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In 1917, Ferdinand Hotz of Chicago purchased 1,015 acres of land that later became Newport State Park. Believing it the finest place on earth, he began building an estate in 1919 that included a log cabin, carriage house, and outhouse overlooking Europe Lake. Under the careful stewardship of the Hotz family, the land recovered from the logging era. In 1967, the family began selling their land to the state of Wisconsin for Newport State Park, and Hotz's stewardship ethic continues today in the park's wilderness management philosophy.
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