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arroll County is a place rich in history, from its days as the land where Chief Black Hawk’s Native Americans made a life for themselves, to a time when Mississippi River traffic helped Savanna develop into what was then the largest city on the river in the early 1800s, to the years when creameries used creeks to turn out dairy products around the turn of the 20th century.

While Lake Carroll’s story doesn’t stretch back as far as the county it calls home, it’s still managed to pack a lot of history into its half-century — and the story it tells is pretty remarkable. As the 1970s dawned, developers saw a blank slate nestled in the county’s countryside and carved out one of the state’s premier lakeside communities, transforming forest and farmland into a place that hundreds call home. Lake Carroll has more than earned its place in the county’s history book, and people can learn more about the fascinating chapter of local history during Legacy Day.

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Sometimes, the research team would follow paper trails to find out more about Lake Carroll’s history, like these back issues of Lake Carroll News.

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As part of the community’s year-long 50th anniversary celebration, Legacy Day will put Lake Carroll’s history front and center. Coming just a day before the anniversary of lake’s official opening, on May 15, 1972, Legacy Day will be held May 14 at the clubhouse. Lake members and their guests are invited.

The daylong presentation, “An Exhibit of Lake Carroll Through the Decades,” will take visitors on a tour through Lake Carroll’s history, from the first mounds of more than a million cubic feet of soil moved to create it all the way to the present.

Mercedes Meyers, a resident for more than 20 years, is leading a team of volunteers who’ve researched the lake’s history, and not unlike the people who helped build the lake, they’ve done some digging of their own: unearthing files and photos that tell the lake’s story, transforming them into a visual presentation of the lake’s past and present, and its people.

“Our purpose is to recognize Lake Carroll’s history and Lake Carroll property owners,” Meyers said. “Then the by-product of that is to encourage all of us to continue the legacy.”

The Legacy Day committee consists of Meyers, Beth Loscudo, Rose Ann Masella, Char Messmore, Helen Sykora, Wayne and Sue Ugorek and Tom and Pat Weinecke. Meyers is a member of Lake Carroll’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee, and volunteered to coordinate the Legacy Day program.

At first, only a few volunteers were recruited to recount the lake’s history, but more were brought in when it became clear that there was a lot of history to unfold. They met monthly, and then every Monday, to arrange the collection of notes, pictures, photocopies and other artifacts that they were amassing.

It didn’t take long for the team to get hooked on history.

Discovering the genesis of various parts of the lake’s legacy, such as its first residents and social clubs, became a fascinating history lesson for all involved, Loscudo said.

“Getting to know of the different people in the community who have taken an interest in making it what it is has been so gratifying and rewarding to me,” Loscudo said. “The stories they have are phenomenal. They are the storytellers of this history.”

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The Legacy Day volunteers aren’t alone in their efforts to bring Lake Carroll’s history to light. They’ve had plenty of help from longtime members and residents who have chipped in a photo or memory or two, or even old notes, newspaper clippings and files from committee meetings. The team has enjoyed piecing together the past, and they hope the story they tell will inspire more people to take an interest in the lake’s history.

The exhibit’s poster presentations will work well with Legacy Day’s open house format, Meyers said; that way people can come by whenever they like throughout the day to take it in at their own pace.

“People have different interests and different schedules,” Meyers said. “This way, they can browse at their leisure. If they want to learn a whole bunch, they can read a lot. Or they can zero in on what they’re most interested in.”

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The Legacy Day research team used all the tools in its toolbox to tell Lake Carroll’s story: time, dedication, detective work, planning, paperwork, a magnifying glass — and lots of Post-It notes.

The Member’s Room offers plenty of comfortable seating for members and their guests to sit back, relax, and share their memories of the lake, or create some new ones.

“We also encourage them to interact with other people who are there,” Meyers said. “They can find a Legacy Day member to talk to, or to exchange stories. We all have a story.”

The posters will be lined up in chronological order, beginning with the genesis of bringing a private lake community to Carroll County and curling around the room all the way to more recent developments, such as Candlelight Inn coming into the clubhouse.

The team hopes the presentation will have something for everyone — that no matter whether they’re new to Lake Carroll or are longtime members, that guests learn something.

For example: One part of the presentation covers why certain sections have smaller yards than others: It has to do with the stages of Lake Carroll’s evolution through lots laid out by its original developer, Russwood, Inc., to those later carved out by the Patten Corp.

If Russwood and Patten aren’t familiar names to Lake Carroll’s residents, they can come learn about them — and more — through the history on display.

“Whether you browse for a few minutes or spend some more time there, you will leave with several remarkable facts,” Meyers said. “We have learned things amongst ourselves just by being on the committee.”

At 2 p.m., Lake Carroll Operations Manager Joe Rush will present a slideshow history on the evolution of the lake and dam through pictures taken nearly 50 years ago by Leroy Hinkle, for whom the lake’s dam is named.

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The Legacy Day committee has assembled pictures and documents on poster boards for Lake Carroll’s 50th anniversary event on May 14; that way, member Mercedes Meyers said, guests can come by whenever they like throughout the day and browse at their own pace. “People have different interests and different schedules. This way, they can browse at their leisure. If they want to learn a whole bunch, they can read a lot. Or they can zero in on what they're most interested in."

Hinkle was a neighbor of the Weineckes until his death in 2006. Tom has plenty of fond memories of Hinkle and his dedication the lake’s role in the local ecology. Taking a great interest in the specifics of the dam — water flow, discharge and efficiency — helped earn Hinkle the distinction of having his name live on at the lake.

“He was for the whole community, but he was instrumental with the dam and documenting it and everything,” Weinecke said.

