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Section 1 (A-E)	Section 2 (F-J)	Section 3 (K-O)	Section 4 (P-T)	Section 5 (U-Z)

Advanced Quality Signs	AmericInn Fiasco Site	Anchor Inn	Anderson's Restaurant	Angry Dave's
Baer School	Bailey Memorial Tree	Baseler House	Billy's Resort	Black Bear Lodge
Bob Katz	Boxer, The	Bridge On "O"	Buck Stops Here	Camp's Super Valu
Cathy's Ice Cream	Cat's Meow	Cheese House	Chico's	Clearview Lodge
Club 155	Coco Joe's	Community Center	Community Church Christ	Connie's
Consoer Lettering	Content School	Country Flaire	Coyote Joe's	David L. Clark Realty
Deer Run	DJ's Restaurant	Doorway to the North	Drews' House	Ed Gabe's
Elaine Enlow Home	Elbert's Resort	Eliason Realty	Eliason's Someplace Else	Ellie's Restaurant
Erv's Northland Resort	Euriga's

Advanced Quality Signs Advanced Quality Signs was a part of Consoer Lettering and split off into its own being. Eventually, the company grew to the point where it moved to this location on Hwy 70. This building was originally constructed by Loren Andersen to house the Snowmobile Hall of Fame. Loren sold the building in 2001 to David Consoer, owner of Advanced Quality Signs. After several years the business and building were sold to Ron Halstrom of Minoqua. Halstrom sold the building and it now holds Pier North. Top

AmericInn Fiasco Site This is located next to the Phillips' House on Hwy 70 and was once property that went with the house. An AmericInn was supposed to be constructed here. However, the builder apparently ran afoul of the DNR regarding the cutting of trees too close to the lake (Little St. Germain), an unsuitable septic system plan, then ran out of money. The mess remains as the would-be builder left it, another sad footprint in the town's march to progress. Top

Anchor Inn This was built by Charles Marquardt on the far end of West Bay of Little St. Germain Lake where the channel enters into No Fish Bay. He purchased the land for the resort from George Phillips in 1955 and started construction in 1957. He moved here permanently in 1960 and ran the lodge for many years. He eventually sold the Anchor Inn to his brother-in-law and sister, Bill and Edna Fligel. They eventually sold it to a person who's first name was Bob (last name unknown). he operated it for about three years and Bradley Waldmann purchased it. He converted the lodge into apartments which he rented for a couple years then tore it down. Bradley's home is now on the this lot. Top

Anderson's Restaurant This was built by Walter Anderson and operated by his wife. There was some confusion as to whether his restaurant was called Anderson's Restaurant or Walter's Restaurant and it was the source of many arguements as we tried to determine which name it was. Marlene Bartelt, Walter's neice, says it was neither one. It's actual name was St. Germain Restaurant. It also contained the early St. Germain Chamber of Commerce after the Chamber moved from Ed' Gabe's home on Hwy 155. It was one of the first four commercial buildings in the mall/junction area. The exact year it was built is not known. George Laumer purchased it and operated a liquor store in it for several years. It was eventually purchased by Bruce Weber and his wife, Mary, operated a gift shop in it. In time, it was moved away to make room for the parking area of the new Camp's Super Valu building (First Grocery). Top

Angry Dave's is a tavern that was originally The Boxer and more information will be found under it. Dave's last name is unknown and so is the reason he is angry. Top

Baer School Baer School, like Hunter School, was probably built sometime after the Juve and Jackson Schools. All of them were grades 1-8, then the students were transferred to the high school in Eagle River. Unfortunately, no one today has the slightest clue where Baer School was located. Top

Bailey Memorial Tree This tree was planted by our fire department in front of the fire station in memory of Chief Donald Bailey and the many positive accomplishments he made for our fire department and community. Top

Baseler House Neil Baseler purchased this house when he moved here in 1972. Krist Oil eventually purchased it to make room for the Citgo Station it was going to build. Krist Oil then purchased a lot on Lindstrom Lane, moved the house there, and sold it. Top

Billy's Resort Nothing is known about this resort other than it was one of the earliest resorts on Little St. Germain Lake. No one remembers anything about it or where it was located on the lake. Top

Black Bear Lodge The Black Bear Lodge is a resort, restaurant, and bar on Little St. Germain lake which was previously Richards Resort and more information can be found under this. The lodge was totally remodeled and is operated by Diane Misina. Top

