Wisconsin Vacations At Wyckoffs - Part I
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This home movie features the Faust family taking trips to Wisconsin with their friends the Wyckoffs and the Wilkersons in 1940, 1942, 1944 and 1945.
Credits
Chester E. Faust (filmmaker); Norma Faust (participant); Mildred Faust (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Chester E. Faust Collection
Notes: In 1940, the Fausts vacation with their friends at “The Anchor,” the Wyckoff family's summer cottage on Lake Michigan near Belgium, Wisconsin. In 1942, they also visit Madison (where they boat on both Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, and visit the campus of the University of Wisconsin), Wisconsin Dells (where they take a boat tour of the Upper Dells), Lac du Flambeau Reservation, and Plymouth (featuring a billboard reading “WORLD'S CHEESE CENTER”). 1944 and 1945 are back in Belgium, shopping at Demge Bros. butcher shop, swimming in Lake Michigan, and drinking beer on the beach.
Subjects: Bodies of water; Summer; Lake Michigan; Boats and Boating; Dogs; Alcoholic beverages
Places: North America > United States > Wisconsin > Madison; North America > United States > Wisconsin > Wisconsin Dells; North America > United States > Wisconsin > Plymouth; North America > United States > Wisconsin > Lac Du Flambeau; North America > United States > Wisconsin > Belgium
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 839 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/40174
Notes: In 1940, the Fausts vacation with their friends at “The Anchor,” the Wyckoff family's summer cottage on Lake Michigan near Belgium, Wisconsin. In 1942, they also visit Madison (where they boat on both Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, and visit the campus of the University of Wisconsin), Wisconsin Dells (where they take a boat tour of the Upper Dells), Lac du Flambeau Reservation, and Plymouth (featuring a billboard reading “WORLD'S CHEESE CENTER”). 1944 and 1945 are back in Belgium, shopping at Demge Bros. butcher shop, swimming in Lake Michigan, and drinking beer on the beach.
Subjects: Bodies of water; Summer; Lake Michigan; Boats and Boating; Dogs; Alcoholic beverages
Places: North America > United States > Wisconsin > Madison; North America > United States > Wisconsin > Wisconsin Dells; North America > United States > Wisconsin > Plymouth; North America > United States > Wisconsin > Lac Du Flambeau; North America > United States > Wisconsin > Belgium
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 839 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/40174
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:24:54