“I’m just trying to continue his legacy the best I can.”

The Weineckes have owned property in Lake Carroll for more than 35 years, and being able to take a stroll down memory lane and rekindle memories of all of the people who’ve held create the community is what makes Tom excited to be a part of the team.

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Lake Carroll’s Legacy Day presentation will be from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the clubhouse’s Member’s Room. Lake Carroll members and their guests are invited to attend.

Refreshments will be served. Contact Lake Carroll Activities and Events Coordinator Kari Wolfe at kwolfe@golakecarroll.com or 815677-5937 for more information.

“I bought my lot in 1986, built my home in ’87 and was a weekender until 2012,” Weinecke said. “It brings back memories.”

Sykora has also lived in Lake Carroll for more than 30 years.

Like Weinecke, she also got to know many of the early local “icons” who made lasting contributions to the lake. For her, the trip down memory lane has been bittersweet at times. Flipping through pages from the past, from newspapers to documents, has helped rekindle many fond memories of the people she knew, but she wishes more of them were still here to share their stories and celebrate what the lake has become.

“It’s kind of fun, but kind of sad in a way because there are a lot of people that are no longer here that were here during those early years,” Sykora said. “At first it seemed overwhelming, but it’s all going to work out well.”

Loscudo is unique among the group in that she’s a relative newcomer, having lived in Lake Carroll for only a few years.

For her, volunteering for Legacy Day has helped reminder her of what makes the lake so special, and why she’s glad she moved here from Virginia to be closer to family.

Being part of the Legacy Day team has given her “a whole new appreciation for what Lake Carroll is, and how it became this way, and how it’s going to continue,” she said.

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“My husband Mark and I moved here in December of 2018, and we had only heard of Lake Carroll in September of 2018, so I had no prior knowledge when we moved out here to be with our children and grandchildren,” Loscudo said. “Knowing that it was going to satisfy our next stage in life, this project has fulfilled that.”

The team hopes their fellow residents are as interested in the lake’s story as they are, and that the Legacy Day event gets a large turnout. People are invited to make a day of it: stop by, then grab a meal just across the hall at Candlelight Inn, or browse around the pro shop for some Lake Carroll apparel — and they can wrap up the day some with laughs. The team plans to have a comedy night performance later in the day with Wisconsin-based comedian Mike Mercury performing at 7:30 p.m.

The day is sure to bring up several names, moments and highlights of Lake Carroll’s history, and, most importantly, the appreciation to those “founding fathers and mothers” who had visions of making the community what it is today.

“When we recognize our predecessors, it validates the work that our current volunteers are doing,” Meyers said. “There’s more encouragement and motivation by doing that.”

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When Tom Weinecke took on a task for the Legacy Day committee, he stuck to it until he got it done. With a can of spray adhesive in hand, he works on getting pieces ready to place on the poster board displays.

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s this year’s Eastland High School seniors are writing one last chapter of their extra-curricular legacies as Cougars, Olivia Klinefelter is just beginning hers.

Though they’re only a few years apart, being a freshman on a varsity team with juniors and seniors can seem like quite an age gap when you’re a teenager, and it can be intimidating too. But this base player in a band of sisters has managed to hold her own on Eastland’s softball team — and do pretty well — alongside her more experienced teammates.

She’s keeping her eye on the ball at first base, and at home plate, and that talent is coming in handy this year as the team, coached by Keali Eich, looks to improve upon a 10-4 a season that was shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, when they earned a second-place finish in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference’s South Division.

In addition to school sports, Olivia also plays club volleyball for Lanark’s No Limits national team, traveling near and far, improving her game wherever she goes.

Olivia is the daughter of Jim and Amanda Klinefelter, and she has a brother, Eric Schaney. The family has lived in Lake Carroll for 5 years, having moved from their previous home down the road in Shannon.

Lake Lifestyle recently caught up with Olivia to talk to her about her time on the diamond. Q&A begins on next page ... nnn Playing for Shannon’s youth softball league one year and the Eastland High School varsity softball team the next year has been quite a transition, but Olivia Klinefelter has settled in to her new role. “It’s been alright, just a lot faster,” she said. “It was kind of hard at first, but I’ve gotten used to it.

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Playing first base is such an important part of the game; do you feel like there’s any pressure to be relied upon to prevent the runners from reaching base?

Most of the balls are coming to you, and you don’t want to drop them, so you’re just always making sure you can catch the ball.

How long have you been playing softball competitively?

I have played town ball [in Shannon] since I was 7, and then this year.

What makes softball a good sport to play?

The energy, staying focused and having a lot of adrenaline when the opposing batters hit the ball.

What’s it like being a younger person on a team with juniors and seniors?

It’s fun because you have a lot of bonds that you make, and they’ll include you in. You’ll have some nerves, but they’re just there to help you.

What are some of the awesome experiences you’ve enjoyed so far on the softball team?

All of the memories that we’ve had in the first few weeks of practice. Our game [on April 6 against River Ridge] was fun, also; it was a long and cold double-header.

As a three-sport athlete, Olivia Klinefelter balances her time between volleyball, basketball and softball during the school year. On top of that, there are yearlong commitments to her club volleyball program, which takes her throughout the nation to improve her competitive skills.

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Warm!

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What do you like about playing first base?

I like catching, because I like reaching out for a lot of balls. It’s just fun to make those good plays. Sometimes it can be difficult because I don’t know how far I need to go.

What does it take to be a successful at first base?

Being able to stretch and just getting every ball you can, as good as you can.

How about being a good batter?

Staying focused and watching the ball, and not the pitcher throwing.

