In the late 1890s, lumber baron, Fredrick Weyerhauser moved his family to the Lake Nebagamon and established a resort community there. Weyerhauser and others fell in love with the area and built it into one of the most charming summer communities in all of Wisconsin, comparable with vacation destinations like Bayfield, Madeline Island and Door County.
Around the turn of the century, the area experienced considerable growth and popularity. President Calvin Coolidge visited in 1928. The Weyerhauser Company constructed camps, added rail service and built a mill, company office buildings, horse stables, boarding and rooming houses and a general store.
Lake Nebagamon is fed by nearby Lake Minnesuing and also by Black Creek. The waters of Nebagamon and area lakes are exceptionally clean and the lakes are considered excellent fishing, with the lake holding ample Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass, Bluegills, Sunfish and Perch.
Visitors are impressed by the town's cleanliness and a sense of Victorian-era charm. The town was well laid-out by its founders and their work remains evident to this day. The community is popular with well-to-do families from Duluth and Minneapolis-Saint Paul, but visitors flock to Lake Nebagamon from all over the United States.
The town is the home of Camp Nebagamon, a boys' overnight camp founded in 1929. The camp is located on property originally owned by Frederick Weyerhauser and is still a very popular summer camp experience for boys. Camp Nebagamon offers four and eight week sessions and accomodates nearly 250 campers.
NOTE: I'd like to thank Active Rain member Gary Larson for introducing me to the Lake Nebagamon area. Gary knows the area and the surrounding Brule River vicinity as well as anyone and he took me on a tour of Lake Nebagamon this past August. Gary, thanks again!
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