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      • The movie is set in Pechoggin, Wisconsin (Lake Potowotominimac in the movie), but, in actuality, it was made here, at Bass Lake. The film was shot at the renowned mountain resort town for six weeks in October of 1987.
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  2. Jun 4, 2020 · The bar scenes were filmed in the Pines Bar in Bass Lake, which burned down a year after the film was shot but was later rebuilt. The go-kart sequence was shot at Paramount Ranch, while the vacation cabin itself was built on a Universal Studio backlot.

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  3. Jun 14, 2021 · The movie is set in Pechoggin, Wisconsin (Lake Potowotominimac in the movie), but, in actuality, it was made here, at Bass Lake. The film was shot at the renowned mountain resort town for six weeks in October of 1987.

  4. Apr 27, 2023 · The bulk of The Great Outdoors was filmed at Bass Lake in California, with a few scenes in Chicago, Illinois. The film features Lake Potowotominimac, which is a fictional lake in Wisconsin. In spite of its mostly Western locations, the film aims to truly capture lake life in the Midwest.

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  5. Our lakefront resort is conveniently located within a 5-hour drive from Los Angeles and near major airports and is known for its scenic outdoor filming location. Pines Resort offers a picturesque, forested setting just minutes from Yosemite National Park.

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  6. The film was shot on location in Bass Lake, California, a small resort town near Sierra National Forest over three weeks in October 1987 where it portrayed the fictional Lake Potowotominimac. [3] Ducey's Bass Lake Lodge , a rustic 1940s resort, was featured as "Wally and Juanita's Perk's Pine Lodge Resort".

  7. Bass Lake has been the location of several Hollywood film shoots throughout its history. The adventure film Carnival Boat , produced by RKO Pictures in 1931, was filmed at the Sugar Pine Lumber Company on the eastern side of Bass Lake.

  8. Oct 27, 2016 · The first movie filmed at The Pines Resort and Bass Lake was the action-melodrama Carnival Boat. Filmed and released in 1932, this black and white, music-filled romance starred William Boyd, Fred Kohler, and the popular starlet Ginger Rogers, who at one time was Hollywood’s highest paid actress.

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