Jackson's Lakeside Cottages

01/20/2025

I remembered as a kid sometimes seeing George walk down the hill and lean up against a tree and simply watch the waterfront for a few minutes. He wouldn't engage anyone. He wanted to kind of blend in with the trees. Eventually somebody would spot him and strike up a conversation and he would joke around and then disappear back up the hill again.
I think he enjoyed watching people have fun. I think it made him feel like the long hours were worth it.

01/16/2025

Marla fired up the fishing snowmobile this afternoon and checked the conditions on the lake.

Her report: “Ruff!”

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.

12/18/2024

Random resort pic #5 for December.
Marla was a new edition to the resort family this year. She doesn’t listen all that well, but does chase squirrels and is often bringing up good questions.

12/17/2024

Random resort pic #4 for December.

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

12/15/2024

Random resort pic #3 for December.

Tom gets the extension dock installed so guests can load easier onto the pontoon boat.

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.

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.