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The "Hole in the Wall" Dynamite
Shack.
This was my family’s hunting
shack for many, many years.
My grandfather got it via a land
lease through the county back in 1950something.
The CC Camp that was located just
down the road at Camp Smith Lake used this building to store
dynamite.
Per regulations, the dynamite had
to be stored so for away from the camp.
The dynamite was used to make many
of the fire lanes in the are that are used today.
The walls are two feet thick and made of rock and
concrete. The ceiling was poured and the timbers were used to
support the false work.
My father was a junior in High
School when the put the "Window" in. 2 very long days of
pounding.
Many, many good times and memories
happened in this stone building.
We had to give it up due to a DNR
ruling.
So please enjoy this little
northwoods secret.
NOTE- The outhouse & bunks
came from the old camp. As did a picnic table and barrel stove that
is no longer in the building. We had to put a new roof on the
outhouse. That is the most expensive outhouse in the
northwoods.