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“It’s the best group that we’ve had anything to do with,” Jan said. “I love the bluebirds and I love the people, too. They are awesome people.”

Tom became acquainted with a bluebird enthusiast, Ron Eaton, who built birdhouses and installed them across Cass County, Nebraska — prairies, state parks and wherever else a bluebird could survive and thrive. When Eaton began having health issues, the Youngs stepped in to help him with his work and their interest in the birds grew.

“He had asked if we could help him out,” Tom said. “We found it interesting, and the more that we volunteered, the more he gave us to do. We took over some real interesting spots, such as state parks and wildlife preserves. When he passed away, we did what we could and got to know more people in the organization.”

When the Youngs moved to Lake Carroll in 2014, they brought over several unused birdhouses and poles of Eaton’s and set off to set up houses and spread the word about the bird.

The specially designed bluebird houses are made by BAN and are designed to keep their tenants happy and safe. One birdhouse design commonly found throughout Lake Carroll is the Troyer box, with its small, rectangular slotted entrance that lets in more sunlight, which discourage wrens and sparrows that tend to prefer darker areas. Another often found around is a PVC nest box, a cylindrical house with a wood roof (see photos on page 21).

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“They’re top-of-the-line bird houses, better than what you would buy in a store,” Tom said. “The ones you buy at the store, they may be a bluebird house because of the rightsized hole, but that’s about it,” but the doors on the BANbacked birdhouses “are perfect for checking for bluebirds. The others at the store open from the bottom up and when you do it, the nest tends to fall out. These are built by people who know blue birds. If you’re going to raise bluebirds, this is the way to go.”

One thing that helps bluebird enthusiasts in their mission is that bluebirds are more people friendly than other birds, which helps Tom when he makes his weekly rounds to inspect the houses.

“Bluebirds are people birds,” Jan said. “They are very good around people. He can do anything inside the bluebirds house; if there’s eggs in there, or babies, the parents will let you go in there and look at them.”

Bluebirds have 103 houses to choose from throughout Lake Carroll, and the Youngs keep an eye on them to make sure they’re doing OK and to track the number of eggs laid. At left, one of the nearly three dozen houses at the Lake Carroll golf course, and below, one near The Clubhouse parking lot.

Bluebirds tend to be less skittish around people than other birds, and that helps folks like Tom keep get a bird’s-eye view of their nest. “Bluebirds are people birds” his wife, Jan, said. “They are very good around people. He can do anything inside the bluebirds house; if there’s eggs in there, or babies, the parents will let you go in there and look at them” — and capture some fascinating photos, too.

The Youngs keep a close eye on the bluebird houses in Lake Carroll, inspecting and keeping track of them, and the nests inside. Last year, there were 86 houses in Lake Carroll, 32 at the golf course and 54 at homes and lots. Within the golf course, 188 eggs were laid last year and 114 birds were fledged from them. Elsewhere, 261 eggs were laid and 161 birds were born. In all, 61% of eggs laid resulted in new birds. This year, there are 103 birdhouses at the lake.

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Want to give bluebirds a hand at Lake Carroll, or anywhere else? Donate $25 to Bluebirds Across Nebraska, and you’ll get a bluebird house, a pole, and information on how to check on and care for bluebirds. Even those who don’t live full-time at Lake Carroll, or just own a lot, can help too. People unable to check on their birdhouse can arrange for the Youngs to visit and see what’s going on and email or text property owners on what’s happening.

Jerry Jacobs has been president of the Carroll County Fair for five years, and has been on its board for 36. “It’s a place where people from Carroll County and all of the surrounding areas can come and visit with people, and have fun,” he said.

erry Jacobs has seen a lot happen at the Carroll County Fair since he started supervising rabbit showing competitions 36 years ago.

Today, he’s the fair president, and he still sees a lot happening at the fair, and he invites other folks to see it, too.

“It’s a place where people from Carroll County and all of the surrounding areas can come and visit with people, and have fun,” said Jacobs, who’s been fair president for the past 5 years. “Kids can come and show their animals, hobbies, and the vegetables they grow.”

