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Patti's Murmuring Waters
Patti (last name unknown) purchased this resort from
Robert Arnold many years
ago. More information on this can be found under
Murmuring Waters.
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Peacock
It is not known who built and
originally operated the Peacock. From what we have
learned it was built sometime in the early 1900's by Joe
Zellner, the same person who built Harvey
Tavern and Murmuring
Waters.
This original owner named it the Peacock, but evidently
not after the bird. One old-timer said he thought he
remembered his dad telling him this original owner had a
plumbing business where he came from and it was called
Peacock Plumbing. The Peacock also included several
cottages and a fair amount of shoreline on Fawn Lake.
The cottages were eventually PSL'd by various owners of
the Peacock until there is only one left. The Peacock
went through a few owners, including Ed Saad, who sold
it and purchased the Redman Supper Club in Land O'
Lakes, WI. Bill Johnson purchased it and his son, Dean,
managed it. After a few years and owners, it was sold
to Joe
Young in 1984. Joe sold it to Cherie and Anna
Anderson and they changed the name to Sisters
Saloon. Anna eventually left the partnership and Cherie
now operates it on her own.
This photo was taken after Cheri and Anna Anderson
purchased the tavern.
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Phillip's House
This house was built and owned for
many years by George
Phillips and
his wife, Margaret.
It was always exceptionally well maintained with the
yard immaculate and well-kept. The lot was large and
went all the way to the Little St. Germain lake shore.
It also included the area of the AmericInn
Fiasco Site
which is just to the left of it. After George passed
away in 1980, his wife, Margaret,
continued to live in it until she passed away in 1992. The
house was then sold and the new owner used it as a
rental unit for fishermen and snowmobilers, which
started its downward spiral. Today it is wedged between
the AmericInn
Fiasco Site and
the St. Germain Car Wash. A sad victim of St. Germain's
"March to Progress."
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Pietz's Realty Office
This small building which stood at the far west end of
the mall along the road that goes between the subway and
the grocery store was built by Martain
Pietz for his realty office. After he passed
away in 2000, it remained pretty much empty for a long
time. It then housed a gift shop, a beauty salon, and a
shop with wood carvings. The building was moved away
for construction of the new Camp's Super Valu (First
Grocery) grocery store.
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Pinehurst Resort
Pinehurst Resort located on West Bay was purchased by
David and
Ruth Consoer in the late
1960's. They operated it for many years until it was
sold to Ed Johnston.
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Pine Valley Resort
Pine Valley Resort, located on East Bay of Little St.
Germain, was purchased by Richard
and Marge Bogeman in the
late 1960's. It is not known who the original owner was.
They Bogeman's operated this resort for many years, then
sold it, but it is not known who they sold it to. It was
not long after this that it was PSL'd.
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Polzin's
There is some confusion as exactly who built and first
operated this tavern on the Jct. of Hwy 70 E and Cty J.
Some old-timers claim Max
McQuire built
it, but this is incorrect. Max would have been much too
young at the time it was built. Others claim Polzin
built it, but still others state that Polzin purchased
it from a previous owner. The only thing we can discern
is that no one knows who built and first operated it.
Either way, it has been here for decades and, at one
time, included a live bait and tackle shop and gas
pumps. Some old-timers claim it was originally painted
white, but this is questionable. They may be confusing
it with the white Lake
Aire Supper Club (Max's
Tavern) which
Max McQuire apparently did build and own. Whether Polzin
built it or bought it in the late 1940's, he operated it
for many years and sold it to Don Schulpius in 1965.
Schulpius renamed it Thunderbird Pass and operated it
until 1971. He then sold it to Norman
Schuettner, Sr. Live bait and tackle and gasoline
were still being sold here as it was through all
previous owners. Since many fishermen came in for bait
early, the tavern was open at 7:00 AM. Norman turned
management over to his son, Norman
Schuettner, Jr. who
operated it until 1981.
