Community Organizations
Lake Associations
Buckatabon Lake District
PO Box 273
Conover, WI 54519
Peggy DeFranceshi
Email: ulbldsupervisor1@gmail.com
Hunter Lake Association
Email: c.hunterlake@gmail.com
Little Tamarack Flowage Baker Spring Lake District
PO Box 112
Conover, WI 54519
Website: www.littletamarackflowage.org
Email: littletamaracklakedistrict@gmail.com
North South Twin Lakes Riparian Association
PO Box 163
Phelps, WI 54554
Website: www.nstlra.com
Email: info@nstlra.com
Pioneer Lake Association
PO Box 143
Conover, WI 54519
Website: www.pioneerlakeassociation.com
Stormy Lake Association
Tom Navratil, Pres
Conover History A Brief History Of Our Town
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/community/about_us.php and read the entire story of our past.