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[[File:Fishermen's Dude Ranch 1981.jpg|right|thumb|400px|1981 advertisement]]
'''Fishermen's Dude Ranch''' was a trout farm at {{LinkToMap|9665 W. Golf Road}} from 1957 to 1997.
'''Fishermen's Dude Ranch''' was a trout farm at {{LinkToMap|9665 W. Golf Road}} from 1957 to 1997.


The ranch closed, the iconic sign was moved to Mad Dan's Restaurant in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.
When the ranch closed, the iconic sign was moved to Mad Dan's Restaurant in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.
 
[[File:Fishermen's Dude Ranch.jpg|thumb|left|450px|post card]]
{{#ev:vimeo|230995554|description=Wild Chicago, 1990. Segment begins at 9:41}}
{{#ev:vimeo|230995554|description=Wild Chicago, 1990. Segment begins at 9:41}}
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* "We Have Your Fish And The Man": Former Des Plaines Giant Trout Coming Back To Life Just Over Border In Wisconsin, Des Plaines Journal, September 15, 2021 (https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/we-have-your-fish-and-the-man/)
* ''We Have Your Fish And The Man: Former Des Plaines Giant Trout Coming Back To Life Just Over Border In Wisconsin'', Des Plaines Journal, September 15, 2021 (https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/we-have-your-fish-and-the-man/)
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 22 September 2025

1981 advertisement

Fishermen's Dude Ranch was a trout farm at 9665 W. Golf Road from 1957 to 1997.

When the ranch closed, the iconic sign was moved to Mad Dan's Restaurant in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.

post card
Wild Chicago, 1990. Segment begins at 9:41

Further reading