Meet the Gummers
Self-proclaimed old men, also known as The Gummers, take to Geneva Lake every morning for a waterskiing ritual that’s lasted five decades.
Features
In A League of its Own
The Landmark Center in Lake Geneva has a storied history dating back to 1874, including more than 40 years housing a popular local bowling alley.
Lake Geneva Balloon Company: Reaching New Heights
Lake Geneva Balloon Company celebrates 15 years in Walworth County. We sat down with owner John Trione to discuss the business.
Business Becomes Them: The Stories of Six Local Women Entrepreneurs
By John Halverson Throughout most of history, women couldn’t own property, much less businesses. Well, things have changed. More than 1,200 companies are started…
The Potawatomi at Geneva Lake
Centuries ago, the shores of Lake Kishwauketoe were home to a thriving population of Native Americans.
A Culture of Inclusion
From their inception, Geneva Lake’s summer camps have offered those from all walks of life a chance to take part in the joys and restorative powers of lake living.
From High-Rise to Hog House
Manhattan designer Richard McGeehan finds solace in the Wisconsin countryside at the quiet Hog House.
Walk on Water
For thousands of years, men and women have stood on boards and paddled atop water. Yet the new boards that gracefully skim our lake’s shoreline today have transformed an age-old form of transportation rather quickly.
Mailboat at 100
There’s one daredevil act from the era that paying audiences still throng to see 100 years later: the daily spectacle of the mail jumper hopping on and off the swiftly moving Mailboat.
Disc Fever
A game of disc golf can be played more quickly than traditional golf – and it can be found right in our own community at the White River Disc Golf Course.
Lake Dogs 2015
We salute all you lake dogs who remind us of what life is all about. You remind us to smile, because we’re at the lake.
Going Once, Going Twice, Sold
How to find cool antique items, and your bliss, at an auction.
Telling Stories, Sharing History Interactively
Roaming the 600 acres at Old World Wisconsin transports visitors into seven different cultures, including an 1880s village, and farms of the Yankees, Finns, Danes, Norwegians, Poles and Germans.
All Aglow
Talented Lake Geneva artist Dori Davis Beck has a passion for pumpkins that translates into elaborate carvings that are both magical and amazing.
Reel In Some Fun
Reel in some fun at Rushing Waters Fisheries. Rushing Waters is the quintessential farm-to-table experience, located right here in Walworth County.