TOWN HISTORY

VILAS COUNTY LANDFILL

715-479-2938

7001 Co Rd G | Eagle River, WI 54521

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

CONOVER LIONS CLUB info@conoverlions.com conoverlions.com

THE COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER 1575 Hwy 51 North | Arbor Vitae, WI 54568 800-280-4102 cbc@communityblood.org communityblood.org

SOCIAL SECURITY ADVOCATES OF WI, LLC 521E E Wall St./Office 4 | Eagle River, WI 54521 715-337-2478 teresa@socialsecurityadvocates.net socialsecurityadvocates.net

THE COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER 4406 W Spencer St | Appleton, WI 54914 800-280-4102 cbc@communityblood.org communityblood.org

SCHOOLS

NORTHLAND PINES SCHOOL DISTRICT 1800 Pleasure Island Rd. | Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-6487 aheid@npsd.k12.wi.us npsd.k12.wi.us

LIBRARIES

ELEANOR ELLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 4495 Town Hall Rd. | Phelps, WI 54554 715-545-2887 director@phelps.wislib.org phelpspubliclibrary.org

LAND O’LAKES PUBLIC LIBRARY 4242 Cty. Rd. B | Land O’Lakes, WI 54540 715-547-6006 director@lol.wislib.org landolakeslibrary.org

WALTER E. OLSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY 203 N. Main St. | Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-8070 olsonlibrary@gmail.com olsonlibrary.org

CHURCHES CONOVER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 3725 US Hwy. 45 | Conover, WI 54519 715-479-4327 info@conoverefc.com conoverefc.com

GOD’S GATHERING PLACE 720 Hwy 45 | Conover, WI 54519 715-254-4680 godsgatheringplace.net

PIONEER LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH 3675 Church Rd. | Conover, WI 54519 715-479-4966 pllc@frontier.com pioneerlakelc.org

The man for whom our town is named is Seth H. Conover, who came from Plymouth, Wisconsin, and was a prominent cheese buyer. Conover’s hobbies were fishing and hunting. He came to the Northwoods on the logging trains that the timber industry used to get wood to the mills of Central and Southern Wisconsin.

Seth Conover became quite friendly with some of the officials of the CNW Railroad and went on hunting and fishing trips with them. He was familiar with our area and felt that the location of present Conover was as close as possible to Big Twin Lake where he enjoyed fishing.

After stopping at the same place for several years, the railroad men began referring to it as Conover’s Place and decided to build a station there. In time it was formally designated Conover on the railroad maps.

In 1891, seventy-three acres of land were deeded to Seth Conover on Big Twin Lake and later became Lakota Resort. Guests to the resort were met at the rail station in Conover by a team and wagon for transport. Tourists came from the city and stayed for the season.

On January 3, 1907, the town of Conover was formally set aside from the town of Eagle River. Conover is truly a wonderful place to visit because of its natural beauty and rich past. Visit our town’s website: www.townofconover.com and read the entire story of our past.