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What does it take to be a good first base player? “Being able to stretch and just getting every ball you can, as good as you can,” Olivia said.

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It’s been alright, just a lot faster. It was kind of hard at first, but I’ve gotten used to it. It takes a lot of practice.

After the first few games, what did you come to learn about your softball game?

Staying focused, and that every run really matters because it could come down to the very end of the game.

What’s been one amazing moment that you’ve experienced in the first few games of the season, one that’s made playing on the team fun?

Our game with River Ridge when [second baseman] Mallory Misiewicz made a good play and then she started dancing.

She got a good play and started busting out a move!

When something fun like that happens, how does it help the team?

It’s fun. It helps calm everything down and keeps the game going.

Does your team, or do you, have any certain goals for this year?

We want to do as best as we can, and keep going until we can’t. We want as many wins as we can.

What do you enjoy about living at Lake Carroll?

Being able to walk down to the water, and being out on the boat is pretty fun. That, and I like deer. I like seeing all of the deer that are around.

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Anderson will get into the swing of things at the University of Dubuque When Eastland High School senior Andy Anderson filled out his college application for the University of Dubuque, he made sure to dot all the i’s and cross all the t’s. When he signed on to play sports there, all he had to worry about were the tees. Anderson signed his letter of intent in April to play golf for the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa, next year. Andy, the son of Scott and Kelly Bares of Lake Carroll and Lonnie Anderson, plans to major in biology while playing golf for the Spartans. During his time at Eastland, Andy has competed in golf and basketball. During the past two seasons he’s advanced to the golf sectional and was voted to the NUIC first team all-conference golf team. Pictured above, from left, are (seated): Scott Bares, Kelly Bares, Andy Anderson and Lonnie Anderson. Standing are assistant coach Mike Allspaugh, Chuck Zannis, Janet Zannis, Braden Anderson, Brad Brubaker, Lisa Brubaker, and head coach and Lake Carroll golf professional Jason Hill.

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or more than 30 years, Wayne Wilhelm and Gary Shellhause have made a living making the American dream come true for families who’ve made their home at Lake Carroll.

They’ve put up “Sold” signs on a lot of properties during their time as owners of Fawnridge Realty, but there was no sale like the one made recently — sealing the deal to sell their business.

Wilhelm and Shellhause have stepped down as Fawnridge’s owners, and on April 29 they passed the realty reins to a couple who’ll be able to see a lot of themselves in the clients they’ll be serving: Nick and Kayla Block, themselves owners of a home in Lake Carroll. Fawnridge is the Blocks’ first foray into owning a real estate business, but they have plenty of experience on the other side of the handshake, as clients who’ve bought and sold their own homes over the years.

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“Hopefully we can bring a new level of experience to the clients because we’ve been through so many different situations,” Kayla said.

To celebrate the transition, Fawnridge will host an outdoor cookout and ceremony during Memorial Day weekend to usher in its new chapter.

As for Wilhelm and Shellhause, they aren’t riding off into the real estate sunset yet; they’ll remain with Fawnridge as managing brokers for at least a couple of more years to help make the transition a smooth one. “It was time,” both said of making a change to the company they began in 1992.

“The sale makes me a little happy but it also makes me a little sad,” Wilhelm said, “but I know time marches on and we’re very happy that Nick and Kayla have come on board with a family operation, and it makes me feel very good.”

Shellhause is no stranger to the Blocks. He sold them their home on the lake 8 years ago, and, in typical Fawnridge fashion, kept in touch with them well after the sale.

“She’s got the right personality for it,” Shellhause said.

“Personality has a lot to do with it, and she’ll have the knowledge. She’ll do fine.”

Wilhelm, Shellhause and Larry Moser started Fawnridge after spending a few years selling homes and lots for the Patten Corporation, which laid out much of the northern and eastern portions of Lake Carroll. Moser remained with the

agency until his death in 2007. The trio each grew up within a few miles of Lake Carroll, and remember the area before the earth was moved and the land was transformed into a lakeside community — when country roads, farmland and winding creeks made up the landscape that would become home to many of the properties they would someday sell.

When they joined Patten, they were in charge of selling lots that were much larger than the original tracts that Russwood Inc. laid out 50 years ago when Lake Carroll opened.

Patten aimed for lower density and bigger yards, Shellhause said, and it led to larger homes being built on their end of the lake.

“We grew up in this area and just saw the future of Lake Carroll and thought this was going to be a golden opportunity,” Shellhause said. “It has been.”

Several brokers have come and gone through the years, but the current Lake Carroll sales team all have at least a decade of experience selling properties. Fawnridge isn’t just limited to selling homes in Lake Carroll, they also have a couple of brokers who concentrate on properties in Galena and Apple Canyon Lake.

Lake Carroll, however, is their primary focus, and they drive home to each prospective buyer that there’s something special about life at the Lake — they’re not just selling properties, they’re selling a lifestyle.

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Cyndy Griffin, who has been a broker with Fawnridge since 2003, enjoys promoting lake properties as “living the Lake Carroll lifestyle.”

“You’re letting them see the lifestyle,” Griffin said.

“You’re letting them see how people want to live and enjoy their lives, and the type of camaraderie and friendship of the community they’re living in.”

Griffin and Barbara Hill both began as office managers when they started working at Fawnridge. Hill, like Griffin, moved up to become a broker after just a couple of years with the company.

“The people make me enjoy coming here every day,” Hill said. “Nothing is ever the same, that’s for sure.”

Office manager Megan Allvin does a lot of legwork to help support the brokers, including shooting photos of the homes. She also said she enjoys the long-lasting camaraderie that comes with helping someone find a new home.

