HISTORIC HUMBIRD

Front page headline of the case. The Wisconsin State Journal, September 4, 1931 Did you know that at one point our town and our property were part of a notorious murder? It was Monday August 31, 1931 when Alvin Marshall, State Annuity Appraiser left his house in New Lisbon, WI to make his rounds as a property assessor. He carried with him $1200 in annuity checks from the State Dept for any payments he may have to give out and several traveler’s checks for his expenses while o

Whilst attending the Great Lakes Paranormal Convention (September 12-14, 2025) we had the pleasure meeting with author Chad Lewis, where we discovered that our local area has its own Lake Monster legend. This prompted us to investigate further to uncover more information. Enclosed are news articles detailing our very own Creature Feature residing in Lake Emerson. Newspaper article from the LaCrosse Tribune and Leader Press dated August 12, 1926 Newspaper article from the Mad

We have been told by many that there used to be pictures of hunting groups on our walls. Several people have come in looking for them and have been disappointed to learn they all vanished over time. Taken, thrown away....so many memories have been removed from our place over the years. This weekend we were gifted this replacement photo by our wonderful friend Carl Spurling! This photo features many current and past Humbirdians and we are so honored to have it in our possessio

Over the weekend, our friend Lucas Eisberner, son of Theresa Eisberner , a former owner, generously gifted us some more old bar tokens for our historical collection. He identified the neon green token as one from his mother (circa 1986-2000). In addition he gave us another Cesafsky token (circa 1940's-50's) and a beautiful Centennial Souvenir Bar Token from Orv & Tillie Smith's time (circa 1969)! We are so grateful for gifts such as these. So much of the historical items from

A car on King Street pre 1916. The Humbird can be seen with many people sat and standing outside. In the midst of our chaotic Holiday weekend, we were visited by Alan Bryner who brought us his amazing collection of old Humbird postcards and photos! Alan is an avid collector of all things Humbird and it was thrilling to flip through the stack he has amassed. We got to see so many photos we've never seen before of our awesome little town. Although Alan isn't ready to part with

We love a good mystery and hope maybe someone locally can help us solve it! We found these initials carved into the wall in our basement. Since we don't know when these were carved, it's a bit of a needle in a haystack. EK - could this actually be the etchings of George King's daughter Elizabeth? She was only 21 in 1870 and did reside in the building. Her full name was Maria Elizabeth King, but since her mother was also named Maria, they called her by her middle name. WH - ou

Humbird is certainly no stranger to gangster's. Al Capone passed through the area in 1928 on a trip with his caravan of gangsters from Chicago to Hayward WI. This prohibition era saw it's fair share of moonshiners, and speakeasies were rife during this period. Speakeasies would often feature a locked door, with a small window at eye level, that was opened to exchange secret passwords for admission. So, imagine our amazement and excitement when we noticed our original basement