Owner: C.B. Freiburg
Hotel built as lumber camp
Owner: John Paulsen
Became the West Harbor Hotel
Owner: John Paulsen
Built Addition: Summer Kitchen and West Wing Accomodations
Owner: John Paulsen
Built/Renovated: Screened in Porch, Rooms 11 & 12 / Big Cabin, moved Barn West of the Hotel
Owners: Martha & Jens Sorensen
Purchased Hotel and Continued Operations
Owners: Pearl & Frank Gibson
Purchased Hotel: $12,000 / 6% INT. Gibson’s West Harbor Resort; Children: Dorene (9) / Cathy (7) / Herbert (2)
Owners: Pearl & Frank Gibson
Installed Indoor Plumbing
Owners: Pearl & Frank Gibson
Remodeled “Big Cottage” to make House Keeping Unit (3-bedroom)
Owners: Pearl & Frank Gibson
Remodeled “Little Cottage” to make House Keeping Unit (2-bedroom)
Owners: Pearl & Frank Gibson
Moved 2 Mobil Homes to Island and set up as rental units (2-bedroom)
Owners: Pearl & Frank Gibson
Improved Boat Ramp
Owner: Herbert Gibson
Herbert Bought Resort
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Death: Frank Gibson
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Remodeled Screened in Porch; Fireplace Addition
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Harbor Enhanced Protection: Installed Rip Rapp to protect West Harbor from Green Bay Waters
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Moved #5 Cottage from Jackson Harbor to West Harbor (2-bedrooms); (Built by Art Hanson – Marianna’s Father); Traveled to England: Pearl, Herbert & Marianna, Anita, Frank, Arthur, Rebecca, Anna & Sarah.
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Death: Pearl Irene (Cornell) Gibson
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Death: Dorene (Gibson) Koyen
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Born to Arthur & Amanda: Seth Aidan Gibson
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Arthur Married Amanda Janak
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Born to Arthur & Amanda: Joslin Blair Gibson
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Anita Married Robert Gress
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Fire Destroys 1/3 of hotel; Gibson Strong – we rebuild
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Back open for Business!
Owners: Herbert & Marianna Gibson
Born to Arthur & Amanda: Griffin Gilroy Gibson