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Chanticleer Inn

A small ski hill run by the Chanticleer Inn, a lake resort at Eagle River, perhaps from 1961 and still listed in 1975.

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The Chanticleer Inn at Eagle River, in north central Wisconsin, once had its own small ski hill with 85 feet of vertical. The Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project suggests it opened in 1961, with a question mark, and links a SKI Magazine listing from January 1975.1

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TodayThe Chanticleer Inn still takes guests on the Eagle Chain of lakes, with pontoon boats and jet skis for rent. (2026)2

Timeline

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  1. c. 1961Ski hill may have opened, per MWLSAP1
  2. 1975Listed in SKI Magazine's January issue1

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Lost near Chanticleer Inn

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  • Mus-Ski

    1956–1970 · 19.9 mi away · WisconsinA ski hill west of Sayner, open from 1956 or 1957 until 1970, whose slopes are now being built into mountain-bike trails.

  • Spring Valley

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