Summerwind House Fire

"In June 1988, Summerwind was struck by lightning several times, resulting in a fire that destroyed much of the mansion. Today, only the house's chimney stacks, foundations, and stone steps remain." - wiki

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Interestingly in The Milwaukee Journal - 11th of Feb ,1985 three years before the house burnt down .... 

"Supervisors of the Town of Land O'lakes are tired of repeated vandalism and a series of noisy weekend parties by teenages. Town Chairman Ronald Ramesh said the town expected to petition Vilas County Circuit Court for permission to burn the building"

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• http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5mYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IyoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5584%2C547045