Owl River History By fosterfilmsus Dec 6, 1908 Owl River House is built May 2, 1909 Building of house finishes Aug 9, 1909 Bed & Breakfast is added to the house Oct 7, 1909 Campsite is built by house Dec 20, 1909 Sugar Shack and Lounge is added to house Jun 29, 1920 House is renovated and expanded for first time Sep 8, 1920 Restaurant is added to house Apr 8, 1936 Virgil Ellestad retires, ownership passes to son Mar 10, 1941 House is remodeled for second time Jul 15, 1949 Virgil Ellestad dies, campsite closes temporarily Feb 1, 1950 Campsite re-opens Nov 7, 1968 Virgil's Son retires, his son Bob takes over ownership Aug 1, 1986 The son dies, house is upgraded to its current look