History
Jensen moved an 1845 log schoolhouse from North Ephraim to this site in 1920 for a summer residence. Mrs. Jensen was unwilling to live here year-round without modern conveniences, but after her death Jensen moved here permanently in 1935. Tragically, in 1937 this home burned to the ground on the day before Easter, and all of Jensen’s books, art works, and hand-crafted furnishings were lost.
Jensen’s sketch plans for the present Lodge are dated 1940 and 1941, and Frank Oldenburg was the builder. Jensen lived in the south wing, entered by a separate door and now called the Professors’ Quarters. Outside on the Green Bay side is a small flagstone terrace, which appears to predate the fire.
Today
Today, The Main Lodge is the hub of all activity during the Summer Program. Combined dining room, living room and library spaces offer comfortable nooks for relaxation and exceptional views of the bay and Ellison Bay Bluff. The Lodge also contains an ice machine, hot beverage counter and telephone. Fresh fruit is out at all times and fresh coffee is out each morning by about 6:30.
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- Main Lodge
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- Dining Room table
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- Main Lodge west window
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- Mealtime bell
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- Main Lodge
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- Hand-carved Dining Room chair
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- Main Lodge entrance
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- Dining Room
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- Main Lodge Living Room
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- Main Lodge
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- Professors’ Quarters Entrance
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- Main Lodge at dusk
