Jackson's Lakeside Cottages

01/08/2025

Having some fun digging into the archives.

September 6, 2011
We began to dismantle the old Jack and Jill in preparation for the new duplex construction. We would break ground that fall and within 9 months, visitors would be enjoying the new units. Tom and Ken repurposed as much material as they could.

01/02/2025

Random resort pic for the day. Actually from yesterday. Cut a bunch of rounds. Now time to split and stack.

12/27/2024

Random resort pic for the day.

How many of you would go down to the lake and watch a storm blow in? It was one of George's favorite things to do after securing the boats and making sure things were tied up in case the wind got out of hand.

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas Everyone!

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12/23/2024

Random Resort pic #6 for December.

Late May means the lilacs are blooming. I wish we could capture that smell and sample it all year long.

12/17/2024

Random resort pic #4 for December.

Kids fishing tournament participants in July. Lots of fish off the piers.

12/14/2024

Random resort photo #2 for December. The fire pit at the lake while guests watch the fireworks in town.

12/12/2024

Random resort photo number 1 for December. When it’s 6 below zero, you like to recall nicer weather.

10/24/2024

Our improvement on the property for this year was really appreciated by the long time guests. We paved the path down to the lake making it much easier for our guests to get down to the lake.
A little stone work to control the erosion and we can put now put a bow on this project. We got great feedback and look forward to seeing all our guests enjoy the waterfront no matter what their physical challenges may be.

06/19/2024

The fish is back on the boathouse roof! Thanks to Mike Kaminski for giving him his new look and Billy Idol snarl……….

05/18/2024

Nice view from the boathouse roof this morning.

04/12/2024

Just a little bit of ice left on the lake? Tom has a solution to this.

02/05/2024

The big question the last several weeks;
Where did winter go?
It’s here, just in the El Niño form. Meanwhile, we’re doing normal winter maintenance. Tom is fixing motors, Ken is doing paperwork, and we are not plowing snow or shoveling roofs.
While we don’t have many of our winter guests, we’re keeping an eye on spring and when we can get to our next round of projects. Our summer reservations are set for the most part. We have a couple openings for summer yet, and they are on our availability chart on the website.
So, we are plugging along getting through a very strange bit of weather. Compared to this point last year, very strange indeed.
But know that our eye is on the upcoming spring. With it is a rejuvenation. That the grills will be cooking, the music will be playing, and the kids will be laughing. We can put up with the February and March doldrums as long as we know that the real fun is just ahead.

01/24/2024

Seeing that this is waterfront week, I dug up a shot donated by the Bill and Helen Wood family. Four generations of Woods have visited us and this shot from the 60's shows the old boathouse pretty well. Pretty cool stuff.

01/03/2024

Always had a party atmosphere around here. We didn't let something as small as prohibition slow things down......

Prohibition began in 1920, banning all sales of alcoholic beverages, as defined by the Volstead Act. The quiet Northwood’s of Wisconsin became a haven for big city black market liquor production and smuggling.