The fair brings the best in farmers and homemakers, both young and old, in friendly competition, and provides entertainment for all ages with music, exhibits, carnival rides, food and fun. This year’s fair — the 73rd, held in August each year — is Aug. 5-12 at Schell Park, east of Milledgeville, with most of the fun starting Aug. 8.

Whether they’re pulling with powerful engines or pedals, or just parked in a show of pride for their owners, tractors will roll and rumble into the fair — big ones, little ones and souped-up ones.

The park’s grandstand is where the fair’s marquee events happen: a truck pull on the 8th, tractor pulls on the 9th, rodeo on the 10th, a concert on the 11th and a demolition derby wraps up the week-long fair on the 12th. The grandstand lineup is the same each year, and the fair is determined to get them in rain or shine, such as the case with last year’s truck pull.

“We had a great fair,” Jacobs said. “We had great weather to start, although Tuesday night we had rain. We had a truck pull on Tuesday night, and we had two excellent track guys who got the track dry after an inch or better rain, and they got the track ready to pull on that night. I bragged them up all week.”

The Carroll County Tractor Drive kicks off the festivities at 10 a.m. Aug. 5, with as many as 75 tractors parading around the fairground. The first of many events judging animals, foods and homemaking abilities begins the following day with a showing of antiques, with animal judging starting on the 8th. Want to bring an animal home? The Carroll County Youth-in-Agriculture Foundation’s livestock and small animal auction highlights the activities Aug. 7.

Saturday, Aug. 5

10 a.m. — Carroll County Tractor Drive

Sunday, Aug. 6

5 to 7 p.m. Carroll County 4-H hamburger meal deal supper, 4-H exhibit building open

6 p.m. Antiques judging

Monday, Aug. 7

9 a.m. Education, textile and open and junior fine arts judging

10 a.m. Canned goods judging

7 p.m. Carroll County Youth-in-Agriculture livestock auction

Tuesday, Aug. 8

8 a.m. Farm produce and open and junior fruits judging

8:30 a.m. Open beef, junior sheep and junior market lamb judging

9 a.m. Poultry judging

10:30 a.m. Division I and junior floriculture judging

4 to 10 p.m. Discovery farm

5 to 8 p.m. Bingo

6 p.m. Rabbits judging

6 to 10 p.m. Carnival

6:30 p.m. Illini State Truck Pullers with TriCounty Pullers mini rods competition at the grandstand

Wednesday, Aug. 9

8:30 a.m. Junior beef, open sheep and open market lamb judging

10:30 a.m. Open and junior culinary baking judging (cookies, pies, rolls, buns, yeast breads)

11 a.m. Antique and farmer tractor pull

Noon to 10 p.m. Discovery farm

2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. — Chainsaw carving demonstrations

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3 to 10 p.m. Carnival for event signups.

Did you have fun at this year’s fair? Did you take photos? If so, share some with your fellow Lake Lifestyle readers. Email them to ccutter@shawmedia.com please include a brief description and they may make it into the September edition of the magazine.

4 p.m. Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab and Education owl reading program and display

5 p.m. Tractor parade

5 to 8 p.m. Bingo

6 p.m. Cake walk

6 to 8:30 p.m. Inspired Painting Parties class

6:30 p.m. Badger State Tractor Pull at the grandstand

Thursday, Aug. 10

10 a.m. Division II floriculture judging

10:30 a.m. Open and junior culinary baking judging (cakes, bar cookies, quick breads, candy, muffins)

Noon to 10 p.m. Discovery farm

2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. — Chainsaw carving demonstrations

4 to 10 p.m. Carnival

5 to 8 p.m. Bingo

6 p.m. Cake walk

7 p.m. Rice bull riding and barrel racing at the grandstand

Friday, Aug. 11

9 a.m. — Open and junior dairy show judging

11:30 a.m. Cow classes in milk

Noon to 10 p.m. Discovery farm

2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. — Chainsaw carving demonstrations

3 to 10 p.m. Carnival

4 to 7 p.m. — Cake decorating contest and cake walk

5 to 8 p.m. Bingo

7:30 p.m. Queens Blvd. concert at the grandstand

Saturday, Aug. 12

8:30 a.m. Pleasure horse show judging

10 a.m. — Open and junior specialty baking and men's baking judging

10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Chainsaw carving demonstrations

