References of Presque Isle History

A culture built on a rich history of Logging, Tourism and Tradition!

Details of those which have chosen to document how and why this village survived from its early history, a "Company Town", to a vacation destination with tradition.

References for the Home web page.

Tuttle, Liza. Crab Lake Memories. Presque Isle, WI: self published, 1990.
Hill, Gladys. "Presque Isle." The Lakeland Times. [Minocqua, WI]. 2000. Century of Memories, Welcoming a New Millennium edition:, 8-10.
Vilas County USGS Topographic map, 2005.
Hill, Gladys. “Presque Isle - Then and Now.” FYI Northwoods. [Presque Isle, WI]. 8 June 2006, 2-3.
Brenner, Paul. collection of photographs by A. J. Kingsbury, Kingsbury Studio, Antigo, WI.

References for the Shanty Boy Hill sub-webpage.

Hill Gladys. “Presque Isle - Then and Now.” FYI Northwoods. [Presque Isle, WI]. 8 June 2006, 2-3.

References for the Chronology web page.

Tuttle, Liza. Crab Lake Memories. Presque Isle, WI: self published, 1990.
Helbock, Richard W. comp. US Post Offices Volume III – The Upper Midwest. Lake Oswego, OR: La Posta Publications, 1999.
Wikipedia, History of Wisconsin, accessed 9 April 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wisconsin
Vilas County History, Accessed 9 April 2020, https://vilascountywi.gov/index.php?page=History
Ibid. Wikipedia, History of Wisconsin.
Ibid. Vilas County History.
----. -------. Wisconsin Magazine of History. Autumn 1953: ----.
Vilas County Abstract Company. 1908. Plat Book of Wisconsin Lake Region; Milwaukee WI: Foust & Jungblut, 1908 accessed 9 Apr 2020. <http://www.historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/31265/>
Land Survey Information. Web information posted by Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Accessed 9 April 2020. <http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/SurveyNotes/SurveyInfo.html>
US Dept of Interior, Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office; online records. Index of available surveys accessed 9 April 2022. <https://glorecords.blm.gov/results/default.aspx?searchCriteria=type=survey|st=WI|cty=125>
US Dept of Interior, Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office; on-line records. Index of original sale of US lands in Vilas County, accessed 9 April 2020. <https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=1>
Jones, George O., Norman S. McVean, and others, comp. History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties, Wisconsin. Minneapolis, MN: H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1924.
Mercer Historical Society, Mercer, WI. Rail Road Depot Museum, Caboose and Historical Society, Mercer, WI, <http://www.mercerwi.com/about.htm>
C&NW Historical Society papers, Northern Illinois Regional History Center, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Freckmann, Clare. “Presque Isle, ‘Wisconsin: From Timber to Tourism’ ”. Historical Geography of North America essay. 26 November, 1996.
1898 Map of Oneida, Vilas and Range 4 of Iron Counties. Published by E. S. Shepard. Del., Rhinelander Wis. Accessed 10 Apr 2020.
Vilas County Vacation Map. Cartography by International Graphics, Inc., 1949.
Wisconsin Logging Railroads. Sasse, Timothy. 5 Jan. 2000.<http://www.members.tripod.com/sassmaster>
Colditz, Christine. “letter to the Irma Stein Library”. Presque Isle, WI: 8 February, 1997.
Trantow, Terry N. Catalogue of Lumber Company Store Tokens. Ellensburg, WA: Terry N. Trantow, 1978.
1908 Plat Book of Wisconsin Lake Region. prepared by Vilas County Abstract Company: Milwaukee WI.-Foust & Jungblut, accessed 9 Apr 2020. <http://www.historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/31265/> and <http://wigenweb.org/vilas/maps.html>
1962 Plat Book of Vilas County Wisconsin. Rockford IL: Rockford Map Publishers. 1962.
1920’s Vilas County WI Plat Map (pages from). Published approx 1924 by W.W. Hisxon & Co, Rockford, IL., Vilas County Wisconsin A WIGenWeb Project webpage; accessed 10 April 2020. <http://wigenweb.org/vilas/pm1924.html>

References for the Early History web page.

----. -------. Wisconsin Magazine of History. Autumn 1953: ----.
Nicolet National Forest. reference 2008: www.exploringthenorth.com/nicolet/nicmain.html
Jones, George O., Norman S. McVean, and others, comp. History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties, Wisconsin. Minneapolis, MN: H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1924.
Williams, Richard L., ed. The Loggers. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, Inc., 1976.
Robert W. Wells, “Daylight in the Swamp”, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1978.
Camp Five Logging Museum and Farm Complex. with steam train. Highways U.S. 8 and 32 Laona, WI. reference 2008: www.camp5museum.org

References for the Lumber Era web page.

Tuttle, Liza. Crab Lake Memories. Presque Isle, WI: self published, 1990.

William S. Winegar's cousin Jack L. Winegar's offerings.

Jack's knowledge of the Vilas County Lumber Co. (VCLCo) was virtually nil prior to 1999. As a child he had been told by my mother that a distant cousin, William (Bill) S. Winegar, owned a lumber company located in Winegar, Wisconsin, that logged in the states of Wisconsin and Michigan. Cousin Bill was a seventh generation in America, Jack is a tenth generation in America. They are both descendents of Garret Winegar, second generation in America, who was born in 1702, our closest common ancestor.

About 1953 Jack wrote a letter to Winegar, Wisconsin asking for post marks for a Cub Scout project and received a sheet of them from the Post Mistress, Lucille Eschenbauch.

In the late 1990’s he was planning on building a prototypical accurate model logging railroad. He started collecting maps of the Presque Isle area and read everything he could find on Sawmills and logging.