“A lot of the clients have become friends,” Allvin said. “I think everyone can attest to that. You stay in contact long enough during the sale. If you need anything, or maybe have a friend that starts looking, or a family member, or another generation comes in.”

Dedication to Lake Carroll’s roots also is something Fawnridge takes pride in. About 4 years ago, they resurrected an old promotional video from the early 1970s from Russwood and posted it to their YouTube page. You can find the video at fawnridgerealty.com, under the Resources menu, by clicking the History link.

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Like any business, Fawnridge understands the power of promotion and word of mouth, and through the years they’ve gotten that word out through print ads and TV commercials — but there was one deal in particular that attracted the attention of some people who helped a lot more people hear about Fawnridge: the team at HGTV. The people who produce the cable-TV channel’s “House Hunters” show caught wind of Jimmy and Amy Holt’s search for the perfect home.

The Davenport, Iowa, coupled had narrowed their search for a part-time home to three Lake Carroll properties, and Griffin helped guide them through the process as the cameras rolled and directors stood watch in the background.

Episodes are filmed like a reality series, and nothing is scripted and there’s no looking at the camera, in order to capture the process as it unfolds.

The search was filmed in the fall of 2017 and premiered a few months later, on Feb. 26, in the episode “The Lake House Getaway in Illinois.” The Holts eventually picked a home on Lakeview Drive.

“It was fun,” Griffin said. “We see them quite often. HGTV came out and you had to audition for them. We went through that, and this couple — they couldn’t have had a more perfect couple for a television show because he loved being in front of the camera. It was just perfect.”

The exposure created a ripple effect: With Fawnridge’s name, and Lake Carroll’s identity, presented to a national audience, Griffin got more calls about properties along and near the lake; one of them came from a family in California who once lived in Kewanee.

“They saw the show, and said ‘That’s where we want to move to,’” Griffin said. “They came back here, looked at houses and just last year bought their house and are now living in Lake Carroll.”

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Fawnridge has also brought its message to a Chicago audience, through TV ads promoting Lake Carroll as the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

“Advertising Lake Carroll has been part of the reason why we’ve been so successful,” Wilhelm said.

“We’ve spent a little over a million and a half on TV ads, and we’ve done all kinds of things as times have changed, with the internet being the big thing. We used to run ads on WGN-TV and the money really helped to help give Lake Carroll some notability, and people found us out here.”

As with other longtime businesses, Fawnridge has seen its share of highs and lows through the years — shifting markets, housing bubbles, a pandemic — but through it all they’ve risen to the challenges and celebrated their successes. Recently, the pandemic prompted several city and suburban dwellers with houses in Lake Carroll to spend more time in their part-time homes, and inspired others to buy a house.

During the pandemic a growing number of buyers were pulling up the “For Sale” signs at houses almost as fast as real estate agents could put them out. Toss in falling interest rates on top of that and it was a prime time for prime real estate. Low rates super-charged demand for land and homes across the U.S., and it kept Fawnridge’s agents busy. About $29 million in sales were tallied in 2020, nearly double from the previous year, and last year saw $39 million in sales. As a result of the pandemic migration, the Eastland School District saw its enrollment jump by more than 75 students.

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“When it first started, I told my wife that it was going to be a sloooow year, and I’d get a lot of things done at home that I’d always wanted to do,” Shellhause said. “About a month later the gates broke loose, and it was non-stop.

“The inventory’s still pretty tight, but there are still buyers out there. It was wild and crazy.”

That sales growth helped Shellhause and Wilhelm go out on a high note, and set the Blocks up for continued success.

Wilhelm’s wife, Phyllis, and Nick’s father, Doug, both work for the Highland Community College Foundation Board. That’s how the Blocks, who are Pearl City natives, heard through the grapevine that Fawnridge was about to be put on the market.

“There was a foundation meeting and after that I went over and talked to Doug, who asked me how Gary was, since they were high school classmates,” Wilhelm said. “We chit-chatted, and I said that Gary and I were thinking about selling our business. We hadn’t decided for sure, but were thinking about it.”

The Blocks quickly became interested and looked at owning Fawnridge not only as a business opportunity, but as a way to “have a legacy here,” Kayla said.

“This area is home to us, not only growing up but also having a home at the lake for the last 8 years,” Kayla said. “We love the area and want to help people that are buyers see the opportunity of having a property at Lake Carroll as well as support the sellers in realizing the best outcome when they transition away from the lifestyle at the lake.”

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“We want to bring a new level of client experience to Fawnridge,” Kayla said. “To do that, we will build on what they’ve established but also take it forward by enhancing the buyer and the seller experience with new marketing and technology approaches.”

The transition will conclude with a “thank you” celebration May 29 at Plumtree Lodge to honor the customers they’ve served, the friends they’ve made, and the community they’ve been a part of over the past three decades, and to pass the torch to the Blocks. The celebration will include a barbecue, a 21-gun salute by Lake Carroll’s Veterans Club, live music, and fireworks in tribute to late Lake Carroll resident Ron Cox, who used to have an annual fireworks show near the Fourth of July. The fun lasts from 4 p.m. until the fireworks are over. (For more details of the celebration, including times, see the ad on page 45).

As Lake Carroll celebrates 50 years of being a getaway, its history is being shared in many ways throughout the year, and the seeds are being planted for the next half-century. Wilhelm and Shellhause are excited to see what the Blocks can bring to the community and look forward to working with them.

“I watched Lake Carroll being built, and we all have a lot of roots here,” Wilhelm said. “We haven’t had a lot of turnover of employees, and Gary and I are very happy about that. Hopefully this is just the first or second chapter of Fawnridge Realty, and they’ll go on to write a whole book.”

