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Maplewood Resort was in Sister Lakes, which was quite the place back in the old days. One of the earliest references I found was from 1897 when Mrs. A. W. Rapelge owned it. Picking up the story in 1925, Leroy Koski owned it. As a side note, he was jailed for bootlegging which was a common thing in those days. James Rissky owned it by 1931 until he passed away after being struck by a car near Woodward's Resort near Coloma.
I am a little unclear as to whether Smallbone's Resort and Maplewood were one in the same, but I am sure Mr. and Mrs. Smallbone owned Maplewood. Moving forward to 1953, the place went up for sale. By 1963, it was up for auction and Jack Jerome owned it then. There was an article regarding a motorcycle accident from 1976 mentioning Smallbones Resort so there was some version of it open then. By 1978, a subdivision was approved to be built on the former site.
The location is given as being on 95th Ave on Big Crooked Lake. It was a full resort with 28 cabins, dining hall, dance hall with orchestra, etc.