Family Resorts in Wisconsin and Prohibition Gangsters
Family resorts in Wisconsin and prohibition gangsters equal family fun! Family resorts in Wisconsin enjoy the love of nature. From the multi-colored Fall to the Surprising warmth of Summer. Adeline’s House of Cool is one of Wisconsin’s most sought-after family resorts in Wisconsin. This private owner-operated estate is located in Green Lake County and boasts 300’ of lakeside property. Included in this lakeside rental is a private small watercraft launch with channel access to Lake Puckaway.
Adeline’s House of Cool offers the privacy and amenities you’d expect from a Wisconsin resort in the era of prohibition gangsters.
Adeline’s House of Cool includes a custom 20’ indoor hot tub that we call The Big Dipper. The private rental also includes gaming such as a pool table, vintage slot machine, pinball machine, fireman’s pole, and much more.
Adeline’s is a step back in time. Adeline’s House of Cool brings you to the glitz and glamour of the flapper and prohibition era.
This was a time when entertainment wasn’t saturated in technology. Though – guilty – we do provide Wi-Fi- and satellite TV. Adeline’s House of Cool was designed with you and your family and friends in mind. Three wood burning fireplaces create a cozy Northwoods feel. Stately landscaping is reminiscent of European-influenced affluency from the turn of the century. And one of the most commented features of Adeline’s is the stunning array of stained-glass that greets you upon entry and disperses the colors of sunlight across the rental home.
Adeline’s House of Cool is a reminder of the luxuries common to prohibition era gangsters such as Al Capone, Baby Face Nelson, and Bugs Moran. And Wisconsin was the notorious retreat for such wise guys looking to skirt the law as they found refuge from the Feds in cities such as Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Minnesota’s Twin Cities.
Today, you can find your own luxurious estate while visiting the hideouts of notorious gangsters throughout Wisconsin. Adeline’s House of Cool is a centrally located rental property ideally suited for a gangster-style vacation property.
Here are a few of the prohibition-era Chicago gangster retreats you can day trip to from Adeline’s House of Cool.
Little Bohemia Lodge in Manitowish Waters
Little Bohemia Lodge in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin is one of Wisconsin’s most infamous gangster retreats. Located only a few hours north of Adeline’s House of Cool, the Little Bohemia Lodge is a fun place to visit during your weekday or midweek Adeline’s stay.
The Little Bohemia Lodge boasts bullet holes from the 1934 shoot out between charismatic John Dillinger and the FBI. In his quick escape Dillinger left behind personal items such as his suitcase, clothes, and medications which are still all on display at the lodge.
Dillman’s Bay Resort in Lac du Flambeau
Dillman’s Bay Resort in Lac du Flambeau is about 15 miles south of Little Bohemia Lodge. After taking in the sights and items all-too familiar to John Dillinger, you can breathe the same air as Baby Face Nelson. Baby Face Nelson found refuge in Cabin 5 at Dillman’s Bay Resort after the shooting at Little Bohemia. Your day trip from Adeline’s House of Cool to Manitowish can include a meal at Little Bohemia followed up with drinks at Dillman’s Bay before heading home to your personal rental property in Green Lake County, Wisconsin. Or hang out like the gangsters did at a still-operating restaurant famous to Chicago prohibitionists called the Norwood Pines Supper Club in Minocqua.
EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is known to aviation hobbyists throughout the country. Most notably, the Oshkosh airshow brings in thousands of aviation enthusiasts every year. Just over an hour from Adeline’s House of Cool your midweek adventure to explore gangsters from your Wisconsin rental should include this museum. A 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft, seen in the movie Public Enemies and noted as the aircraft that transported John Dillinger in Chicago from Arizona is on display in the museum’s permanent collection. Additionally, Pioneer Airfield was a location the movie Public Enemies.
Also in Oshkosh are re-creations of Dillinger’s robberies in Public Enemies. The robberies include Racine’s American Bank and Trust Company which was filmed at Oshkosh’s Masonic Temple. Additionally, the robbery of the Security National Bank and Trust in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was filmed at the Oshkosh bank and office at 404 Main St.
Al Capone’s Milwaukee Speakeasy and Brothel
Al Capone’s Milwaukee Speakeasy and Brothel, the Shaker’s Cigar Bar was once owned by the mobster Al Capone. Shaker’s Cigar Bar is Milwaukee’s only licensed cigar bar. Shaker’s disguised as a soda bottling operation, but was more notoriously known to the underworld as a speakeasy and brothel.
Shaker’s Cigar Bar is located in Milwaukee less than a two hour drive from Adeline’s House of Cool. Milwaukee boasts several gangster retreats, hideaways, and nostalgic prohibition-era businesses. Adeline’s is a family resort in Wisconsin perfect for your weekday trip to Milwaukee.
Capone’s hideaway in Couderay
Capone’s hideaway in Couderay is a day trip to one of Wisconsin’s most popular gangster retreats. Capone’s Northwoods retreat was once housed on over 400 acres with guard posts during the 1920s. The property was revitalized in the 1950s as a tourist location. Rumor has it that this supposedly haunted property is again slated as a tourist destination revival.