Paul Hackbarth remembers where he was when he got the idea for Milwaukee’s cozy Camp Bar brand he founded in 2012 – he was at “Maple,” his cabin in Star Lake, about 12 miles south of Vilas County’s border with the UP. “I was sitting on the couch by the fireplace and thought, ‘Ooh, I have an idea. Let’s make a bar that looks like this cabin,’” says Hackbarth.

The same design duo that branded Camp Bar – Milwaukee architect Wade Weissmann and Peabody’s Interiors – were also Star Lake devotees. Peabody’s Interiors late owner, Jon Schlagenhaft, was Maple’s previous owner. Last year, when Weissmann sold the nearby Fern and Oak cabins to Hackbarth, the trio of overnight rentals called Star Camp was born.

Just like at the Camp Bars, all three cabins were decorated by Peabody’s Interiors, incl

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