The Chip Board
Custom Search
   


The Chip Board Archive 20

Re: Second Chip Show: Illegal or Underground Clubs

Jack O'Lantern Lodge, Eagle River, WI
This place has been sort of infamous because it was owned by Allen Dorfman and they searched the place after Jimmy Hoffa disappeared. It's been referenced in several books including a few novels.

From... http://www.eagleriver.org/history.asp
Eagle River Sports Arena was once part of the Jack 0' Lantern Resort Complex and was patterned after the Lake Placid area. It was built in 1932 and has been used for hockey, figure skating and other events. Originally there were two toboggan slides and a ski jump. It is now listed on the Historic Register and is noted for its unusual roof construction. The Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame is housed here. Jack 0' Lantern Lodge was a glamorous gambling lodge back in the 30s and 40s, owned by Chuck Taylor. He sold it to the late Allen Dorfman in 1950 and it was then used to host family friends of high-ranking leaders of the Teamsters Union.

To date I've only heard of 22 chips being found... All red and in highly USED condition. It got me started collecting just about anything I can find from the place. So I have a bunch of postcards and artifacts, too many to post here. If anyone is interested though, email and I can send you scans.

So I guess this could be considered one of the harder to find "Halloween" chips vbg



I was fortunate to be contacted by someone who went there and took a few pictures of how it looks More recently.


Messages In This Thread

Second Chip Show: Illegal or Underground Clubs grin
Extra! Chip Show: Illegal Extra!
vbg Just a few of my favorites... vbg
Beauties, Ruben
A few more for hungry eyes... vbg
Re: Navy Club
It would be one heck of a mistake to make!
Colonial Club Chips
Re: vbg Just a few of my favorites... vbg
Re: Second Chip Show: Illegal or Underground Clubs
love the history - thanks!
grin Ironically enough...
it doesn't seem ironic to me vbg
Re: grin Love those Jeffersonville chips!
A few random illegals from all over...
More, more! vbg
A few more from all over...
A few $5 illegals from Newport, Ky
All I can say is... WOW!
Mecca Club chip is B-E-utifull!
Newport, Ky Sweet!!!!!!!
Will someone PLEASE find some Alexandria chips
Something for Ky Collectors.....
I am not a collector of illegal chips........

Copyright 2022 David Spragg