The tavern was then sold to Richard Dolezak and he kept
the name the same. The live bait and tackle section was
eliminated as were the gasoline pumps in front of the
building. Eventually, Dolezak sold the tavern and it
went through several owners including John Ingram and
"Sparky" who's real name is unknown. They sold it to
Elmer Keck of Sayner, WI and he sold it to Jason and
Paul (Last name unknown). Paul left the partnership and
Jason became sole owner. Jason leased it to Fritz
Richter in 2003 and Fritz eventually bought it.
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"Pop" Dean
Howard "Pop" Dean was
well known in this area and one of the authentic
old-time northwoods guides. He is in the Guide's Hall
of Fame in Hayward, WI. The home is located on Hwy 155
a short distance past Ed Gabe's Lost Lake Resort(Lost
Lake Resort). The small building directly in
back of the main house (it looks like it is attached in
the photo) was his gift shop. His handmade loons were
(and still are) highly prized. A building to the left,
but off the photo, is where he smoked fish.
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Pride 'O the North
This resort was purchased by Cecil Ray in the 1960's. It
has always been a well-kept and well-managed resort on
Little St. Germain Lake.. Cecil passed away. Cecil
passed away in the late 1970's or early '80's, but his
wife has continued to operate it.
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Pub 'N Prime
This supper club was built on the
Max's Tavern site after Lake Aire burned down.
Charles DeSmit built this supper club and it has been
managed by his daughter, Susan, for many years.
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Qualy's Tavern
This tavern
was originally built and operated by John
Qualy in
the late 1930's. He purchased this land from Fred
Hessen (Elder), who owned a
large portion of land along this part of Highway 70.
The old foundation for the building that housed Hessen's
auto repair shop is in close proximity to this
building. The tavern was eventually sold to John Berg.
Berg operated it for some time, then sold it to Johnny
Lester. Lester operated it
for many years, then sold it to Ray
Weber. Weber operated it for a
considerable time, then sold it to Bernie
Kazda. It is now owned by Gasco.
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Radue's Resort
This resort was built was built by William
Radue on
Big St. Germain Lake and
he owned 3000' of frontage at the time. He purchased
this in 1946 for 50¢ a shoreline foot. Radue eventually
sold the resort to Voek (first name unknown) for $5.00 a
shoreline foot. The new owner renamed the place Voek's
Resort. In time, he sold it to Paul
Manhardt.
Paul changed the name to Clear View Resort (Clear View
eventually merges into Clearview). When Paul passed
away, his son-in-law, Barney
Anderson,
continued to operate it. It went through a few owners
after that. "Bo"
and Laurie
Bodecker leased
it for a time. The resort was purchased again and
condoed and the supper club was purchased by Frank
Ignatius.
Frank and his wife, Gloria,
turned it into one of the most popular eating places in
the area. They operated it for eight years, then
it was purchased by the Fath family, who also own Fath's
Big Woods Resort on Big St. Germain Lake.
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This resort was built on Alma Lake
by George
H. Jackson in
1905. This photo shows the interior of the main lodge
just after it was sold to DeHass in 1920. The resort was
PSL'd years ago and little of it, if anything, is left.
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Reflections
Anna Anderson started this
gift house and operated it for a few years before moving
the business to Sayner, WI. More on this can be found
under the Cheese House
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Rustic Manor
The earliest owner we know of was
Charles Vogel, but we do not know who built it or
previously owned it. Vogel eventually sold it to
Richard Eliason who still
owns it.
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Rux's Standard Station
Rux's Standard Station Site
Rux's Standard Station is long
gone, but it was located on the site across from the Red
Brick School where
the Subway now sits. It was built and operated by
Clarence Rux and
was the third commercial building in what is now the
mall and junction area. This picture was taken from the
Chamber of Commerce.
The trailer on the site is Jeannes
Weinies
which is no longer exists as a business.
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St. Germain Auto & Trailer
This is currently owned and operated by David Pockat.
More information can be found under
Lee's Mobile Station.
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Saint Germain Motel and Resort
This was built and operated by
Joseph Mastej.and called Mastej's Motel and
Resort. After many years he sold it to
Robert Baldwin in 1972.