10:30 a.m. Power wheel and bicycle racing

11 a.m. Ninja farmer competition

Noon to 10 p.m. Discovery farm

1 p.m. Kiddie tractor pull

1 to 10 p.m. Carnival

2 to 5 p.m. ZOWA Live wrestling show

5 p.m. Shelly's Dance Studio performance

5 to 8 p.m. Bingo

6 p.m. Cake walk and chainsaw carving auction

6:30 to 7 p.m. Power wheel kids demolition derby at the grandstand

7 p.m. — Demolition derby at the grandstand

The Carroll County 4-H Fair will run concurrently to the county fair from Aug. 5-8, also at Schell Park, which brings together children from the five county clubs showing animals and projects to be judged.

Multiple-day events at the fair kick off on the 8th, with the carnival, bingo, antique farm equipment museum and a discovery farm and petting zoo hosted by P&C Little Rascals of Chadwick running until the final day. Cake walks also will take place each day beginning on the 9th. Wood carving art demonstrations by Joe Stebbing of Thurmont, Maryland, also will begin on the 9th, concluding with an auction of works on the 12th.

The Illini State Pullers and Tri-County Pullers will bring their trucks, tractors and trailers to the grandstand on the 8th; and the Badger State Tractor Pullers will exhibit on the 9th. Want to see the machines up close? Pit passes are available for both events for $20.

The 9th also features an owl reading program and display from the Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab and Education wildlife rescue service of Loves Park. In addition, Laura Readdy from Inspired Painting Parties — who also conducts art camps at Lake Carroll — will help aspiring artists paint some “Wicked Chickens” on the 9th.

For a lot of fair-goers, the demolition derby is the highlight of the show. "People love it. The grandstand will be full with all of those cars out on the track, all out there getting into a car wreck. They just go out there and beat on it,” Fair President Jerry Jacobs said. "If there aren't any motors, people aren't going to come.”

Four wheels will make way for four legs when bull riding and barrel racing — courtesy of the Rice Bull Riding Co. of Medford, Wisconsin — makes their way to the grandstand on the 10th. Queens Blvd., a rock and roll cover band from St. Louis, will play on the 11th, in high-energy show featuring hits from the ’70s to today.

Want to show off your cake decorating talents? A cake decorating contest will take place on the 11th. Cakes will be provided, but competitors must bring their own icing and decorating supplies.

Saturday the 12th is packed with events: There’ll be power wheel and bicycle racing and a kiddie tractor pull; the Ninja Farmer competition pits competitors against one another in farm chore races; Shelly’s Dance Studio of Milledgeville will put on a show; and amateur wrestlers from ZOWA Live of Rock Falls will bring their wrestling bodyslams and power moves to the fair.

The week ends with a bang — lots of ‘em — when Robbo’s Extreme Derby Promotions of Chillicothe presents the fair-capping demolition derby at 7 p.m. Aug. 12. where drivers vie to become the last car moving for a shot at prize money. A power wheel derby for the children will precede the event at 6:30.

Jacobs said the “world-class” entertainment of derby and the tractor pulls are the two most well-attended events of the week.

“People love it,” Jacobs said. “The grandstand will be full with all of those cars out on the track, all out there getting into a car wreck. They just go out there and beat on it.”

Jacobs says the fair is a warm and welcoming place for people of all ages, and he’s enjoyed the friendliness of both attendees and participants over the years. It’s a time when the county comes together for a week of fun that couldn’t happen without the hard work of local volunteers, organizations, sponsors, and of course, fair-goers, Jacobs said.

One of the more heartwarming moments he saw happened a few years ago when a broken bike threatened to keep an 8-year-old from racing with his siblings in the bicycle race. Once word got out about it at the fairground, help was on the way.

“People think about everybody,” Jacobs said. “One year we had the bicycle races for the little kids, and one little kid had his bike break when someone ran into it. He sat there and balled since he couldn’t ride his bicycle in the race. Someone from the rodeo went into their camper, got out $300, and gave it to their mom and dad and told them they could get their kid a brand new bike. The kid was all excited, he gets a new bike. It was kind of neat.”

