Liberty Grove in Ellison Bay in Door County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bead Breaker and Tire Changer

Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 10, 2024

1. Bead Breaker and Tire Changer Marker

Inscription. Gust Klenke's Garage serviced locals and tourists using this Bead Breaker and Tire Changer to replace rubber tires on wheels.

Donor: Lee Telfer

Erected by Liberty Grove Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 45° 14.871′ N, 87° 5.1′ W. Marker is in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, in Door County. It is in Liberty Grove. It can be reached from State Highway 42 0.1 miles south of Humbug Road, on the left when traveling north. The marker is next to the summer kitchen on the site of the Liberty Grove Historical Society. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11831 Wisconsin 42, Ellison Bay WI 54210, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Outhouse (here, next to this marker); Meet Gunnar (a few steps from this marker); This Is Karst Country (a few steps from this marker); A Grand View (a few steps from this marker); Platform Swing (a few steps from this marker); Ecological Treasures (a few steps from this marker); Corn Crib (within shouting distance of this marker);

Bead Breaker and Tire Changer image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 9, 2024

2. Bead Breaker and Tire Changer

Rowleys Bay Bell (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellison Bay.

Also see . . .
1. Liberty Grove Historical Society official site. (Submitted on August 14, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. The Changing Displays of an Ellison Bay Landmark. A 2015 article in the Peninsula Pulse about Gust Klenke's Garage in Ellison Bay.

Excerpt: "In his 1981 book, Door Way, Blei said, 'The place may be an eyesore to some. But I can no more imagine Ellison Bay without Gust and his corner garage than Ephraim without the purity of its white buildings and church steeples, or Sister Bay without Al Johnson’s. When Gust and his garage go, replaced by self-service pumps with digital numbers (or merely leveled for yet another unneeded gift shop) much
Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 9, 2024

3. Liberty Grove Historical Society
of the soul of Ellison Bay will disappear.”

(Submitted on August 14, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.