Bill Fonferek |
Later my Dad put a shower stall in the basement. But we still had to go outside to get there. The living quarters consisted of a kitchenette, living room which also doubled as a bedroom for my sister and I, and a bedroom for Mom and Dad. We had a bunkbed and my sister got the top bunk. We ran a concession stand, rented boats and sold bait. We also managed the cabin rental and the camping areas. -> |
This was a
great place to grow up. I fished an awful lot until I was old enough to
work in the concession stand. When I was old enough to drive, I became
the Sanitation Department. We had an old 1949 Ford Pickup. I used it
to pickup the 50+ garbage cans and hall them to the landfill nearby. I also was in charge of sanitizing 13 outhouses twice a week. After the tourists left in the fall we would go hunting and fishing as a family. It was a big deal when we turned 12, Dad would buy us our own rifle for deer hunting. After the ice would freeze on the lake we always went ice skating. After the snow falls we would hire someone to plow a rink off for our own use as well as locals folks coming to enjoy the out doors. Mom always had a pot of hot chocolate for company. And when it was really cold a board game was alway there too. We used the concession stand area in the winter as our game room. contributed by: |
CHUTE POND
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Gene Wilcox - First Chute POND Oconto County Park Manager He lived in a little cabin next to the dam. contributed by: Bill Fonferek |
Lower Chute Dam - Nicolet
Forest
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View From Chute POND Resort
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contributed by: Bill Fonferek |
Chute River Scene near Mountain
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contributed by: Bill Fonferek |
Ancient Volcanic Rock Hilltops Line Chute River near Mountain contributed by: Bill Fonferek |
Upper Chute Dam - Nicolet Forest contributed by: Bill Fonferek |
Chute River Scene near Mountain contributed by: Bill Fonferek |