“And that’s the bear that bit me,” Dennis said, leaning in to show me a photo on his phone of a curious-looking bear perched in a tree. We were having dinner with one of our longtime guests, who’s been coming up to Vermilion for more than 30 years. The conversation drifted to the good old […]

This year, we’re proudly celebrating 110 years in business and 35 years of Lantry family ownership at White Eagle Resort. We are part of less than one percent of businesses who have ever achieved this milestone. 110 years. Twelve years ago, my husband Tom and I (Steph) became second generation owners of his family’s resort […]

He was a hog framer from Iowa and said he’d done it before and said he would do it again, and he did.  A few weeks ago I got together with Marcia who is 88 years old and grew up at White Eagle (formally Vos resort) from 1939 to 1989. We sat down with another […]

Did you know that according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, only about 30% of family-owned businesses transition to the second generation? After that, around 12% are passed to the third generation, and only 3% to the fourth generation. We are proud to be in the 30% of family businesses purchased by the second generation. […]

All of our cabins were built between 1915 and today by either us (Tom & Steph) or the previous owners. And when I say built, I mean each owner was hands-on—involved in the nitty gritty of the process from planning and construction to furnishing. Because of that, every cabin is unique… especially since none of […]

If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?For me, it’s this guy right here—Robert Rutherford, or “Bob” for those who knew him. I have so many questions for him… Why am I so curious about this guy? Well, I’ve been doing a little digging into the past of White Eagle Resort—learning […]