Put on your zoot suit and follow in the footsteps of America s most infamous gangsters as they turned Wisconsin into their personal criminal vacationland. Filled with deadly bank robberies, explosive shootouts, brutal gangland retaliations, and daring escapes, this book lets you uncover the grisly locations where the gangster history will never die. Go on the lam and discover where: Baby Face Nelson, crashed his car, spent the night, and mowed down anyone who got in his way. Al Capone hid out from the law while smuggling in his illegal liquor. The gangsters favorite hangouts where they danced the night away. John Dillinger had his bloody shootout with the authorities. The deadly Barker-Karpis gang disposed of their enemies. The Wisconsin Road Guide to Gangster Hotspots is an engaging narrative that traces the steps of a number of notorious 1930 s Chicago gangsters in Northern Wisconsin. The rough and tumble existing tourist and resort industry provided perfect cover for the likes of Baby Face Nelson, Tommy Carroll, John Dillinger, and Al Capone. The region was sprinkled with a cast of local jack pine characters that profited from popular brothels and illegal liquor sales. Law enforcement interference was rare. Chad Lewis tracks gangster legends and folklore down the back roads as well as in small communities such as Arlington, Couderay, Lac du Flambeau, Minocqua, Winter, and Woodruff. He has a keen eye for locating the modern day locations for the Arlington Inn, Baker Lake Lodge ( Gentleman Joe Saltis), Capone s Northwoods Hideout, Dillman s Bay Resort, and the infamous Ma Bailey s Bordello. Like the street gangs of today, the Chicago gangsters imported a lawless lifestyle to the Wisconsin north woods that often blurred the distinction between folk hero and common criminal. It is ironic that vehicles bearing Illinois license plates still flood the Northern Highland resort region of Wisconsin during the warm months of summer. --Loren A. Evenrud, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor Department of Criminal Justice Concordia University Chad Lewis is an author, researcher, and lecturer on topics of the strange and unusual. He has a Master of Science degree in Psychology and has traveled the globe in search of unique and bizarre stories and history.