Stewart Inn History

1906-1913

Hiram & Irene Stewart (original owners, principles of Barker & Stewart Lumber Mill)

1913-63

Louis & Abbie Dessert with children Blanche, Howard & Louise (a lumberbaron family from Mosinee)

1963-79

Helen Baeseman Hering

1979-86

John & Carol Luszczak

1986-1991

Joy & Rudy Horsch (first family to open the Stewart Inn as a B&B, recognized as one of the top BnB’s in the country by Norm Simpson, author of Backroads and Country Inns)

1991-2001

Dennis & Chikako Massey

2001-2016

Paul & Jane Welter (re-opened the Stewart Inn in 2002 and ran as a B&B for ten years, a Select Registry property)

2016-Present

Randy & Sara Bangs (re-opened the Stewart Inn in 2017, recognized in 2022 as the #1 rated hotel in Wisconsin and the #7 rated Small Stay property in the country)