Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin - Little Bohemia Lodge - Dillinger Shootout

Address:
142 US Highway 51 S, Manitowish Waters, WI
Directions:
Little Bohemia Restaurant & Bar, on Little Star Lake.
Admission:
Free.
Hours:
Breakfast 8-11, Lunch 11-2, Dinner 5-10. (Call to verify)
Phone:
715-543-8800

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Dillinger shootout site. Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin - Little Bohemia Lodge - Dillinger Shootout

Historic lodge was the site of John Dillinger's shootout with the FBI and now the scene of Universal Studios epic Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp, Awesome food, incredible atmosphere, you have to spend a night at the Lodge! [john smith, 05/29/2009]

Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin - Little Bohemia Lodge - Dillinger Shootout

This is the site where John Dillinger and his gang were holed up as the FBI raided them. Obviously they had escaped but during the shootout they left behind bullet holes and clothes that are still visible today. It is open to the public and is currently a restaurant and Dillinger exhibit. [Joe Corbine, 05/07/2006]

Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin - Little Bohemia - Dillinger Shootout

A restaurant here in the Northwoods was the scene of a gun battle led by the young FBI agent Melvin Purvis in an effort to capture John Dillinger. Dillinger escaped by running along the shoreline of the lake on which the restaurant is located. They preserved the bullet holes in the paneling and the windows, and have a display of some memorabilia. [Anna Richter, 11/18/2002]

[RA: The gun battle was on April 28, 1934.]

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