The Riviera Through the Ages
Once a storied ballroom and popular night club, the Riviera hosted legendary musicians and celebrated bands for over four decades.
History
A Timeless Place
A collection of cottages on the shores of Delavan Lake, known as Assembly Park, is more than just a neighborhood — it’s a community steeped in history and cherished traditions.
Educating the Irish
Faced with discrimination, residents of the Irish Woods petitioned for their own school district in 1857. A year later, they had a one-room, wooden schoolhouse all to themselves — the Woods School.
Lake Geneva’s Lost Hotel
The Lake Geneva Hotel, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed property, overlooked the lake for more than 50 years.
From The Ground Up
In the early 20th century, Edward C. Reinert and Herman Malsch helped build many of the Lake Geneva landmarks we know today.
Marking the 125th Anniversary of the World’s Columbian Exposition
Learn how the momentous World’s Columbian Exposition is tied to Lake Geneva in this excerpt from our Geneva Lake Stories from the Shore book.
Lake Geneva Neighbors
Many of Chicago’s philanthropic powerhouses escaped the city to summer at their opulent homes on Geneva Lake’s north shore.
A Sense of Community
Harvard Club is quite possibly the oldest camp or club on Geneva Lake. Today, Harvard Club continues to bring generations of families together.
A Window To The Past
Once upon a time, small town department stores were as much a gathering place as they were a retail establishment. An anchor before the term “anchor store” was coined, their presence paved the way for other businesses in historic downtown districts.
Architect of Timeless Grace
For those who appreciate historic estates with a genteel classical influence, the Lake Geneva homes designed by the Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw may prove to be the homes that truly steal their hearts.
In Her Own Words
Alma Schmidt Petersen, an heir to Black Point Estate in Lake Geneva, pens her thoughts while traveling in Europe at the onset of WWI.
Reviving Penwern
Dedicated homeowners have lovingly restored the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Penwern estate on Delavan Lake.
Legends Of Snake Road
Snake Road is a well-known scenic route in Lake Geneva – but did you know its historic residents shaped the future of Chicago and Lake Geneva?
Honoring Father
At The Lake presents postcards from the past: gifts to Charles Wacker, well-known Chicagoan and Geneva Lake estate owner, on his 60th birthday.
Preserving Hazeldore
Hazeldore, a beautiful Queen Anne cottage on the shores of Geneva Lake, provides an unchanged glimpse into the history of our lakeside community.