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"Ma" Johnson's  "Ma" Johnson built this tavern in the 1930's and operated it for many years then sold it to George and Bernece Gensler. They changed the name to Club 155, and operated it for at least forty years. After that, it went through many owners. Top McGregor's Resort Jack and Judy McGregor purchased this resort located on the southwest shore of Big St. Germain Lake. They operated this resort for many years, then turned management over to their son, James. In time, the resort was closed. Top McGregor School This 1-8 grade school was built sometime after Juve and Jackson Schools. No one seems to remember exactly where it stood, and we have two locatiions depending on who you talk to. One is that it was on Cty C between Hwy 70 and McGregor's Resort, somewhere across from the golf course. Others say it was somewhere around Jack Pine Lodge on Cty C. The Jack Pine Lodge area is more likely because when Jack and Judy McGregor purchased McGregors Resort, the McGregor School would have been long gone. Alexander McGregor, Jr. and even his children probably attended this school. Top Mr. C's  This originally held the First National Bank before they built their own building. After the First National Bank moved out, the interior of the building was remodeled as a tavern and opened as "Mr. C's." This was operated by Fritz Crall. Fritz eventually sold the tavern to Tom Giloman and the name was changed to "The Cat's Meow." The tavern was sold two more times (with two more name changes), then purchased by David Worthen, who operated it several years. David sold it to his brother, Keith, who operated it as "Chico's." It was then sold in January 2003 and the name changed to "Legends." This photo was taken shortly after Keith Worthen purchased it. Top Mobile Home That Beat The Town  Carl Yanke purchased and moved this mobile home on the lot next to his tavern, Carl's Dutch Door (The Boxer), on Paton Road in spite of a town ordinance against it. When the Town told him he was not allowed to do this, he took it to court and won. The mobile home is still there and older residents still chuckle a little when they see it. Top Molgaard's Indian Lodge Joe Molgaard owned this supper club for decades and it became nationally known. There was a complete meat cutting department in the basement and the meat served was hand cut. Molgaard's specialty was a hand-cut steak called the "Butter Ball." There were not many that could be cut, so it was always in short supply. Lucky was the steak lover, who managed to order it and it was in supply. More information on this site can be found under Harvey's Tavern. Top Murmuring Waters  This resort and tavern was built on Lost Lake by John Eliason, who came to this area in 1898. The actual construction was by Joe Zellner, who also built the Peacock and Molgaard's. John was thinking of what name to give it. Carl Eliason, who was a youngster then, suggested Murmuring Waters from the poem, Hiawatha. John agreed with the name and the resort remained in the Eliason family until the mid-1980's when the cottages were sold and the tavern was sold to Bob Arnold. Bob ran the bar for several years, then sold it to Patti (last name unknown), who changed the name to Patti's Murmuring Waters. Top Muskie Inn 
 The Muskie Inn is another of the early resorts of our area. It was one of the first three resorts on Big St. Germain Lake, which were Muskie Inn, Jack Pine Lodge, and Hunter's Log Cabin Resort. The resort went through several owners. The earliest we know was Joe and Leslie Seybold. They sold it to Lee and Bonnie Weslaski in 1975. Lee and Bonnie turned it into a very popular, highly successful resort and supper club. They sold it (person unknown) and, during this period, Lee passed away. Eventually the establishment came back to Bonnie and the supper club and bar were never reopened to the public. The cottages have been condoed out and are managed separately as Deer Run Condominiums. The first shows the entrance to the supper club. The second photo is the shows the lodge facing the lake. The third photo shows some of the cottages. Top Muskie Queen  This was originally a small drive-in serving hamburgers, hot dogs, soft ice cream, etc. It was built sometime in the 1960's by a man who taught school in Lac du Flambeau. He only operated during the summer months. It was eventually sold to Charles Vogel and operated by his son, Steve Vogel. Vogel kept the name the same and expanded it into a restaurant with interior seating. Steve operated it for a few years, then sold it (unknown person) and the name was changed to Halos. Halos was sold in 2003 and the new owner (Unknown) changed the name to "Chatter House". The restaurant was vacant for a period after this new owner left. It was then finally sold and renamed DJ's. The photo here was taken during that "vacant" time before DJ's took over. Top |