| Chain O' Lakes Contributor(s): Maston, Wendy (Author), Kessell, Robin J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738540390 ISBN-13: 9780738540399 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: The Chain O' Lakes region has been one of Chicago's premier vacation spots since the 1880s. The nine major lake basins -- Catherine, Channel, Grass, Bluff, Marie, Fox, Nippersink, Petite, and Pistakee -- are all connected by the Fox River waterway and have for over 100 years been northern Illinois's 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 chain's 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 977.3 |
| LCCN: 2006924398 |
| Series: Postcard History |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.58" W x 9.3" (0.72 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Chain O' Lakes has been one of Chicago's premier vacation spots since the 1880s. Witness its rich history in this collection of vintage postcards. The nine major lake basins that make up the Chain O' Lakes region - Catherine, Channel, Grass, Bluff, Marie, Fox, Nippersink, Petite, and Pistakee - are all connected by the Fox River waterway and have, for over 100 years, been northern Illinois's 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 chain's 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maston, Wendy: - Wendy Maston and Robin J. Kessell, sisters, grew up in Antioch on the northern edge of the vast waterway. Kessell lives there still, while Maston now resides in Fox Lake, in the heart of the chain. Both are longtime members of the Lakes Region Historical Society in Antioch. |