Popular Leisure in the Lake Counties


Book Description

This study of the transformation of popular leisure in Cumbria between the middle of Victoria's reign and the outbreak of the Second World War draws principally on oral evidence and the archives of the local press, and covers all areas of leisure from pastimes within the home to pub-going, church and chapel activities, sport, amateur and professional music, dancing, the stage and screen, and the enjoyment of public holidays. Distributed by St. Martin's. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Lake County Illinois Fishing & Floating Guide Book


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Lake County Illinois Fishing & Floating Guide Book Over 821 full 8 ½ x 11 sized pages of information with maps and aerial photographs available. Fishing information is included for ALL of the county’s public ponds and lakes, listing types of fish for each pond or lake, average sizes, and exact locations with GPS coordinates and directions. Also included is fishing information for most of the streams and rivers including access points and public areas with road contact and crossing points and also includes fish types and average sizes. NEW NEW Now with a complete set of 11 full sized U.S.G.S. Topographical Maps for the entire county that normally cost from $12.00 to $14.00 each but are included on the disk for FREE. These maps are complete full sized 7.5 minute series quadrangle maps in 1:24,000 scale maps. Contains complete information on Acorn Lake Asbury Park Pond Banana Lake Bangs Lake Beaver Lake Bevier Park Lagoon Big & Little Beaver Lakes Bluff Lake Buffalo Creek Reservoir Butler Lake Cambridge Park Lake Cedar Lake Cedar Valley Park Lake Channel Lake Charles E Brown Park Lake Community Park Pond Countryside West Park Pond Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve Lake Danny Cuniff Park Pond Deep Lake Deerpath Park Lakes Des Plaines Lake Des Plaines River (*) Diamond Lake Duck Hill Farm F P Lake Dugdale Lake Edina Park Pond Everett Park Pond Foleys Pond Fourth Lake Fox Lake Fox River (*) Gages Lake Gateway Park Pond Grant Woods Forest Preserve Lake Grass Lake Grays Lake Grayslake Park Ponds Grosse Point Park Ponds Half Day Pond Heron Pond Hunt Club Park Pond Indian Creek (*) Lagoon Park Lake Lake Carina Lake Catherine Lake Charles Lake Linden Lake Marie Lake Michigan Lake Xila Township Park Pond Lake Zurich Langendorf Park Pond Larry Fink Memorial Park Pond Long Lake Park Lake Loreli Park Pond Mill Creek Nippersink Creek (*) Nippersink Lake Old School Lake Paradise Park Pond Pederson Park Pond Peterson Park Lake Petite Lake Pickerel Lake Piskatee Lake Pulaski Lake Redhead Lake Reed Turner Woodlands Lake Robert Depke Center Park Pond Rollins Savannah Forest Preserve Lake Roosevelt Park Lake Round Lake Rudd Farm Park Lake Rule Park Pond Sand Lake Sand Pond Sequoit Creek (*) Shiloh Park Pond Spring Lake Pond Squaw Creek (*) Squire Park Pond Sterling Lake Steve Sherwood Memorial Park Pond Taylor Lake Third Lake Trevor Creek (*) Turner Lake Village Park Wadsworth Park Lake Willow Stream Park Lake Wright Woods Forest Preserve Pond (*) are floatable or canoeable rivers)




Resorts of Lake County


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Beginning in the 1860s, the first vestiges of the resorts of Lake County appeared around the sparkling pools of the regions many hot springs and upon the shores of Clear Lake. Lured by the supposed medicinal qualities of the water, people flocked to rustic campgrounds and cabins to take the cure for their ailments, drink, and bathe, staying for long periods each summer. Within a few years, ambitious entrepreneurs bottled the springs mineral waters and built more luxurious accommodations and amenities. Although the claims of curative waters lost sway over time, resorts equipped with extensive recreational facilities, dance floors, live music, bountiful food, hunting, fishing, and childrens entertainment continued to draw visitors in droves. Families filled the resorts in summers, and by the 1940s, large group and society meetings as well as conventions began to utilize the resorts on spring and fall weekends. Though few original resorts remain, today, in 2007, the regions business directory lists 51 Lake County resorts.
















Lost Lake County, Ohio


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The past lies just under the surface in Lake County. Interurban trains once carried wealthy Clevelanders to idyllic summer homes and resorts along the shoreline and up to Little Mountain. Stories abound of rum-running during Prohibition, enslaved people who were carried to freedom through the Underground Railroad, and stolen gold bars believed to be buried along a riverbank. Lake County was also once the site of a booming ship-building industry and a secret plant that created chemical warfare during World War I. Many residents fondly recall long-gone drive-in theaters and beloved drug store soda fountains and bakeries of the mid to late twentieth century. Join author Jennifer Boresz Engelking as she reveals the history behind some of the county's most intriguing people, places, and industries.