In 1999 on his way from Chicago to Minneapolis for a national model railroad convention he stopped at the Presque Isle Historical Society, Irma Stein Memorial Library, Vilas Historical Museum and the Rhinelander Railroad and Logging Museum for information on the “Winegar” Sawmill. With this information he learned of the VCLCo and started focusing on logging practices in northern Wisconsin.

The best description he have found on a Sawmill operation similar to that of the VCLCo is Benjamin Kline, Jr’s book; Dinkies, Dams & Sawdust. The best life of a Shanty Boy is in George Corrigan’s autobiographical book; Calked Boots and Cant Hooks. He also did an industrial archeology visit to the Crowell & Spencer Lumber Co. in Longleaf, LA, where he was able to obtain visual knowledge of the operation and layout of a Sawmill of the VCLCo era. This Sawmill was also State-of-the-Art when built, as was the VCLCo. The Crowell Sawmill has changed little since being built in 1914 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Jack offers many drawings for the modeler to build several of the VCLCo structures seen on photos at www.VCLCo.com

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References for the C. & N.-W. Ry. sub-webpage.

C&N-W Ry Engineering drawing of Fosterville/Winegar, Wisc. Kaukauna, WI: C&N-W Ry office, dated 1906, last revised 1918.
Follmar, A. Joseph. Locomotive Facilities C&NW and CStPM&O Engine Terminals. Elmhurst, IL Chicago & North Western Historical Society, 1996.
Vilas County USGS Topographic map, 2005.
Piersen, Joe, comp. C&NW Standards Book. Janesville, WI. C&NWHS. 2000.
Tuttle, Liza. Crab Lake Memories. Presque Isle, WI: self published, 1990.
Complete Passenger Schedules. Chicago and North Western Railway. May, 1916.

References for the Winegar WI sub-webpage.

Tuttle, Liza. Crab Lake Memories. Presque Isle, WI: self published, 1990.
Rhinelander Logging Museum Complex. Pioneer Park, Rhlinelander, WI: business US8, 2008: www.rhinelanderchamber.com/museum/museum.htm
Camp Five Logging Museum and Farm Complex. with steam train. Highways U.S. 8 and 32 Laona, WI. reference 2008: www.camp5museum.org
Trantow, Terry N. Catalogue of Lumber Company Store Tokens. Ellensburg, WA: Terry N. Trantow, 1978.
Brenner, Paul. collection of photographs by A. J. Kingsbury, Kingsbury Studio, Antigo, WI.

References for the:

People who lived and worked in the Presque Isle area.

Jones, George O., Norman S. McVean, and others, comp. History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties, Wisconsin. Minneapolis, MN: H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1924.
Tuttle, Liza. Crab Lake Memories. Presque Isle, WI: self published, 1990.
Colditz, Christine. “letter to the Irma Stein Library”. Presque Isle, WI: 8 February, 1997.
Colditz, Christine. Phone interview. August, 2000.
Rhinelander Logging Museum Complex. Pioneer Park, Rhlinelander, WI: business US8, 2008.
Williams, Richard L., ed. The Loggers. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, Inc., 1976.
Eschenbauch, Lucille. Phone interviews. Presque Isle, WI: 1999, 2000 & note. March, 2001.
Hill Gladys. “Presque Isle Tour.” FYI Northwoods. [Presque Isle, WI]. 26 Oct. 2006, 2.
Doyle, Mary Ann. “Former teacher recalls early days of Winegar School” The Lakeland Times. [Minocqua, WI]. 4Aug. 1995, 14+
Labbs, Joyce. “Shoot-out at Mermaid Lake recalled” The Lakeland Times. [Minocqua, WI]. 20Feb. 1998, 1+
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. Record Groupe 28, Publication #M 841, Roll #144, National Archives
Dun, R. G. Merchants, Tradesmen, and Manufacturer’s Financial Condition, for Iron and Vilas Counties, Wisconsin. New York, NY: Mercantile Agency Reference Book, 1920.
1928 Presque Isle Town Directory. Gogebic Range City Directories 1888-1947, 2008 http://mattsonworks.com/1928/1928PresqueIsleWI.htm
1947 Town of Presque Isle and Village of Winegar Directory. Gogebic Range City Directories 1888 - 1947.
Brenner, Paul. collection of photographs by A. J. Kingsbury, Kingsbury Studio, Antigo, WI.

References for the Company Town Coins sub-webpage.

Tuttle, Liza. Crab Lake Memories. Presque Isle, WI: self published, 1990.
Trantow, Terry N. Catalogue of Lumber Company Store Tokens. Ellensburg, WA: Terry N. Trantow, 1978.
Brenner, Paul. collection of photographs by A. J. Kingsbury, Kingsbury Studio, Antigo, WI.

References for the WWI Celebration sub-webpage.

Jones, George O., Norman S. McVean, and others, comp. History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties, Wisconsin. Minneapolis, MN: H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1924.
Brenner, Paul. collection of photographs by A. J. Kingsbury, Kingsbury Studio, Antigo, WI.

References for the Narratives webpage.

Greene, Howard. Border Country. Minneapolis. MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2017.
Rutherford, Bill. WINEGAR Reflections, Shelbyville, KY: Wasteland Press, 2016.
Brenner, Paul. collection of photographs by A. J. Kingsbury, Kingsbury Studio, Antigo, WI.
Cober, Pete D. https://presqueislewi.com/blog/
Dalrymple, Byron W. Dark Secret, Outdoor Life Magazine, Harlan, IA, 1961. 78-79 & 86-89.

References for the Fosterville Canoeing sub-webpage.

Brenner, Paul. collection of photographs by A. J. Kingsbury, Kingsbury Studio, Antigo, WI.

References for the Picnic & Fishing sub-webpage.

Brenner, Paul. collection of photographs by A. J. Kingsbury, Kingsbury Studio, Antigo, WI.