BobKatz Information regarding this business can be found under the Waukegan. Top

Boxer, The Charlie Cley originally built and operated The Boxer in the 1930's. He eventually sold it to "Dutch" Grimm, who renamed it the Dutch Door. It is not known who owned it directly after "Dutch" passed away. Carl Yanke purchased it in the late 1960's and it is probable that Carl purchased it directly after Grimm passed away. He named it Carl's Dutch Door. Carl sold it to Carl Brent and the name remained the same. Brent was happy that he did not have to change the sign. Carl Brent eventually sold it to Earl Jacobson, who changed the name to Earl's Dutch Door. Earl was happy because he only had to touch up the "C" in "Carl's" on the sign. Earl ran it for about three years and sold it to Richard "Mort" Morten, who named it Mort's Dutch Door. Mort ran it for several years and sold it to Bradley Waldmann, who bought it in partnership with his brother-in-law, Bob Fender. It was renamed simply The Dutch Door. Bradley eventually bought out Fender and became sole owner. The tavern burned down and Bradley rebuilt it as it is today. The new building is similar to the original, but somewhat larger. The cause of the fire was determined to be an interior electrical outlet by the front door. Bradley eventually sold the tavern to Ace Roxbury, who kept the name the same and operated it for about seven years. In May of 2005, Ace sold the establishment to David (Last name unknown). He changed the name to Angry Dave's Bar and Grill. Top

Bridge On "O" This old bridge (first photo) was a popular fishing spot on the Wisconsin River ever since it was built in the far past. It was located on Hwy O, not far from the Junction of Hwy 70 and County O. The road was straightened and a new bridge (second photo) was constructed near it to the right. The old bridge was left "as is" for people to fish off of it and a large number of people did. The old bridge was removed in 2006 and replaced with this snowmobile bridge (third photo). The design and construction of this bridge renders it pretty much useless for anything else - imagine that. How this engineering marvel was passed up when they chose the seven modern wonders of the world is beyond us. Top

Buck Stops Here This tavern and living quarters was originally built and operated as a beer bar by a person known as "Bo." His last name is unknown. The tavern was on the right and the living quarters were on the left. Bo worked as a lock engineer on the Panama Canal for many years until he retired and moved here. He eventually sold the bar and it continued operating for a few more years. The bar was finally closed and the entire building was converted into private living quarters. It has been sold as a home several times after that. Top

Camp's Super Valu Information on Camp's Super Valu is found under First Grocery. Top

Cathy's Ice Cream and Candy Shoppe This building was originally Walter Perk's garage, but remodeled to become Cathy's Ice Cream and Candy Shoppe. The David L. Clark Realty office on the right was Walter Perk's main house which he lived in while operating West Bay Resort. This was all part of Sisson's Resort (2) at one time. Top

Cat's Meow The Cat's Meow was owned and operated by Thomas Giloman for a few years. More information about this building is found under Mr. C's. Top

Cheese House This building, across from The Boxer, on the Jct of Hwy 70 and Paton Road was originally built and operated as a cheese and sausage store. The name of this original owner is unknown. It then went through occasional businesses with much empty time in between, until Gasco leased it for an office. After Gasco left, Anna Anderson operated a gift shop and it has changed businesses several times after that. Top

Chico's Chico's was owned and operated by Keith Worthen for a few years. More ionformation about this building can be found under Mr. C's. Top

Clearview Lodge Information on Clearview Lodge can be found under Radue's Resort. Top

Club 155 Club 155 was operated for decades by George and Bernece Gensler. More information is found under "Ma" Johnson's, the original business. Top

Coco Joe's Joseph Ulrich purchased this restaurant in the early 1980's, but it is not known who owned it before. Joe renamed it Coco Joe's and operated it for several years before selling it to Charles Desmit. It went by the name of "Charlie's" by the locals, but that may not have been its actual name. The Desmit's operated it for a number of years, then sold it to Joe Minaudo who named it Country Flaire. Top

Community Center The Community Center was built in 1978 and remains a tribute to George Lorentz's managerial and political skills as town chairman. As he envisioned, it is heavily used by the community for just about every public or private get-together. The Northland Pines School District leased the gym and the rear section for classrooms before the new grade school was built. The Community First Church of Christ held its services in the gym until they built their own church. Few people live in St. Germain very long before they find themselves heading for our community center for one reason or another. Top

Community First Church of Christ This was the only church in St. Germain for many years and it truly was (and remains) a "community" church. Many residents of St. Germain, past and present, have been married, had their funerals, sought counseling, or simply attended services in this church, regardless of their denominations. Top

Connies' A short-lived supper club that operated out of Eliason's Some Place Else after Jerry Eliason sold it. Top

Consoer Lettering David and Ruth Consoer started Consoer Lettering in the basement of their home. Through much work and time, the business grew to the point where they purchased this building next to the DJ's Restaurant(Muskie Queen). Besides their business of printing shirts, jackets, etc., they also started a sign business. Their son, David, took over operation of the sign division which developed into Advanced Quality Signs. Eventually, David and Ruth sold the lettering division to David and Kathy DeWolf. Top

Content School Content School On May 31, 1912 the town board voted to unite northern and southern Farmington (original name for St. Germain) school districts into one district called Farmington School District #1. The Content School was built in 1923 and Fred Hessen (Elder) was the main builder. It was located on the Jct. of Hwys 70 & 155 where the Red Brick School is located and stood about where the Veteran's Memorial is now located. This school replaced the Jackson, Juve, Hunter, McGregor, and Baer Schools. The Juve School was then used as the town hall until Content School was closed. This photo is believed to be of the Content School after it was closed and the building became the town hall replacing the Juve School town hall. The photo was taken during a town picnic get-together in an unknown year. Top

Country Flair This restaurant, located next to the Waukegan, near Jct 70 and Cty O was owned and operated by Joe Minaudo. More information regarding this site is under Coco Joe's. Top

Coyote Joe's A short-lived supper club that operated out of Eliason's Some Place Else after Jerry Eliason sold it.

