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Hotels & Lodging: Camp Wandawega Tree House in Wisconsin by Julie

Issue 23 · Seafaring Style · June 9, 2011

Hotels & Lodging: Camp Wandawega Tree House in Wisconsin by Julie

Issue 23 · Seafaring Style · June 9, 2011

Located on the premises of Camp Wandawega in Elkhorn, Wisconsin (a 1920s lakeside resort revitalized by husband/wife team David Hernandez and Tereasa Surratt), the just-completed Wandawega Tree House is now available for vacation rentals. The couple enlisted a group of friends (furniture makers, artisans, and builders) to collaborate on the three-level structure, which features reclaimed wood, vintage windows, and interior touches like pillows made from flour sacks and out-of-print books on Wisconsin history. Go to Camp Wandawega for more information; to read more about the tree house, go to Chicago Home + Garden.

Above: Founded in the 1920s, Wandawega Lake Resort started as a speakeasy and morphed into a retreat for the area's Latvian American community.

Above: The new treehouse features two sleeping platforms and a DIY antler chandelier.

Above: The sleeping aerie under the eaves.

Above: A tree branch extends through a window.

Above: Ladders lead to the two sleeping lofts.

Above: Photos via Jacob Hand on Designtripper and Bob Coscarelli for Chicago Home + Design.