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Below: Eastland Junior High students see the different stages of harvested and fertilized eggs during a tour of the Lake Carroll fish hatchery. Right: Evelyn Mann and Parker Simons raise their hands for questions during the hatchery’s open house.

PHOTOS BY ALEX T. PASCHAL/APASCHAL@SHAWMEDIA.COM hen some kids went on an egg hunt last month at Lake Carroll, they hit the jackpot. They found thousands of them.

Don’t worry though; the Easter Bunny didn’t run his furry little feet off hiding them. They were in plain sight, and not one of them was dyed pink or purple.

That’s because there was nothing to dye for; the kids were learning about life instead — as in the facts of — and they were doing it at Lake Carroll’s fish hatchery.

Nearly 50 Eastland Jr. High students visited the hatchery during an open house April 11 to learn more about how the operation works and see the miracle of life in action.

The hatchery, one of the few in the state that’s privately owned, keeps the lake stocked with fish.

Lake Carroll’s Fishing Club maintains the hatchery and the gear that keeps it running, and for 6 weeks out of the year the hatchery is teeming with life as members keep their eye on millions of eggs vying to see the light of day.

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The fry are then placed into another tub for about 4 days before being placed in a nearby holding pond where they’ll become strong enough to survive in the lake. After a few months, the pond is drained through a valve where the fish are netted and transported to the lake. The survival rate for the eggs is less than 1 percent, so of the nearly 25,000 eggs laid by one fish, less than 250 usually make it through the hatching process.

“You got to consider all of the other fish and the predators. If we can get half of 1 percent of what we put in, it’s a good hatch,” club member Mike Siciliano said in an interview with Lake Lifestyle last year.

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Above: The eggs get darker as they start to produce fries, or baby walleye. A one-pound fish will produce about 25,000 eggs.

Left: Volunteer Len Masella leads students through the hatchery’s process.

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Volunteers Jim Yenney (left) and Terry Heflin show students the device that stuns fish.

The club also uses nets to gather walleye, but sometimes they have to give fish a jolt if the nets don’t get enough.

Volunteer Neil Hightower talks about the boat used at the hatchery as fifth-graders Chloe Murphy (left) and Olivia Fullington listen.

Students get a look at the catch basin where the holding pond is drained. The basin holds the fish while volunteers net and transport them to buckets. When draining begins, around Halloween, workers attend the basin 24-7.

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Saturday, May 21

Downtown Freeport

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“Come enjoy our outdoor hunts.”

A Guide To

Lake Carroll Real Estate

Are you looking to enjoy the Lake Lifestyle?

The following pages will you show you the properties available to you right now!

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Amy Barnes Designated Managing Broker 815-238-8360

WWW.BARNESREALTYINC.COM 866-493-2300

WATERFRONT

LAKEVIEW

LANARK

PENDING 21-51 MARINA COURT GREAT BUILDING LOT

* 2.99 Acres * Clear Topside * Deeded Boat Slip * Call Amy B.

* 94.34’ Shoreline * Wooded Stem * B-18 East Marina * $149,900

17-170 LAKESIDE DRIVE IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED!

* 3 Bedrooms * 3 Bathrooms * 3261 Sq. Ft. * Call Margaret

* 0.60 Acre Lot * 2 Car Garage *Open Concept *$409,900

MILLEDGEVILLE

LANARK

PENDING

PRICE REDUCED

701 N MEYERS AVENUE OPEN STAIRCASE

215 E PRAIRIE STREET RECENTLY UPDATED!

* 4 Bedrooms * 1.5 Bath * 2281 Sq. Ft. * Call Aime H.

* 0.25 Acre Lot * 3 Car Garage * Corner Lot * $40,000

* 3 Bedrooms * 0.16 Acre Lot * 1 Bath * 1 Car Garage

MILLEDGEVILLE

* 1432 Sq. Ft. * Covered Porch * Call Margaret * $85,000

LANARK

SOLD PRICE REDUCED

4428 OTTER CREEK DRIVE GREAT RURAL SETTING!

* 4 Bedrooms * 1.5 Baths * 1.5 Acres * Call Amy B

540 HANABARGER STREET ONE LEVEL LIVING!

* 2092 sq. ft. * Large Rooms * ML Laundry * $89,900

* 3 Bedrooms * 0.25 Acre Lot * 2 Baths * 2 Car Garage

* 1450 sq. ft. * Corner Lot * Call Aime H. * $99,900

24490 Payne Rd, Shannon, IL

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25203 LOCUST ROAD MOVE IN CONDITION!

* 4 Bedrooms * 2 Baths * 1920 sq. ft. * Call Amy B.

* *0.767 Acre Lot * 2 Car Garage * Well Maintained * $179,900

SAVANNA

509 N 5TH STREET ONE LEVEL LIVING!

* 3 Bedrooms * 2 Baths * 1286 sq. ft. * Call Amy B.

* 0.17 Acre Lot * 1+ Car Garage * Enclosed Porch * $49,900

SAVANNA

SOLD 10361 BECKER ROAD ONE STORY COUNTRY HOME!

* 2 Bedrooms * 0.62 Acre Lot * 1 Bath * 1 Car Garage

* 1026 sq. ft. * Country Setting * Call Amy B. * $69,900

Doug Moll Managing Broker 815-238-3626

Aime Heldt Broker 815-291-8256

Corine Charles Managing Broker 815-541-5187

Margaret Rominski Broker 815-291-5269

Trish Oppold Broker 815-541-7138

THE STRENGTH OF TEAMWORK... ...THE REPUTATION FOR RESULTS!

