Hide Away Resort on Sugar Lake

1946-1974 In 1946, the Fillips family bought a resort. Along with two older but still young daughters and a toddler son, it was a family affair.By 1975 Harold and Elsie wished to retire, they sold off 350 feet of the lake shore, but kept the main house and adjacent cabin. Harold passed away in 1980 and in 1987, Elsie explored selling the rest of the lake shore. The house and cabin was purchased by a friend of the family. Elsie moved to town in the 90s, and as she approched 100 years of age, she was relocated to the twin cities. She lived her last years very happy in Minnetonka, and passed away at 102. For her 100th birthday, she had a party at Sugar lake at the home of one of her children, a long time Sugar Lake lakeshore owner. This tumblr is my (Kevin's) online repository for archival photos related to that resort. But also a reblog of photos in the themes of recreation, cottage life, fishing and this editor's random interests. Including vintage radio. This is a Ke7in Web Joint #k7nwj

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3 siblings and a friend (or two)

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The paint can flower tree and the driftwood garden

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The driftwood garden

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a rehash of bank robbery headlines. My grandfather was locked in the vault.

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The Barbecue, Harold, Curt, Marilyn & Boots

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Fun story on history of fermented tasty beverages

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Quick

I just got back. Everything is where it is supposed to be. Without my dog as a companion, it's just too lonely. I just stayed two nights. A day late and a day or two short.

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Camping

I am going north to my camping forest. tonight or tomorrow. Rain is supposed to end tonight. Thousand Pines and Hal's Trail, here I come.

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The Swedish Red Cabin

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It’s been two weeks. I’m going to try and let other things dominate my thoughts

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3 1/2 mos.

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The logs of this cottage have been salvaged. After examination, they should be ready to be reconfigured into something new, this spring. Earlier it had been hoped for some action this summer. Changing priorities, put this project back a bit. Still, it should be in time for the book.

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I’ll tumble 4 ya

There was a log cabin when grandpa and grandma bought their resort back in 1946.  A few years later, they dissassmbled it and gave it to a brother.  Over the years, I remembered he had made it into his tool shed.  A couple years back, that property had been sold for the second time since then and the shed’s history had long been forgotten.  By everyone but me.  I apporoached the new owner and relayed the history of the dumpy shed.  He readily gave them to me.  They are now, proudly stacked bacxk on my property over the hill.  This is kind of their story, but still unfinished.

An over the hill cottage.

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Postponed

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Blacksmithin

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Mood stabilizers

Almost a week back I started mood stabilizers to help keep my high and low point mid ramge😌I think they're starting to work

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From Instagram jump of the valkyries

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Maxine Pearson

Her memorial was yesterday. Circumstances kept me away. That did leave a lot of time for to think abut her. I knew her grandchildren like they were my cousins. Their cabin was just a few doors up the lake. Maxine herself had been coming to the lake since she was a young girl. Her own daughters palled around into father and his sisters circles. We've got pictures of dinner parties featuring both families. Maxine's late father often had Sunday dinner with the Fillips. Hopefully,the point being made, Maxine had always been there. Late lie with memory fading, she'd often reminisce about Sugar Lake. We'd smile and agree what a wonderful place it was for most of her life. Her family surrounded her as she let go of this life, just a stones through of her beloved Sugar Lake. Tbc