The Vilas County Register of Deeds has a full time Deputy, a Lead Document Technician and a Document Technician in addition to herself. The Register of Deeds implemented a computerized tract index in 1996 and digital imaging system in 2001. Images of all recordings are in hard copy (paper) form from 1893-1975, microfilm images from 1975-2001, and digital computerized images from 2001 to the current. Back-scan microfilm images have all been converted to digital records to provide efficient access. Due to many summer cottages on the many lakes, Vilas has over 45,000 tax parcels and a large tourism influx in the summer.