Manitowish Waters, Vilas County, Wisconsin

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Manitowish Waters, Vilas County, Wisconsin

Manitowish Waters began as a collection of early twentieth century resorts, accessed by either the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad or the Milwaukee Road. It is centered on the Manitowish Chain of Lakes. The present "business district" lies east of U.S. Highway 51 and north of Rest Lake, one of the lakes of the chain. It began with a grocery and hardware store in the 1930's.

For a history of the Manitowish Waters area read .Where It Happened.

Today, Manitowish Waters is knows for its cranberry marshes, and tours of the marshes are regularly available. (Contact the Chamber of Commerce.) See Cranberry Colorama for a brief overview of the cranberry marshes.

The North Lakeland Discovery Center offers extensive programs on wildlife, birds, ecology and the outdoors at a 66-acre site, formerly the location of a Youth Conservation Corps Camp. (Address: 215 County Highway W, Manitowish Waters, WI 54545.

Charles P. Forbes
June 27, 2008
© 2008 Charles P. Forbes

Comprehensive References

Best of the Northwoods, The, Boulder Junction, 1992. View Full Record
Allen, Terese, North Woods Splurge, Wisconsin Trails, V. 41, #6, Nov-Dec 2000, p. 21., 2000. View Full Record
Bates, John, River Life [Manitowish River], Mercer, 2001. View Full Record
Dott and Attig, Roadside Geology of Wisconsin, Missoula, MT, 2004. View Full Record
Emerson, Charles, Wisconsin Scenic and Historic Trails, Madison, 1933. View Full Record
Feldman and Cook, Wisconsin Curiosities, Second Edition, Guilford, CT, 2004. View Full Record
Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerce, Vacation Days are Happy Days, Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, Manitowish Waters, n.d.. View Full Record

Major References

Dunn, Michael, Where It Happened , In: Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, 2002, pp. 28-29.. View Full Record
Huhti, Thomas, Wisconsin Handbook, Including Door County, First Edition, Chico, CA, 1997. View Full Record
Kearney, Laura, Pies in the North Woods Sky, Wisconsin Trails, 43:4, Aug. 2002, p. 15., 2002. View Full Record
Laabs, Joyce, Collection of Northwoods Nostalgia, A, From the Pages of the Lakeland Times, Vol. 1 (of 2), Sun Prairie, WI, 1978. View Full Record
Lochner, Tom, Cranberries, Proceedings of the 20th Annual Meeting of the Forest History Assn. of Wis.Sept. 9-10, 1995, Plover, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Rapids, 1996. View Full Record
Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerece, Cranberry Colorama, Manitowish Waters, 2006. View Full Record View Full Text
Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerece, Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, 2002, Manitowish Waters, 2002. View Full Record
Schwartz, Carl, Bird City Wisconsin, Lake Tides, Vol. 36, #3, Summer, 2011, Stevens Point, 2011. View Full Record
US, Federal Works Agency, Works Projects Administration, Workers of the Writers' Program in the State of Wisconsin, Wisconsin: A Guide to the Badger State, American Guide Series, New York, 1941. View Full Record
Vilas County News-Review, Vilas County News-Review's 2009 Headwaters Area Guide, Published Annually, Eagle River, 2009. View Full Record

Minor References

Dunn, Michael, Where It Happened , In: Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, 2002, pp. 28-29.. View Full Record
Huhti, Thomas, Wisconsin Handbook, Including Door County, First Edition, Chico, CA, 1997. View Full Record
Kearney, Laura, Pies in the North Woods Sky, Wisconsin Trails, 43:4, Aug. 2002, p. 15., 2002. View Full Record
Laabs, Joyce, Collection of Northwoods Nostalgia, A, From the Pages of the Lakeland Times, Vol. 1 (of 2), Sun Prairie, WI, 1978. View Full Record
Lochner, Tom, Cranberries, Proceedings of the 20th Annual Meeting of the Forest History Assn. of Wis.Sept. 9-10, 1995, Plover, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Rapids, 1996. View Full Record
Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerece, Cranberry Colorama, Manitowish Waters, 2006. View Full Record View Full Text
Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerece, Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, 2002, Manitowish Waters, 2002. View Full Record
Schwartz, Carl, Bird City Wisconsin, Lake Tides, Vol. 36, #3, Summer, 2011, Stevens Point, 2011. View Full Record
US, Federal Works Agency, Works Projects Administration, Workers of the Writers' Program in the State of Wisconsin, Wisconsin: A Guide to the Badger State, American Guide Series, New York, 1941. View Full Record
Vilas County News-Review, Vilas County News-Review's 2009 Headwaters Area Guide, Published Annually, Eagle River, 2009. View Full Record

Bird City Wisconsin

In 2011 Manitowish Waters was among the inaugral group of cities and towns in Wisconsin designated a "Bird City Wisconsin." Reference: contains a photograph of the town sign with the Bird City Wisconsin designation.