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Resort Buildings Destroyed by Fire

By |2022-04-01T16:21:40-05:00April 26th, 1939|Articles History|

April 26, 1939

 

Garrett Bay Inn Structures Burn This Morning

Fire which broke out mysteriously shortly before 9 o’clock this morning completely destroyed the combined laundry and bathhouse and the pumphouse at the Garrett Bay Inn resort near the extreme tip of the peninsula.

The Sister Bay fire department fought the blaze from 9 o’clock until noon, and

Sister Bay Fish House Destroyed by Blaze

By |2022-04-01T16:23:58-05:00December 24th, 1937|Articles History|

December 24, 1937

 

Sister Bay’s largest fish house was completely destroyed by fire early Thursday evening. Owner Dan Lindal estimated the loss at between $8,000 and $10,000, only partly covered by insurance.

A total of 80 boxes of gill nets, two large pond nets and a number of items of fishing equipment were destroyed. The Sister Bay

Liberty Grove School is Damaged by Fire

By |2022-02-15T20:52:33-06:00November 28th, 1936|Articles History|

November 28, 1936

 

Fire, believed to have been started by a chimney spark, did considerable damage to Liberty Grove school house, three miles south of here on State Highway 57 in what is known as the German settlement, early Thanksgiving morning.

The fire department worked for nearly two hours before getting the fire under control. It was

Whole Business Section Burned: Village of Sister Bay in Door County Suffers Severe Loss

By |2022-02-15T21:15:43-06:00July 31st, 1912|Articles History|

July 31, 1912

 

Loss Reaches Thirty-Nine Thousand Dollars

July 26 – Fire last night completely destroyed the business section of the village of Sister Bay, in the northern part of this county. The store and residence of L. Lerner, stores of Frank Bunda and Mrs. Wm. Bunda, the latter including the post office, hotel belonging to Henry

Sister Bay Residents Fight Fire; Save Town

By |2022-02-15T20:40:00-06:00February 11th, 1907|Articles History|

February 11, 1907

 

Loss of $7,000 in Sawmill Flames Which Threatened Door County Town Last Night.

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. – The entire population of Sister Bay last night fought flames in Andrew Roesser’s sawmill and saved the town.

The loss is $7,000 with no insurance.