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the lure of the north woods [184.72.135.210] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 11:17 GMT) the lure of the north woods Cultivating Tourism in the Upper Midwest aaron shapiro university of minnesota press Minneapolis · London The University of Minnesota Press gratefully acknowledges financial assistance provided for the publication of this book by Auburn University. Portions of this book were previously published in “‘Air Conditioned by the Cool Breezes of Lake Superior’: Vacationing in Michigan’s Copper Country after World War Two,” in Kim Hoagland, Terry Reynolds, and Erik Nordberg, eds., New Perspectives on Michigan’s Copper Country (Hancock, Mich.: Quincy Mine Hoist Association, 2007), reprinted with permission of the Quincy Mine Hoist Association; and in “Up North on Vacation: Tourism and Resorts in Wisconsin’s North Woods,” Wisconsin Magazine of History (Summer 2006): 2–13, reprinted with permission of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Portions of chapter 1 were previously published in “Promoting Cloverland: Regional Associations, State Agencies, and the Creation of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Tourist Industry,” Michigan Historical Review 29 (Spring 2003): 1–37. Original maps were created by Philip Schwartzberg, Meridian Mapping, Minneapolis Copyright 2013 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Design and production by Mighty Media, Inc. Interior/text design by Chris Long Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shapiro, Aaron. The lure of the north woods : cultivating tourism in the upper midwest / Aaron Shapiro. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8166-7792-4 (hc : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-8166-7793-1 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Tourism—Middle West—History. 2. Outdoor recreation—Middle West—History. 3. Outdoor life—Middle West—History. 4. Middle West—Social life and customs. I. Title. g155.u6s44 2013 338.4'79177—dc23 2012043825 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 [184.72.135.210] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 11:17 GMT) In memory of my father, Jack Shapiro ...