Mamie Lake (Wisconsin) Explained

Mamie Lake
Location:Land o' Lakes Vilas County, Wisconsin US
Coordinates:46.1908°N -89.3936°W
Type:Inland lake
Part Of:Cisco Chain of Lakes
Islands:Belle Island
Cities:Land o' Lakes, Wisconsin
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Mamie Lake is an inland lake located in Land o' Lakes, Vilas County, Wisconsin. It is one of the main lakes on the ten lake Cisco Chain of Lakes.

The lake is in both Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is deep and covers .

Background

In 1919, a writer named Dr. Bessy surveyed the lake from his base at Bent's Camp Resort. In his examination of the flora, he determined that Mamie and the other lakes and landforms in the area were formed by a glacier which created a dump moraine. Trees around the lake are mainly hemlock and yellow birch. The lake is the southernmost of the ten lakes on the Cisco Chain.[1]

Description

Mamie Lake is one of the main lakes on the ten lake Cisco Chain of Lakes in northern Wisconsin. The lake is in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It is on the border between Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The lake has a depth of,[2] and it is .[3]

Bent's Camp

Bent's Camp Resort was the first resort established on Mamie Lake. In 1893 it was developed from what was an obsolete logging camp into a tourist recreation location.[4] [5] Campgrounds were added three years later, and a restaurant was added in 1906.[6] [7]

The camp is named for its first owner, Charles Bent, who continued to operate it into the 1940s.[8]

An annual music festival called Northwoodstock is held at the location.[9] The resort was featured in a 2023 episode of America's Best Restaurants Roadshow.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Annual Report of the Michigan Academy of Science . 1921 . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . Urbana-Champaign, Illinois . 148–150 . 22 . 1 August 2023.
  2. Book: Wisconsin's Best Lakes Fishing Maps Guide Book . 2016 . Sportsman's Connection . Superior, Wisconsin . 9781885010384 . 12 . 1 August 2023.
  3. Book: Wisconsin Lakes . 2005 . The University of Wisconsin - Madison . Madison, Wisconsin . 150 . 1 August 2023.
  4. Book: Haunted Summerwind: A Ghostly History of a Wisconsin Mansion. 22 . Devon . Bell . 2016 . 9781626194373 . Paperback . Haunted America . English. 6 August 2023.
  5. Book: Land O' Lakes . . Jon . Helminiak . 6 June 2011 . 111–112. 978-0-7385-8316-7 .
  6. News: Gauper . Beth . 2005-02-13 . Golden Oldies - In the North Woods, Classic Lodges Are Remnants of a Vanished Era . . 2024-07-14 . https://archive.today/20240714093148/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/1085BCE951631319&f=basic . 2024-07-14 .
  7. Book: Hintz . Martin . Percy . Pam . Williams . Tracee . 2014 . Food Lovers' Guide to Wisconsin: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings . Guilford, Connecticut . . . 252 . 978-0-7627-9214-6 . 2024-07-14 .
  8. News: Austin Bent, son of Charles Bent, operator of Bent's Camp . . . August 12, 1954 . 6 . July 14, 2024.
  9. News: Skola . Shereen . March 24, 2013 . 5 great places to eat Up North . . September 6, 2024. .
  10. News: Drew . Michelle . September 13, 2023 . Two local restaurants to be featured as 'America's best' . Vilas County News-Review . September 6, 2024.