COUNTRY VIEWS

GOLF VIEW

WOODED

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

16-276 FOX RUN COURT FANTASTIC FLOOR PLAN!

31-30 MEDINAH DRIVE LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!

19-66 EDGEWOOD COURT PEACEFUL, PRIVATE, PARADISE

* 4 BRs * 3 Baths * 2703 sq. ft. * Call Amy B.

* 0.85 Acre Lot * 4 Garage Stalls * Outdoor Fireplace * $299,999

* 3 BRs * 3 Baths * 2112 Sq. Ft. * Call Amy B.

* 1.03 Acre Lot * 2 Car Garage * Remodeled FR * $209,900

SEASONAL LAKEVIEW

COUNTRY VIEW

SOLD

SOLD

1-128 KIDD’S COURT CABIN IN THE WOODS!

* 3 BRs * 2 Baths * 1789 sq. ft. * Call Amy B.

* 0.80 Acre Lot * Greenway Adjacent * Recent Updates * $189,900

* 1.33 Acres * 3+ Car Garage * Great Room * $284,750

VACANT LOTS WOODED

$1,000

12-107 Briarwood Dr

0.37 Acres

$2,000

13-102 Quail Hollow Dr

0.54 Acres

$19,900

2-291R Park View Cr

0.87 Acres

EQUESTRIAN $34,900 24-113 Lake Carroll Blvd.

17-11 WHITEWATER DRIVE CUL-DE-SAC LOCATION

* 3 BRs * 3 Baths * 3000 Sq. Ft. * Call Margaret

* 3 BRs * 2 Baths * Spacious Ranch * Call Margaret

COUNTRY VIEW $500

* 0.58 Acre Lot * 2 Car Garage * Wooded Greenway * $249,900

12-166 Rosewood Ln.

0.28 Acre

$2,000 16-170 Stonehedge Dr. $3,900 12-245 Birchbark Ct $19,900 27-21 Norwood Dr.

0.25 Acre 0.25 Acres 1.81 Acres

GOLF COURSE

GOLF COURSE

STOCKTON

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

31-45 WAKONDA DRIVE SPACIOUS GOLF COUSE HOME!

31-7 MEDINAH DRIVE BEAUTIFUL 18TH GREEN LOCATION

312 E QUEEN AVENUE LARGE BACK YARD

* 6 BRs * 4.5 Baths * 5103 Sq. Ft. * Call Margaret

* 1.15 Acre Lot * 3 Stall Garage * Sunroom * $434,900

* 3 BRs * 4 Baths * 4017 Sq. Ft. * Call Betty

4.62 Acres

* 1 Acre * Agent Owned * 4 Car Garage * $333,000

* 0.17 Acre Lot * 1 Car Garage * Bungalow * $42,000

* 3 Bedrooms * 1 Bath * 888 Sq. Ft. * Call Trisha

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CALL US TO LIST YOUR LAKE CARROLL PROPERTY WE HAVE BUYERS WAITING FOR YOUR PROPERTY Values have changed, call us for a FREE, NO OBLIGATION updated market value estimate for your property.

FABULOUS WATERFRONT PROPERTY

55 ACRES & BUILDINGS

27-48 Ridgeview Drive PREMIER 1.55 ACRE WATERFRONT ESTATE. One of Lake Carroll’s finest homes. First time to the market. Gorgeous custom built, quality built home with 3 finished levels. This property has a sweeping 243 feet of magnificent shoreline.

6 BEDROOMS - 6 BATHS - 5,486 SQ FT

Silver Moon Winery LOCATED NEXT TO LAKE CARROLL. Former tasting room and additional 84X60 building.

Both with electric and water and bathrooms.

Unlimited business opportunity.

55 ACRES AND 2 BUILDINGS

$1,840,000

NEW LISTING

SOL

$795,000

NEW LISTING

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4-252R GRANDVIEW LOVELY RANCH HOME ON THE GOLF COURSE Has a huge sunroom. and a lovely open floor plan that includes a main floor Master suite and an office. Finished LL. 3 BEDROOMS - 2.5 BATHS - 2608 SQ FT

$299,000

DIN

NEW LISTING

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27-62 Ridgeview FABULOUS CONTEMPORARY HOME WITH AWESOME HIGH VIEWS In excellent condition and has SOLAR! 4 story home with soaring ceilings and beautiful decks.

3 BEDROOMS - 2.5 BATHS - 2384 SQ FT

$299,000

23-27 Broadview CHARMING COTTAGE WITH FULLY EXPOSED AND FINISHED LOWER LEVEL Newer kitchen and NEW roof.

3 BEDROOMS - 3.5 BATHS - 2511 SQ FT

GREAT PRICE $259,700

TOWN L A KE & COUNTRY

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KNOWS LAKE CARROLL MAKE LAKE CARROLL YOUR SANCTUARY Call us to Buy or Sell

Town Lake & Country

21-78 LAKE CARROLL BLVD • LAKE CARROLL, IL

815-493-SOLD

WATERFRONT WITH MAJESTIC LAKE VIEWS

NEW LISTING

25-57 COTTAGE HILL CT 1.6 acre waterfront property with magnificent wide views of Lake Carroll.

Contemporary home with 3 finished levels and attached garage. Dock included.

27-27 Ridgeview HAS DEEDED SLIP IN WEST MARINA. 2.93 acre lot. Nice ranch home with fireplace and finished basement. Has a 3 car attached garage and EXTRA 26X16 Building.

