The Lake's history is notable: rumrunners, the Chicago mob, hidden stills, eccentric millionaires, Indian burial mounds, scandals and various feuds appear in stories about the lake from the last century...

 

The old names have a place in the stories, and each suggests its own tale: Rudishouser's red boathouse on the Island, Burwanger's brown boathouse south of the Carter Road landing, Spreckelmeyers (boathouse on the island's NE point), Burkharts' impressive log buildings on the Island's SE point), Orth's apt/boathouse combo in the cove on the west side of the Island, Hugo Maki and before him, Carter, Schillings (John & Frieda cooked and cared for the Miner and Leland households in the 40s-70s), Jansens (Jo and family - the fishing resort at the south end, with legendary food), the Priests' place (retreat for Illinois and Indiana priests on the point south of Musky Shores), and so many more.

 

To the north of Gramps and Gran's place, neighbor Gerald Miner had several cottages and a summer cabin that were filled with friends during the summer while he retreated to "The Hermitage," his personal cabin deep in the woods. He hired Frieda and John Schilling to act as caretakers and cook - and Frieda's table was memorable.

 

To be continued... ( link to Up North site stories)