▁names ▁ ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁tour ism ▁at ▁American ▁River . ▁ ▁N ils ▁Ry berg , ▁a ▁Swedish ▁born ▁imm igr ant , ▁settled ▁at ▁American ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁and ▁ten ▁years ▁later ▁built ▁the ▁original ▁" R y berg ▁House " ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁K ang ar oo ▁Island ▁L odge , ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁tour ist ▁accommod ation . ▁ ▁Ry berg ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁building ▁over ▁several ▁years , ▁before ▁s elling ▁to ▁John ▁and ▁Val erie ▁Lin nett ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁Ry berg ▁House ▁was ▁completely ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁and ▁remains ▁today . ▁Fish ing ▁tri ps ▁were ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁business , ▁with ▁three ▁boats , ▁W arr ig al , ▁Lin net te ▁and ▁Lin net te ▁ 2 ▁compr ising ▁the ▁fleet ▁which ▁operated ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁business ▁was ▁operated ▁until ▁John ▁Lin nett ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁after ▁which ▁time ▁his ▁four ▁sons , ▁Keith , ▁Lion el , ▁Leon ▁and ▁Gordon ▁continued ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Lin net ts ▁Ple asure ▁Res ort . ▁ ▁Leon ▁Lin nett ▁assumed ▁sole ▁propriet or ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁expand ing ▁the ▁resort ▁with ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁several ▁new ▁wings ▁and ▁ref urb ishing ▁the ▁reception , ▁administration ▁and ▁restaurant ▁areas ▁in ▁ 1 9 8