Dennis Mccann; Fur What It's Worth: A Silver Fox Tale

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Hamburg You have to be careful with place names that make promises. I once rented a two-bedroom at Country Knoll Apartments in Schaumburg, Ill., where there was almost no country, and certainly no knolls. Tall Pines Resort doesn't guarantee shade, and that blinking "Good Eats" sign on a highway cafe might well be trusted but should always be verified.

Silver Fox Retreat, a corporate meeting center and a museum of sorts, owes no apologies for its name.

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Dennis Mccann; Fur What It's Worth: A Silver Fox Tale

Once upon a time, as these stories often begin, this Marathon County property was home to a silver fox dynasty owned by the Fromm brothers. Ed, Walter, Henry and John Fromm were the Rockefellers of their industry. From the first cross-bred silver pup they produced in 19...

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