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Source: 1899 Platbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/94dbc8b5-206a-450b-883b-480813e93de3/Capitol+Proposal-1.jpg Beyond the Book "I ran across your name regarding a publication you were working on chronicling the history of Masterfreeze Corporation. In 1960, my Father was in the frozen food distribution business." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/764b91b2-e521-4d74-b358-8f5dfc6622d1/04+Ice+Harvesting.jpg Beyond the Book Before electricity, ice was cut from the bay and stored over the summer in "Ice Houses" insulated with sawdust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/74936c4a-199f-47d4-afda-e1bd476ec4b5/Capitol+Proposal-3.jpg Beyond the Book "The business was growing, and he wanted to add additional freezer space. The attached documents his contracting with the Armstrong Contracting Company to build a new freezer using Masterfreeze panels." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/7dfa0e70-3f47-4b96-9aaf-e769c8082b47/05+Spring+House.jpg Beyond the Book Other non-electric methods of preserving food was storage in a Spring House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/c257db83-a146-4571-9bb8-564a5375e961/Capitol+Savannah+news+color+hilights.jpg Beyond the Book " Here's a news article that ran in the local paper in 1960 highlighting this revolutionary new method of freezer construction." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/a2f36aaa-2d30-4b12-a714-9bb67fcf856f/06+1930s+ice+box.jpg Beyond the Book Blocks of ice were delivered to homes and businesses before electrification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/716e935f-d376-4315-b2b7-d118c0642d9f/Photo+1.jpg Beyond the Book "a few pictures of our building in the early 90’s." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/a1431266-a39c-4273-a7db-03c94972d3ec/07+REA+brochure.jpg Beyond the Book In 1930, 90% of rural American did not have electricity. Even with the Rural Electrification Program, still only 40% had power in the mid 40s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/3b0c0325-8a80-4201-b449-d7f007d3d4fe/Photo+2.jpg Beyond the Book "The building served us well for over 30 years." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/b36dd3d6-aebc-40c3-a95c-ae524b7dee7f/08+1935-38+refrigerators.jpg Beyond the Book Early Masterfreeze products looked similar to the center bottom model. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/5e4a11d8-2298-4071-838b-e1aabf670c23/Photo+3.jpg Beyond the Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/d2d60dc9-2785-4bfd-b720-dfb0cabb469f/14+1945+Veterans+and+help+wanted.jpg Beyond the Book Masterfreeze ran many ads in the Door County Advocate. Hiring was eased by the numbers of young men returning from military service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/a3ad73de-2fd9-4626-98f7-426ead7b7e97/Photo+4.jpg Beyond the Book "Unfortunately, we closed the business in 1991, the building fell into disrepair and was eventually demolished." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/77f5fea7-2de1-43a8-a2c1-ddbfd47e0b30/29+Roster.jpg Beyond the Book Roster included in the book, and the names of contributors to this project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/3d0e849b-256e-482e-b341-b653ce930715/30+Alfred+Lenny+Nels.jpg Beyond the Book Some of the adventures of Nels Henquinet, from Egg Harbor, flanked by the author's great grandfather and her dad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/a35cb710-60e8-4bb7-aa52-fb25f937f2c0/33+Milw+Cheese+1.jpg Beyond the Book Enlargements of small photos from the Armstrong brochure in the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/387a5b6b-e4d6-4d6b-ae6a-15e72b4e92c3/35+Coldwater.jpg Beyond the Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/700e7004-4f95-402b-90fb-34fc5608c709/36+Hilgemeirer.jpg Beyond the Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/0fc860f1-39e4-40de-9559-131670a0ce8c/37Rich.jpg Beyond the Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/22ca94ea-42bc-4579-956c-0720fd363283/38+Himes+Brothers.jpg Beyond the Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/570f0cf3-3e18-45fb-8d5b-522dca7fc1a8/59Minneapolis.jpg Beyond the Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/ac29e11a-392c-40fa-98cf-83aedd440965/34+Delany.jpg Beyond the Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/ef50b034-285e-4c99-8b9e-64fd6646c080/41+train.jpg Beyond the Book Sheet metal, aluminum and insulating materials were delivered to Sturgeon Bay via the Ahnapee and Western Railroad. Shipping and travel costs to and from Door County were one of the factors leading to the close of Masterfreeze in 1966. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/2acbbaa0-4d67-4a8b-a1d0-8c6df3cdbab6/42+1962+Train+Waybill.jpg Beyond the Book Andy Laurent, sent me this note and the photo: CONTRIBUTED by Andy Laurent: “I have a collection of about 40,000 waybills covering shipments of product on the A&W in the early 1960s. Masterfreeze received mineral rock wool insulation on a fairly regular basis. My understanding is that they unloaded the insulation into one of the warehouses at the Fruit Growers cannery and then truck it as-needed to the factory.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/6e5ef45c-5cfa-4a19-b4ce-2220f188a73e/45+Nat+Geo.jpg Beyond the Book The National Geographic Magazine published a stunning article in 1968 that kicked off the next wave of tourism—and a building boom! The men at Masterfreeze had gained skills in woodwork, painting, metalwork and a variety of construction techniques, and soon found work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/08dd6b54-02e7-476a-99bc-99b83a9f81c4/47+Aerial+pic+after+2008.jpg Beyond the Book The big green space, plus parking lot to the right of it, is what remained after the razing of the Masterfreeze building in 2008. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/f6f9da74-9a35-4222-aed0-1722945666cf/48+Customized+barn.jpg Beyond the Book This metal lithograph toy barn is in the collection of the Sister Bay Historical Society. It once belonged to Terry Kramer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65031d55b26d57704d379e1b/24ff3359-ae40-4e8a-ac22-b6e6928de60b/51+Hugel+Haus.jpg Beyond the Book This walk-in cooler is still in use at The Ellison, formerly the Hillside motel, bar and restaurant building, which was a new construction and opened in 1966. 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