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St. Germain Pub
This tavern in the mall was owned by
David Worthen. More
information can be found under Mr.
C's.
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St. Germain Realty
This real estate company no longer exists, but was
started decades ago by George
Phillips,
who owned large amounts of land in the St. Germain area.
The Indian Woods subdivision on Hwy 155 was developed by
the company.
Charles Marquardt
purchased the land to build the
Anchor Inn
from Phillips.
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St. Germain Sport Marine
This business is currently owned by Thomas Christensen.
Mor information can be found under
Welch's Sport Shop.
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Scoobie's North
This business on Hwy 155 operated for several years
before it was sold and the name changed to Ski's
Northern Lights. More information can be found under
"Ma" Johnson's.
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Sisson's Resort 1
John Sisson built
and expanded his first resort on land that extended from
the Phillips'
House/AmericInn
Fiasco Site to
the Little St. Express convenience store. The entire
stretch of land extended to the Little St. Germain Lake
shoreline. He eventually sold this resort and built Sisson's
Resort 2. Note that the 1 and 2 after Sisson's
Resort are ours to designate which resort we are
describing.
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Sisson's Resort 2
This is the
second Sisson's Resort built on West Bay of Little St.
Germain Lake by John
Sisson. The
first photograph is part of the dining room. If you
look at the enlargement, you will see a photograph of a
couple on the far wall in the next room. These are
believed to be John Sisson's parents. The second
photograph is of the main lodge as taken from the lake.
The third picture was the main house where John Sisson
lived. This is a very early photograph and must have
been taken within a few years of when the resort was
built. It served as a store for the resort and also our
first post office and Margaret
Phillips was
our first postmaster. This building still exists today
as seen in the next photograph.
Walter
Perk eventually
purchased this resort and renamed it Perk's West Bay
Resort. Walter built a separate house and garage to live
in when he ran the resort. The
David L. Clark Realty
Building was Walter's house and
Cathy's
Ice Cream and Candy Shoppe was
his garage. The resort was later sold to John
Armentrout, who dropped the Perk's and left the rest of
the name as West Bay Resort. Perk's house and garage
were then sold the David and Cathy
Clark and
John moved into the original Sisson house. As you can
see it has been remodeled here and there through the
years and there are large trees around it.
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Sisters' Saloon
This tavern is currently owned by
Cherie Anderson. More information can be
found under The Peacock.
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Spang's Italian Restaurant
This business was owned and operated by the Reid family
since 1972. It has been sold to an unknown person from
"down below." More information on this restaurant can be
found under The Hearth.
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Stiemke's Resort
Ervin and Sandra
Stiemke purchased
this resort on South Bay of Little St. Germain Lake in
the very early 1970's. They operated it for many years,
but the cottages are now sold to individual owners.
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Sunrise Shores
This resort and beer bar was owned and operated by
David Haverkampf. More
information on this can be found under
Jack Pine Lodge Resort.
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Susan's Cafe
This restaurant was owned and operated by Susan (Last
name unknown) for a few years then sold. More
information can be found under
Ellie's Restaurant.
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Thunderbird Bar & Grill
Information on this tavern can be found under Polzin's.
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The Timbers
This tavern once once a part of Elbert's Resort, but was
separated out when the resort was PSL'd into condoes. It
is currently owned and operated by Jason (Last name
unknown) who owned the Thunderbird until he sold it to
Fritz (Last name unknown).
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Twilight Tavern
This tavern is located on Old 70
and has been in existence for decades. Early owners and
who built it are not known. The earliest owner with a
known name was a fellow who's last name was
Bittenbender. He eventually sold it, but this new
owner's name is not known. Charles
Vogel then
purchased it, remodeled the interior, put in a basement,
and leased it to Tom Marion. Tom Marion ran it for a
few years, then it went through several leasings. Dan
Krezel purchased it in 1994 and renamed it the "New
Twilight Tavern." He built the addition on the left for
a pool room. Dan sold it to Steve Pulec in 2003.
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