Rustic, lakeside resorts are on the decline

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A piece of Americana may be slowly vanishing from Wisconsin’s landscape.The “mom and pop resorts”…a spot with a handful of cabins and a small lodge where the owners live used to dot lakefronts across the state.But the heyday of rustic cabins is giving way to private development or inns and bed and breakfasts which offer more amenities.So, many of these 1950’s vintage resorts struggle to survive.Mike Simonson reports from Gordon Lake in southern Ashland County…

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