Geneva Lake / Carolyn Hope Smeltzer and Martha Kiefer Cucco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smeltzer, Carolyn Hope., Author.

Cucco, Martha Kiefer., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lake Geneva (Wis.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Lake Geneva (Wis.).

Lake Geneva (Wis.)--History--Pictorial works.

Lake Geneva (Wis.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2014]

Summary:

Geneva Lake was formed by a glacier tens of thousands of years ago. The Oneota left historic footprints with a cultural gift in the form of the shore path, which is accessible for all to walk just as the natives did many centuries earlier. Images of America: Geneva Lake illustrates the early history of the communities surrounding the lake--Lake Geneva, Linn, Fontana, and Williams Bay--through scrapbooks, vintage photographs, and storytelling. The chapters in this book cover the history of people, places, pioneers, physical chores, and play at Geneva Lake. Families who have spent time at the lake for generations share enchanting memories, and those new to it can experience "lake living years ago."

Contents:

People : two families, one farmer, six generations, and scrapbooks

Places : City of Lake Geneva, Linn Township, Villages of Fontana and Williams Bay

Pioneer families : Alexander Button and Edward Reinert and their families' influence on and contributions to the Geneva Lake area community

Physical chores : in the homes, on the fields, and by the lake

Playfulness and peacefulness : sailing, swimming, fishing, folfing, boating, and more.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127).

OCLC:

900733541