelle (September 13, 2023). "Two local restaurants to be featured as 'America's best'". Vilas County News-Review. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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