It’s that kind of community-minded spirit that makes the fair possible, a time when the county comes together for a week of family fun that wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of dedicated volunteers, organizations, sponsors, and of course, fair-goers, Jacobs said — and no matter why you come, whether it’s the competitions, carnival or crashing cars, there’s one thing for sure: With all that stuff going on, everyone should be able to enjoy their fair share of fun.

Cody Cutter can be reached at 815-632-2532 or ccutter@shawmedia.com efore Ulysses S. Grant left Galena to lead the Union Army in the Civil War, the town he called home was one of the largest cities in northern Illinois.

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The area’s once rich lead deposits helped fuel an underground movement to push Galena’s population to a peak of nearly 14,000 during the late 1850s as lead mining turned the city into a boom town. Even people from Chicago wanted to tap into the town’s success, but getting there was tough. Direct routes were hard to find, and Sauk, Fox and Pottawatomie natives made it perilous to travel west.

By the late 1820s, some trails from central Illinois to Galena had been established, with a couple of them passing through present-day Dixon, then called Ogee’s Ferry. Among them was the Old Chicago Trail, which was blazed in 1829. The trail was first a mail route and later a stagecoach trail. Just a couple of days were required to get to Ogee’s Ferry from either end of the trail. After the Black Hawk War of 1832 drove Native Americans away from the region, more efficient trails were established.

The segment from Galena to Dixon consisted of the former Boles and Kellogg trails, the latter having once run about 5 miles east of present-day Lake Carroll. The Kellogg trail met the Boles trail 5.5 miles east of Lanark, and it’s from this point where this month’s Lake Lifestyle Day Trip feature begins — a scenic route along the old stagecoach route through rural roads and major and minor arteries through Chicago suburbs.

Stagecoaches ran on this route until the 1850s, when Galena’s prominence as a mining town began to fade and more direct routes to towns were established. The route would also become a well-traveled portion of the Underground Railroad in the days before America’s bloody breakup. Today, Galena’s population is about a fifth of what it was during its peak years, but it still attracts attention from Chicago residents, but these days as a top tourist draw in northern Illinois, and those Windy City residents find it a breeze to get there, compared to centuries gone by.

Most sights along the trail from that time are gone, but a few gems remain, so if you’re looking for a scenic route to or from Lake Carroll, and you’ve got a couple of hours to spare, here’s a look at some sights see along the way (directions along the way are in italics).

Chambers Grove Road is named after tavern keeper and grove owner Isaac Chambers. It begins at U.S. Route 52, 5.5 miles east of Lanark, and runs for 6.5 miles to state Route 26 with curves along the way. This is along the path of the Boles Trail, which was established in 1826 as a shorter route from Galena to Ogee’s Ferry. The rest of the way toward Dixon has been wiped out for farmland, but Route 26 closely parallels it.

Turn right at the T intersection and proceed 20 miles south to Dixon; U.S. 52 joins this route north of Polo. Once in Dixon, turn right at state Route 2, and then left one block later on Hennepin Avenue.

The original site of Dixon’s Ferry (originally Ogee’s Ferry) once served as a fort for American soldiers during the Black Hawk War in 1832 as they fought bands led by the namesake Sauk chief. The stagecoach route crossed the Rock River at this point. Future President Abraham Lincoln was a captain of a company of soldiers who tracked down Black Hawk’s band along the Rock River. A statue of Lincoln stands at the park, and is one of only a few of him in a military uniform. Lincoln mustered out of service as a Captain mid-war and re-enlisted as a private, a rank he held when he helped bury war dead at Kellogg’s Grove, about 10 miles northwest of Lake Carroll.

The Old Settlers Cabin in Dixon is operated by the Lee County Historical and Genealogical society; it pays homage to local rural dwellings and Lincoln’s days living in them as a young adult. The cabin was built in 1894 from logs donated by local residents, and its interior is reminiscent of 19th century living. Events are held periodically; call the society at 815-284-1134 for event information.

Backtrack to U.S. Route 52, and follow it east for 9.6 miles.

Once the site of a Presbyterian church, its first overseer, John Cross, made it a “station” of the Underground Railroad for runaway slaves to seek freedom from the southern United States en route to British-occupied Canada. Only the cemetery remains from those days. The stagecoach trail became part of the slaves’ network of escape paths, and there are more stops along the route.

