Elkhart Lake

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Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

4th of July about town Audubon Club Backyard Birds 4th of July 2008 Blue Harbor Brat Days Cargill Circus City Hall County Barns County Towns County Fair Elkhart Lake Friday Fish Fry Fountain Park Gibbsville Hispanic Fest History Society Hmong Costumes Hmong Culture Hmong New Year Industry Jeeps and Airplanes Johnsonville Johnston's Bakery Kohler Kohler-Andrae Korean Festival Landmarks Laos War Memorial Mission House My Neighborhood New in town November 2007 October Fest Parks People and Pets Produce Market Quilt Show Restaurants Rhinestone Cowboy Riverside Shantys Road to Fond du Lac Steel Art South Side Business Summer Train Station Twilight Concert Waelderhaus Wildwood Cemetery Wisconsin Primitive Art World War I Yard Art

 

railroad station

Elkhart Lake is a special place, where wonderful memories are made each year. Visitors first “discovered” Elkhart Lake in the mid-1800s, when the railroad provided easy access to this remote lakeside community. Local businessmen began building guest cottages and then resort hotels as visitors from Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis and the southern states, plus Green Bay and Menasha, began arriving. By 1872, Elkhart Lake had gained a national reputation as a summer destination for city-weary visitors. This same year, the village was platted, and streets were laid out and named.

 

a retired caboose

In 1968, the railroad closed the depot, but one year later the newly formed Historical Society bought the building and turned it into a village museum, now a national landmark. Today the Depot Museum also serves as a visual reminder of Elkhart Lake’s long legacy as a vacation destination – a legacy that thrives today.

 

Lake Street Cafe

Serving California bistro-style fare complimented by a wide variety of specialty beers and wines by the glass.
 

bank

 

old feed mill

 

Photos of the Race Circuits

 

 Siebkens Resort, a fourth generation, family-run business, is comprised of three buildings: the three-story 1882 Elm Park Hotel, 1891 Lake View House, and the 1916 Lake Cottage.

 

Purchased in 1916 by the present owner's great grandparents, Siebkens Resort is a family-owned, turn-of-the-century resort, nestled in the quaint village of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

More Photos of Siebkens Resort (2016)

 

its parlor

 

The Lake View Resort, built in 1872, is known today as Victorian Village Resort
 and is undergoing historic renovation and modernization.

 

Beautiful lawns, and tall trees welcome a visitor.

 

The original Osthoff Resort, built in 1885 by Otto Osthoff, was sold decades later and turned into a theater arts camp. The current AAA Four Diamond Osthoff Resort was built in 1996 on the original site.

 

lake beach of the Osthoff Resort

 

cottage on the lake

 At 118 feet deep and 286 acres, Elkhart lake is called home by a wide variety of fish species.  Musky, walleye, northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, and occasional crappie all inhabit the lake.

 

summer cottage

 

boat house

 

a summer camp

 

one of the early large estates

 

All Saints Chapel

 

Saint Hubert
patron for Hunters

 

May 2016
New wood shingle roof,
getting ready for Summer Services

More Photos of All Saints Chapel

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Old World Christmas Market

December 5-14, 2008

December, 2010

December, 2012

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4th of July about town Audubon Club Backyard Birds 4th of July 2008 Blue Harbor Brat Days Cargill Circus City Hall County Barns County Towns County Fair Elkhart Lake Friday Fish Fry Fountain Park Gibbsville Hispanic Fest History Society Hmong Costumes Hmong Culture Hmong New Year Industry Jeeps and Airplanes Johnsonville Johnston's Bakery Kohler Kohler-Andrae Korean Festival Landmarks Laos War Memorial Mission House My Neighborhood New in town November 2007 October Fest Parks People and Pets Produce Market Quilt Show Restaurants Rhinestone Cowboy Riverside Shantys Road to Fond du Lac Steel Art South Side Business Summer Train Station Twilight Concert Waelderhaus Wildwood Cemetery Wisconsin Primitive Art World War I Yard Art

More Sheboygan Photos on a Walk About Town

Photos of Sheboygan, Summer 2003

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