Bent's Camp Resort
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| Bent's Camp Resort | |
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 Bent's Camp lodge looking North toward Mamie Lake | |
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  Bent's Location in Wisconsin  Bent's Bent's (the United States) | |
| Location | Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 46°11′19″N 89°23′51″W / 46.188611°N 89.3975°W |
| Type | Campground and cabins |
| Facilities | 12 cabins |
| Water | Mamie Lake (Wisconsin) |
| Operated by | Craig Kusick |
| Website | Bent's Camp Resort |
Bent's Camp Resort is a resort in Northern Wisconsin in Land o' Lakes, Wisconsin. The resort has 12 cabins and it is located on the south shore of Mamie Lake (Wisconsin).
Background
[edit]Bent's camp was established on Mamie Lake in 1893.[1][2] Bent's is located at 6882 Helen Creek Rd. Land O' Lakes, WI 54540 in Vilas County, Wisconsin.[3] In 1896 the campgrounds were established.[4] The campgrounds allow traditional campers and the grounds also feature 12 cabins. In 1906 a restaurant was added to the grounds.[5][6] It encompassed 360 acres (150 ha).[7]
History
[edit]The area near Bent's in Vilas county was known for logging and several camps began as a result of the logging industry. As a result of logging, in 1893 Bent's camp was founded.[1]
The camp was owned and operated by the Bent family, into the 1940s[8] In 1990 Raymond M. Peterson purchased the resort with his wife Carol. The two operated the resort until they sold it to their daughter Lisa in 2003.[9]
Each year in February the resort hosts a snowmobile event called the Radar Run. The annual event is a fundraiser for a snowmobile club.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bell, Devon (2016). Haunted Summerwind. Charleston, South Carolina: Haunted America. p. 22. ISBN 9781626194373. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Helminiak, Jon (6 June 2011). Land O' Lakes. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-0-7385-8316-7.
- ^ "Bent's Camp". Bent's Camp. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Gauper, Beth (2005-02-13). "Golden Oldies - In the North Woods, Classic Lodges Are Remnants of a Vanished Era". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Bent's Camp: Experience 125 Years of History". Discover. Discover Wisconsin. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Hintz, Martin; Percy, Pam (2014). Williams, Tracee (ed.). Food Lovers' Guide to Wisconsin: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-7627-9214-6. Retrieved 2024-07-14 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Campground Protest over expansion of Bent's Camp". Green Bay Press Gazette. June 15, 1965. p. 39.
- ^ "Austin Bent, son of Charles Bent, operator of Bent's Camp". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. August 12, 1954. p. 6. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Peterson, Raymond M." Wisconsin State Journal. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Radar Run Held at Bent's Camp" (PDF). Border Bulletin. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Bawden, Timothy (2001). Reinventing the Frontier: Tourism, Nature, and Environmental Change in Northern Wisconsin, 1880–1930 (PhD thesis). University of Wisconsin–Madison. p. 115. ProQuest 231652918. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- Westervelt, Amy (2012). Michigan's Upper Peninsula: A Great Destination. Woodstock, Vermont: The Countryman Press. pp. 175, 178. ISBN 978-1-58157-138-7. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
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