3 BEDROOMS - 3 BATHS - 2,564 SQ FT

2 BEDROOMS - 3 BATHS - 2156 SQ FT.

$769,000

$329,000

LAKEFRONT BUILDING LOT

LOTS FOR SALE

WATERFRONT LOT

13-52 Grouse Lane NEW LISTING ONLY $1 17-64 Lakeview Dr D SOL ONLY $10 NEW LISTING 31-80 Country Club Ct NEW PRICE $1,500 31-73 Country Club Ct NEW LISTING $1,500 16-31&32 Elmhurst.

NEW PRICE $2,000

17-179 & 180 Harborview WATERFRONT WITH GORGEOUS DEEP WATER. 2 lots but sold as contiguous with 1 set of LCA dues 1.36 ACRES

4-40R Grandview Dr. OWN A LAKEFRONT LOT FOR AN

$244,900

$129,000

WOW!! GREAT CHANCE TO AMAZING PRICE!

Patti Kloepping

815-541-1001

815-266-4020

juliewenzel@remax.net

Broker Associate pattik@remax.net

28-84 Lake Carroll Blvd Equestrian lot $7,500 23-103 Brittany Ct $15,000

1.13 ACRES

Julie Wenzel

Managing Broker

4-236&237 Grandview $3,000

DEEDED SLIP LOTS 28-68 Lake Carroll Blvd DEEDED SLIP AVAILABLE FOR OLD S2022 NEW PRICE $15,000 24-105 Shenandoah DEEDED SLIP AVAILABLE FOR D SOL 2022 $18,900 19-40 Hidden Valley DEEDED SLIP AVAILABLE FOR 2023 $21,900 24-130 Rustlers Ct. NG FOR DEEDED SLIP AVAILABLE N DI E PE SAL 2022 $39,500

Tom Grimes

Broker Associate

815-590-7237

thomasgrimes@remax.net

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KAYLA BLOCK Lake Carroll Office Broker/Owner 618-978-9793

GARY SHELLHAUSE Lake Carroll Office DESIGNATED MANAGING BROKER 815-238-4368

WAYNE WILHELM Lake Carroll Office MANAGING BROKER 815-238-4541

CYNDY GRIFFIN Lake Carroll Office BROKER 815-238-7597

BARBARA HILL Lake Carroll Office BROKER 815-766-2758

KATE FREEMAN Specializing in Jo Daviess County Properties MANAGING BROKER 815-858-9000

NANCY KLINE Specializing in Apple Canyon Lake Properties BROKER 815-291-6624

PENDING NEW LISTING 1.6 ACRES NEAR THE GOLF COURSE DEEDED SLIP!!!!

23-118 LAKE CARROLL BOULEVARD

• 4 BEDROOMS • 3 1/2 BATHS • KITCHEN WITH BONUS AREA • 2716 SQ. FT. • FIREPLACE • 3 SEASONS ROOM

• FULL PARTLY FINISHED LOWER LEVEL WITH WALKOUT • 2 CAR GARAGE • 1.60 ACRES

$339,900

GORGEOUS LAKE VIEWS FROM THIS OFFSHORE HOME AND WATERFRONT LOT INCLUDED (16-215)!!

16-159 STONEHEDGE DRIVE

• 3 BEDROOMS PLUS 1 BONUS ROOM ACROSS THE STREET IS • INCLUDED (SEE WATERFRONT • 3 FULL BATHS LOTS AD)..W/ELECTRIC & HUGE • 2,048 SQ. FT. STONE PATIO • FULL FINISHED LOWER LEVEL • FURNISHINGS, PIERS, ETC. • FULL FRONT DECK NEGOTIABLE • 2 CAR GARAGE $649,000 • THE WATERFRONT LOT JUST

NEW LISTING CUSTOM BUILT HOME ON 1.33 ACRES

27-17 SHADOW RIDGE DRIVE

• 4 BEDROOMS • 3 BATHS • 3,632 SQ. FT. • OPEN CONCEPT MAIN LEVEL • FULL PARTIALLY FINISHED LOWER LEVEL • HUGE DECK • ON NICOR GAS • 2022 - NEW COOKTOP; ALL DUCTWORK

PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED; THIS SPRING WHOLE HOUSE GENERATOR BEING INSTALLED. WASHER AND DISHWASHER JUST 1 YEAR OLD. FURNACE RECENTLY REPLACED..

• 2.33 ACRES

$334,500

SELLING? WE HAVE BUYERS! CALL TODAY FOR A MARKET ANALYSIS PENDING

PENDING

SOLD

BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED WATERFRONT HOME GREAT LAKE VIEWS

BEAUTIFUL LOG HOME WATER ACCESS ACROSS THE STREET

GOLF COURSE HOME

5-109 TOPSAIL COURT

• 5 BEDROOMS

• 3 UPDATED BATHS • 2 KITCHENS • LARGE FAMILY ROOM

13-112 QUAIL HOLLOW

• 3 BEDROOMS

• 2 DECKS • 2 CAR GARAGE • .40 ACRE • PIER TO STAY

• 3,019 SQ. FT.

• 3 BATHS • OPEN CONCEPT

$735,000

• FAMILY ROOM

$299,000

• DECK

4-252R GRANDVIEW DRIVE

• 3 BEDROOMS • 2 1/2 BATHS

• OPEN CONCEPT MAIN LEVEL

LEVEL • 2,608 SQ. FT • .65 ACRE • 2 CAR GARAGE

$299,000

• FULL FINISHED LOWER

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

BEAUTIFUL EXPANSIVE COUNTRY VIEWS

GLAMPING IN LAKE CARROLL!!!

GREAT HOME ON 8.24 HIDDEN ACRES!

