Download or read book The History of Boating on the Fox Chain O Lakes written by David D. Lester and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This photographic history about the Fox Chain-O'Lakes, located 40 miles northwest of Chicago, tells the story of how a remote sportsman's hunting and fishing paradise became the world's busiest waterway and Chicago's most popular summer tourist destination. It's residents' contributions to motorboat development and to the sport of boat racing does not compare any other location in the world. The Fox Chain has been home to more than 30 boat racers, who have captured more than 50 National Championships and set more than 30 world speed records.
Download or read book Boating Impact Study Fox River Chain O Lakes written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fox Lake written by Paul J. Jakstas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fox Lake, nestled as it is in the the heart of the chain, has been one of the Chicago areas favorite recreation destinations for over 100 years. Starting in the late 1800s, wealthy sportsmen constructed clubs that sparked an era often referred to as the resort heyday. An explosion of resorts and cottages beckoned tourists to come to hunt, fi sh, enjoy natures gifts, or be entertained. In 1910, the Chicago Tribune referred to the area as the Vice Capital, noting the openness of gambling, saloons, dance halls, and more. Through the magic of vintage postcards, some of the ghosts of the past are brought to life in this bookscenery, structures, boats, and people gone but not totally forgotten. Fox Lake, nestled as it is in the the heart of the chain, has been one of the Chicago areas favorite recreation destinations for over 100 years. Starting in the late 1800s, wealthy sportsmen constructed clubs that sparked an era often referred to as the resort heyday. An explosion of resorts and cottages beckoned tourists to come to hunt, fi sh, enjoy natures gifts, or be entertained. In 1910, the Chicago Tribune referred to the area as the Vice Capital, noting the openness of gambling, saloons, dance halls, and more. Through the magic of vintage postcards, some of the ghosts of the past are brought to life in this bookscenery, structures, boats, and people gone but not totally forgotten.
Download or read book Illinois A Descriptive and Historical Guide written by and published by US History Publishers. This book was released on 1971 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fox Lake written by Lennox Gordon Bell and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book City of Lake and Prairie written by Kathleen A. Brosnan and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the Windy City and the Hog Butcher to the World, Chicago has earned a more apt sobriquet—City of Lake and Prairie—with this compelling, innovative, and deeply researched environmental history. Sitting at the southwestern tip of Lake Michigan, one of the largest freshwater bodies in the world, and on the eastern edge of the tallgrass prairies that fill much of the North American interior, early residents in the land that Chicago now occupies enjoyed natural advantages, economic opportunities, and global connections over centuries, from the Native Americans who first inhabited the region to the urban dwellers who built a metropolis in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As one millennium ended and a new one began, these same features sparked a distinctive Midwestern environmentalism aimed at preserving local ecosystems. Drawing on its contributors’ interdisciplinary talents, this volume reveals a rich but often troubled landscape shaped by communities of color, workers, and activists as well as complex human relations with industry, waterways, animals, and disease.
Download or read book Study of Recreational Boating Safety written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 1676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book History of Fox Lake written by Colleen Kolb and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Department of Public Works and Buildings Division of Waterways written by Illinois. Division of Waterways and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Johnsburg and Pistakee Bay written by Sandra Landen Machaj and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the northeast corner of McHenry County, the Fox River winds its way through Johnsburg, a small village of German ancestry settled in the 1840s. The center of all community activity was St. John's Catholic Church, which stood on the highest spot in town. Its steeples were visible when entering the village. On the other side of Johnsburg, Pistakee Bay was an unsettled area known for good hunting and fishing. Many of the visitors to Pistakee were wealthy businessmen or Chicago politicians who built large mansions here. The Pistakee Yacht Club with its colorful regattas brought visitors to both participate in and observe the white sails flying across the water. On summer evenings, the sound of music twinkled across the bay from parties held on the shore.
Download or read book Chain O Lakes written by Wendy Maston and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chain O Lakes region has been one of Chicagos premier vacation spots since the 1880s. The nine major lake basinsCatherine, Channel, Grass, Bluff, Marie, Fox, Nippersink, Petite, and Pistakeeare all connected by the Fox River waterway and have for over 100 years been northern Illinoiss leading destination for inland boaters, fishermen, picnickers, or those just hoping to relax and play at the beach. Luxurious mansions and swank resorts once dotted the more than 6,000 acres of shoreline. Many are gone today; some remain but have been vastly changed, but none are forgotten. Captured here in over 200 vintage postcards are scenes from the chains heyday, scenes that will seem at once faraway and familiar to the water-skiers, windsurfers, and other outdoor recreationists who populate the Chain O Lakes today. The Chain O Lakes region has been one of Chicagos premier vacation spots since the 1880s. The nine major lake basinsCatherine, Channel, Grass, Bluff, Marie, Fox, Nippersink, Petite, and Pistakeeare all connected by the Fox River waterway and have for over 100 years been northern Illinoiss leading destination for inland boaters, fishermen, picnickers, or those just hoping to relax and play at the beach. Luxurious mansions and swank resorts once dotted the more than 6,000 acres of shoreline. Many are gone today; some remain but have been vastly changed, but none are forgotten. Captured here in over 200 vintage postcards are scenes from the chains heyday, scenes that will seem at once faraway and familiar to the water-skiers, windsurfers, and other outdoor recreationists who populate the Chain O Lakes today.
Download or read book Report written by Illinois. Division of Waterways and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
