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A rich collection of traditional Resort & Lodge Post Cards.

■  Armour Lake Resort.

■  Art Kleker's Resort.

■  Bay View Resort.

■  Birenwood Resort.

■  Black's Landing.

■  Elk Lodge.

■  Kleker's Resort.

■  Kunschke's Resort.

■  Ox Bow Lodge.

■  Ox Bow Resort.

■  Pine Tree Lodge.

■  Rezny's Resort.

■  Schacht's Resort.

■  Shady Rest Resort.

■  Timber Trails.

If you have information to enhance details about any of these Resorts and Lodges and/or other Resorts and Lodges in the Town of Presque Isle, contact the Presque Isle Heritage Society.

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Sterner Fremsted's Armour Lake Resort over the years.

In 1954 the Armour Lake Resort was operated by Justin and Adella Wilutis. It was advertised with five Modern Housekeeping or American Plan Cottages and Lodge with grounds bordering two lakes (Armour & Horsehesd) - safe sandy beach.

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Bay View Resort. Left Post Card was mailed in 1941, right Post Card was mailed in 1929. The Bay View Resort was located on Presque Isle Lake.

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Black & White Post Card was mailed in 1943, the oval is from a Post Card mailed in 1923.

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Arthur and Phyllis Black's Landing on Oxbow Lake, in "Winegar", mailed in 1957 from Presque Isle.

In 1954 it was advertised with one Modern and one Semi-Modern Cottage on a Private Island.

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Birenwood Resort, in Winegar.

Secluded Restful Vacation Spot.

- NOTICE-

THIS IS A ONE WAY

SPEED LIMIT 15 MI PER HR

BRIDGE ONLY

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Elk Lodge on Crab Lake.

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Art Kleker's Resort in Winegar.

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View of Art Kleker's Resort. Note three men standing in the shallows waving at the photographer.

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William (Bill) Kunschke's Ox Bow Resort. By 2001 this resort had been rename Cedar Bay Resort.

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Abundant Friendliness on a Choice Headwaters Lake.

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Ox Bow Resort, Post Card on right was mailed from Winegar in July, 1939. In 1954 the resort was operated by Al and Florence Mager. It was advertised with three Modern Housekeeping Cottages.

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Bill Hill's, Ox Bow Lodge.

Where Vacation is Recreation.

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Valley View.

Slab Haven.

Noo Cabin.

Peaceful Vista.

Woodland Trail at Bill Hill's Ox Bow Lodge.

In 1954 the Ox Bow Lodge was advertised with five Modern and one Semi-Modern Rustic Log Housekeeping Cabins.

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Pine Tree Lodge on Prospero's Island, Crab Lake, Winegar, mailed in August, 1919.

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Shady Rest Resort on Presque Isle Lake.

This PC was mailed 1953.

Mailed 1934.

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Schacht's Resort on Van Vliet Lake.

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Tamarack #3 Lodge, at Rezny's Resort in Winegar, mailed in 1953.

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Hank Brousil's, Timber Trails.

Post Cards from the collections of Eric R. Benn and Jack L. Winegar.

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