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The Wischmeyer Hotel, pictured in the 1950s. It was no longer being used. The fire department burned it down in an exercise.
In the Wischmeyer Hotel's heyday, guests were treated to boat rides. The Wischmeyer boats are seen here at the Rocky River.
The Wischmeyer family is pictured on the second-floor balcony above the wine cellar in their lakeshore hotel.