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The Waupaca Chain o' Lakes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bishop, Zachary.
- Series:
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lakes--Wisconsin--Pictorial works.
- Lakes.
- Chain O' Lakes (Wis.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Chain O' Lakes (Wis.).
- Waupaca County (Wis.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Waupaca County (Wis.).
- Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin--Chain O' Lakes.
- Wisconsin--Waupaca County.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2020.
- Summary:
- "The Waupaca Chain o' Lakes are a series of 22 interconnected spring-fed lakes in central Wisconsin. The lakes' crystal clear waters, steep tree-covered banks, and other unique natural properties have long atrracted people to their shores, starting with the pre-Columbian mound builders and Menominee Indians. European American settlers realized the lakes' potential for recreation in the 1870s and transformed the Chain o' Lakes and nearby city of Waupaca into major vacation destinations for tourists from all over the United States ..."--Back cover
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Sprawling Waters
- 2. From Pioneers to Proprietors
- 3. Forging a Vacation Community
- 4. Rise of a Cottage Culture
- 5. Are We There Yet?
- 6. One after Another.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781439669754
- 1439669759
- OCLC:
- 1150190403
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