Follow U.S. 52 east for another 3/4-mile and continue straight on Inlet Road where the highway curves to the right; continue ahead for an additional 6 miles through Lee Center to the first bridge after the village.

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Where Inlet Road crosses the Green River in cen tral Lee County once consisted of swampland during stagecoach days where members of the Banditti of the Prairie gang hung out from 1843 to 1850. The Banditti engaged in robbery, theft and occasional murder of local residents and stagecoach travelers, and were active in Lee, Ogle, Winnebago and DeKalb counties until their demise at the hands of local “regulator” groups.

The Banditti were indirectly involved with the early formation of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency of Chicago. Allan Pinkerton, who lived in the Dundee area around this time, helped apprehend several Banditti members en route to northwest Illinois, and it was the genesis of a noted law enforcement career.

The trail meanders along nearby Montavon and Fell roads not long after this point, but we’ll stay on the paved roads to get to the next destination: Follow Inlet Road 2 miles, turn left at the four-way stop intersection with Shaw Road, and follow 8 miles.

For 188 years, the Gilmore Family has farmed near the highest point in Lee County. Seventh-generation members of the family now run the operation, which is on private property. The farm is one of the oldest sesquicentennial farms in northern Illinois owned by the same family, and the oldest in the county. The family came to their land when their wagon got stuck in the mud at that spot in 1835, and first-generation owner John Gilmore set up his home. Proceed east for 5 miles to Paw Paw.

Paw Paw, approximately halfway on the stagecoach trail between Galena and Chicago was founded in 1834. The Illinois State Historical Society erected a marker commemorating the trail in 1986.

If you’re looking for a photo op on the trail, here’s a place to pose. The park is named after the Rogers Family, who also operates a sesquicentennial farm nearby.

Proceed east out of town for about 5 miles to where the road curves to the left; at that point, turn right at Chicago Road and follow for 10 miles.

Two historical markers are in this area near the crossing with the Kishwaukee River. One is located at the Somonauk United Presbyterian Church, built in 1875, commemorating an Underground Railroad stop in a log cabin near the site. The church was established during the late history of stagecoach service on the trail. Another marker sits at the northeast corner of Chicago and Rimsnider roads at the bridge crossing — that one was erected by the DeKalb County Historical Society in 1972 and marks the location of the log cabin owned by George and Anne Beveridge, whose son, John, was governor of Illinois from 1873-77.

Proceed east for 17 miles to Orchard Road in Montgomery. Within the Chicago suburbs, segments of the trail toward the city exist in fragments, with plenty of jogs along the way. To get to the next destination, turn left on Orchard Road, right at U.S. Route 30, cross the Fox River, and then turn right at Briarcliff Road, right on Fernwood Road, right on Bereman Road, right on state Route 25 and proceed about 1,500 feet.

Along Route 25 — at 1640 Southeast River Road in Montgomery — a group of stones mark where the old stagecoach trail crossed the Fox River, which was shallow enough to be forded like the many creeks along the way. No marker or sign references this spot as a stagecoach trail site. About 1,000 feet north on the west bank of the river was John Gray’s mill was established in 1850 and was a side stop near the trail. The mill has since become a restaurant and events center.

Proceed north from the ford point to the stoplight intersection with Mill Street and turn right, where it becomes Montgomery Road. Proceed for 4.5 miles to Ogden Avenue and turn left; follow for 4.4 miles and turn right at Rickert Road in Naperville. Follow immediate left turns onto Sequoia Road and Oswego Road. Follow to the T and West Street, turn left and then right on Aurora Avenue past Central High School.

Joseph Naper, founder of the village that would bear his name, came to the area in 1831. Several of the city’s oldest buildings were moved to this site in 1969 to become the Naper Settlement historic attraction. The complex — 523 S. Webster St. in Naperville — consists of 13 acres of local history, exhibits and living history demonstrations such as blacksmithing and wash bucket racing. An active calendar of additional history events and attractions keeps the place a multiplevisit destination. Go to napersettlement.org or find it on Facebook for up-to-date events and information. Proceed east for two blocks to Washington Street and turn left to go across the DuPage River; then turn right immediately at Chicago Avenue, which becomes Maple Avenue going to Down ers Grove. Follow Maple Avenue in Downers Grove to where it jogs at Dunham Road and turn left; proceed for 3/4-mile.

