Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HOVDE ERIC D
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. [WOLF] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1826 JEFFERSON PLACE NW		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/12/2008
(Street)

WASHINGTON, DC 20036		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 06/12/2008   P   90,200 (1) A $ 5.89 2,003,810 I See Footnote 3
Common Stock 06/13/2008   P   175,569 (2) A $ 5.98 2,003,810 I See Footnote 3

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HOVDE ERIC D
1826 JEFFERSON PLACE NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20036		   X      

Signatures

 Eric D. Hovde   06/16/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On June 12, 2008, the Funds directly acquired 90,200 Shares in the aggregate, which represents the acquisition of Shares by the each of the Funds as follows: LP, 26,590 Shares; LTD, 38,550 Shares; III, 13,390 Shares; IV, 0 Shares; and SMA, 11,670 Shares (collectively, the "June 12 Purchases").
(2) Additionally, on June 13, 2008, the Funds directly acquired 175,569 Shares in the aggregate, which represents the acquisition of Shares by the each of the Funds as follows: LP, 67,290 Shares; LTD, 40,720 Shares; III, 35,250 Shares; IV, 7,030 Shares; and SMA, 25,279 Shares (collectively, the "June 13 Purchases").
 
Remarks:
Footenote 3:

Eric D. Hovde is the Managing Member of Hovde Capital Advisors LLC, a registered investment advisor ("HCA").  HCA serves as the investment manager to Financial Institution Partners, L.P. ("LP"); Financial Institution Partners, Ltd. ("LTD"); Financial Institution Partners III, L.P. ("III"); Financial Institution Partners IV, L.P. ("IV"); and a separately managed account ("SMA"; together with LP, LTD, III, and IV, the "Funds").  Additionally, Mr. Hovde serves as a trustee of The Eric D. and Steven D. Hovde Foundation ("Found") and the Hovde Financial, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust ("PSP"; together with the Found, the "Trusts").  Accordingly, Mr. Hovde may be deemed to beneficially own shares of common stock of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. ("Shares") directly owned by the Funds and the Trusts.

After giving effect to the June 12 Purchases and the June 13 Purchases, Mr. Hovde may be deemed to beneficially own 2,003,810 Shares as follows: LP, 24,036 Shares; LTD, 386,840 Shares; III, 380,475 Shares; IV, 79,557 Shares; SMA, 338,024 Shares; Found, 19,315 Shares; and PSP, 8,825 Shares; as well as 66,738 Shares owned directly by Mr. Hovde (a portion of which are restricted).

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