David L. Clark Realty This realty company was started by David Clark in the late-1970's and closed down in the fall of 2009 when he retired and leased/sold the building to Mark Hiller. This building was Walter Perk's home when he owned and operated Perk's West Bay Resort (Sissons Resort 2). Cathy's Ice Cream and Candy Shoppe was Walter Perk's garage. Top

Deer Run These are the cottages that were spun off the Muskie Inn resort, leaving only the supper club building. The cottages have been condoed. Top

DJ's Restaurant More information on this restaurant can be found under Muskie Queen. Top

Doorway to the North This was a resort and tavern on Lost Lake. The earliest owner we know of was Wayne Drajesk. He operated this for many years, then sold the tavern separately. He managed the resort part for awhile, then sold/condoed the cabins. Top

Drews' House No matter who may live here or how it is remodeled, this house just north of the junction of Hwy 155 and Birchwood Drive is still referred to as the "Drews' House" by the older residents and has been for many years. It was owned by Clifton Drews, who passed away in 1998. Who owned it before or since is not known. Top

Ed Gabe's Lost Lake Resort This resort on Lost Lake has been entirely condoed out. More information on this one-time very popular resort can be found under Lost Lake Resort. Top

Elaine Enlow Home Site Elaine Enlow's home was torn down after her death, but it was located to the right of the garage. It was originally owned by her mother Eva Reichel, who may have been a sister of Walter E. Olson. The site is on the Jct of Hwy 70E and Old 70, diagonally from Bob Katz's Tavern (Waukegan). Top

Elbert's Resort Elbert's Resort is located on West Bay of Little St. Germain lake. The earliest known owner was Herbert and Elsie Brown, but they were not the originals. They took the "El" from Elsie and the "Bert" from Herbert and combined them for the name "Elbert's." They operated this resort for many years then sold it to Theodore Pieniazek in 1953. The Pieniazek's eventually sold it to John Davidson, but little is known about him. Davidson sold the resort to Jerry Pruitt and Jim Daniel in 1975. Pruitt eventually bought out Daniel. The resort was condoed, but Jerry continued to operate the tavern until it was sold in 2007 to an unknown couple. It went through another owner, then was purchased by Jason (Last name unknown) who owned the Thunderbird Bar and Grill at one time. This is a photo of the tavern on the resort. The interior and roof of the building were badly damaged by a fire. Jerry remodeled the building and continued operating it until he sold it. Top

Eliasons' Realty of the North Richard and Donald Eliason started this mainstay St. Germain business and it has operated out of its current location in the mall for many years. Top

Eliason's Some Place Else Jerry Eliason built Eliason's Some Place Else in the late sixties and operated this supper club until he sold it in 2004. It was then known as Coyote Joe's, but this did not last and the name was soon changed to Connie's. The supper club was empty for awhile, sold to Jack Koch and renamed Hodge Podge Lodge. This new ownership only lasted a few months. A few months after Hodge Podge Lodge shut down, Barry (last name unknown) purchased it. Barry operated the popular Knockers on Cty H for several years and has renamed Hodge Podge Lodge to Knockers. Top

Ellie's Restaurant This restaurant next to the St. Germain Sport Marine (Welch's Sport Shop) was built by Bruno and Eleanor Hilgie in 1972. Bruno passed away shortly after this and Ellie operated the restaurant very successfully for many years after that. Her slogan was "Let Ellie Fill Your Belly!" She passed away suddenly in 1988 and the restaurant went through a couple of owners. It was known as Susan's Cafe for several years. It is now known as the Wolf Pack Cafe. Top

Erv's Northland Resort Ervin and Regina Olejniczak purchased what was then known as Northland Resort on Lower East Bay of Little Saint Germain Lake from the Komassas family(First name unknown) in 1951. The Komassas family built this resort in the 1920's. The resort consisted of 14 acres, 1,000 feet of lake frontage, a tavern, four cottages, a home, and an ice house. The Olejniczak's renamed the resort Erv's Northland Resort and Tavern. The tavern was closed in the late 1970's, but the resort is still operated by two of the sons, Douglas and Alan. Top

Euriga's Mary Euriga and her husband (first name unknown) came from Gary, Indiana after he retired from the steel mills. They established a small grocery store and bait shop run by Mary and her husband. This was on the corner where you would turn off Hwy 70 on to Normandy Court Road. They also had several rental cabins across the road along the bank of the Big St. Germain River. When her husband passed away, John Euriga, her son, kept it going. They have all passed away. It is not known who owns this place now. As you can see it is falling into disrepair. Top