GLAMPING IN LAKE CARROLL!!!

GREAT HOME ON 8.24 HIDDEN ACRES!

28-1 LAKE CARROLL BLVD

• 4 BEDROOMS AS BEEN ROUGHED IN & HAS HIGH CEILINGS • 3 BATHS • MOST ALL FURNITURE • 1 FIREPLACE STAYS INCLUDING GRILL • 2,387 SF • 2.27 ACRES • HUGE COVERED FRONT • 2 CAR GARAGE PORCH $399,000 • PARTLY FINISHED LL..MUCH

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24-12 HIDDEN RANCH DRIVE

• 2 BDRMS

• GAZEBO

• 1 BEDROOM

• SHED

• 3 BATHS

• 2 GARAGES

• 1 BATH

• PAVED DRIVE

• 2548 SQ. FT.

• EQUESTRIAN LOT

$289,000

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• BEING SOLD TURNKEY!

$289,000

LAKE CARROLL WATERFRONT LOTS FOR SALE

SOLD 25-51 Cottage Hill Drive 16-215 Stonehedge Drive INCLUDED 5-207 Heathcliff Drive with HOME at 16-159 Stonehedge Drive $185,000 $259,000 $649,000

SOLD 4-39 Grandview $169,900

21-51 Marina Court $154,900

25-60 Cottage Hill Ct. 17-54 Lakeview Circle 24-13 Hidden Ranch Drive $215,000 $175,000 PRICE REDUCED $175,000

SOLD 4-105 Beachcomber $89,900

23-31 Berkshire Court $224,000

SOLD

SOLD

16-230 Stonehedge Drive $144,900

27-45 Ridgeview Drive $650,000

VIEW OUR AVAILABLE OFFSHORE LOTS, DEEDED SLIP LOTS, AND GOLF COURSE LOTS ON OUR WEBSITE AT FAWNRIDGEREALTY.COM

SAVE THE DATE!!!!!

SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2022 AT THE LODGE! Please join Fawnridge Realty, as we celebrate 30 years in business and say Thank You to our loyal clients and the community for your years of support! Food, Live Music, Fireworks, and a Memorial Day Tribute to our Veterans!

5:00—Food Provided until 7:00 6:00—Veterans Tribute by the Lake Carroll Veterans Club 6:00-9:00—Live Band—Just For Fun Dusk—Fireworks—a Tribute to our late friend, Ron Cox Come and say hello, and join us in welcoming Nick and Kayla Block of Lake Carroll, to Fawnridge Realty. We are pleased to announce they are the new owners of Fawnridge Realty. Join in, as we celebrate this new chapter of Fawnridge’s story!

For Info: 815-493-2829 or fawnridgerealty@gmail.com

HOMES SOLD BY FAWNRIDGE REALTY IN 2021 17-132R EDGEWATER DRIVE 1-131R KIDDS COURT 26-67 NORWOOD DRIVE 28-47 CAMBRIDGE COURT 2-245 WESTCREST COURT 24-14 HIDDEN RANCH DRIVE 31-6 MEDINAH DRIVE 19-64 EDGEWOOD COURT 5-90 CHADBOURNE DRIVE 4-180 MISTY COURT 19-46 HIDDEN VALLEY DRIVE 21-68 LAKE CARROLL BLVD

18-9 LAKE CARROLL BLVD 23-47 BARRINGTON COURT 13-22 SPRING CREEK DRIVE 17-114 HIDDEN COVE COURT 4-34 GRANDVIEW DRIVE 30-10 BROOKSIDE DRIVE 3-411 WHITE TAIL CIRCLE 21-7 TIMBER SHORE DRIVE 23-96 BRIGHTON COURT 17-164 LAKESIDE DRIVE 23-43 BARRINGTON COURT 24-41 CARRIAGE HILL COURT

17-165 LAKESIDE DRIVE 23-24 BROADVIEW DRIVE 21-50 MARINA COURT 27-44 RIDGEVIEW DRIVE 23-126 LAKE CARROLL BLVD 26-63 BLACKWOOD COURT 24-42 CARRIAGE HILL 4-176R MISTY COURT 25-63 COTTAGE HILL COURT 24-82 RANCHWOOD COURT 5-210 HEATHCLIFF DRIVE

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TOM MILLER

MANAGING BROKER Cell: 815-297-4968

LakeCarrollTom@aeroinc.net

www.MyLakeCarrollRealty.com OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!

WOODED

DEEDED SLIP

LOTS FOR SALE Country View • 23-221 (DEEDED SLIP) • 28-72 • 17-126 • 31-79 (DEEDED SLIP) • 17-200R

4-53 SANDPEBBLE DR. $199,900 • 3 bedroom • 1 1/2 baths • 1,232 sq ft

• 1975 Built • 2 car garage • .54 acre

28-45 SOUTHVIEW DR. $37,500 • Deeded slip.

Paid for and available for 2022 • Slip is E-6

• Seasonal Lake View • 1.9 Acres • Greenway access to the Lake

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Factory Trained Technicians In Servicing most makes and models

2022 CREST MODELS IN STOCK

STANDARD 2 TUBE

PERFORMANCE 3 TUBE

FISHING

Special financing provided locally by First State Bank of Shannon, Polo and Lake Carroll

TAKING DEPOSITS ON 2023 CRESTLINERS

24565 Zier Rd, Lanark (815) 493-6401

7,000 sq. ft. Showroom Competitive Prices • Dedicated Staff Largest Accessory Dept. in the Area Quality Service from Factory Trained Technicians On Water Service • Indoor Storage • Dock & Lift

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