Israel and Avis Blodgett arrived in Downers Grove shortly after the town’s founding in 1832 and built a small home in 1846 to replace a log cabin. A larger home was built nearby in 1892. Both houses —at 831 Maple Ave. — feature collections highlighting the town’s history and 19th century home life. The 1846 structure is the second-oldest building in town. Go to dgparks.org/downersgrove-museum for up-to-date events and information.

Maple Avenue turns into Naperville Road going east to Westmont. Additional jogs take place at Warwick Avenue, turning left then right; Woodstock Avenue, turning left; and Ogden Avenue, turning right. The Hinsdale Golf Club and Kingery Highway fragment the trail’s right-of-way. Follow Ogden for 2 miles, turn left at York Road and proceed about 1/3-mile.

The suburb of Fullersburg does not exist, however, it was once a small community along the bank of the Salt Creek on present-day York Road. Benjamin Fuller arrived in 1840, and his home on the east side of York Road currently is undergoing restoration for a museum. The Graue Mill, across the road, is one of two operating grist mills in Illinois (the other, at Franklin Creek State Park in Lee County, was featured in June’s Lake Lifestyle). The mill was established in 1850 by Frederick Graue; it, and his nearby home, were also stops along the Underground Railroad. Today, Graue’s mill and home — at 3800 York Road, Hinsdale — are open as museums.

Across the creek is the York Tavern, originally established in 1846 as The Farmer’s Home. Renovations in 2006 rechristened the place under its current name. The establishment is believed to be the oldest continually operating bar and restaurant in DuPage County.

Go to fullersburg.org to learn more about the historic village.

Backtrack to Ogden Avenue and head east through LaGrange and into Lyons, and turn left at Joliet Avenue.

The Fullersburg area represents the last extant reminders of stagecoach days along the trail; nothing exists going further east, except for portions of the right-of-way itself.

Just before crossing the Des Plaines River, the Hofmann Tower (3910 Barrypoint Road, Lyons) looms tall over its west bank. The tower, built in 1908 well after the stagecoach route was no more, was part of a park complex in Lyons. On the other side of the creek once stood Laughton’s Tavern, a stop along the route.

Follow Joliet Avenue across the river onto Barrypoint Road, and turn left on Riverside Road — The trail continues northeast from the river crossing toward Berwyn, but on a series of winding streets that the town of Riverside is known for. Established in 1868 as a “planned community,” Riverside’s most iconic downtown structure is its brick water tower (10 Pine Ave., Riverside), erected the following year by William LeBaron Jenney, who would go on to build the world’s first skyscraper in Chicago 15 years later. Proceed north on Riverside Road until curving right onto Longcommon Road; be sure to pay attention to street signs as the path weaves and splits within Riverside — After meandering through all of that, the Berwyn Public Library (2701 S. Harlem Ave.) marks the end of the constant weaving. Longcommon Road becomes Riverside Drive after passing the library, and ends at Cermak Road near its junction with Wesley Avenue.

From this point forward toward Chicago, the trail’s right-of-way exists only in three fragments of the diagonal Fifth Avenue in Garfield Park. The first segment runs from Cicero Avenue to Harrison Street, the next runs from the southern part of the actual Garfield Park to Jackson Blvd. and Homan Avenue, and the third goes from Kedzie Avenue to Madison Street, where it goes east to today’s downtown.

Cody Cutter can be reached at 815632-2532 or ccutter@shawmedia.com

At right: A view down Madison Stree from Fifth Avenue, looking toward downtown Chicago, which can be seen in the background.

Independence Day at the Lake meant it was time to break out the flag-waving fashion, inflatables — and flamingo. Lauren and Maryann Buettner wore their patriotic pride from head to toe for the Fourth, joined by their four-legged friend, Miss Grigsby. Maryann designed and sewed the Flamerican quilt. Maryann has been a regular contributor to our “Life on the Lake” feature, sharing photos of family fun on the Fourth since Lake Lifestyle’s early days, appearing in each August’s issue. You can check them out at: issuu.com/shawmedia/docs/ svm ll 080322, issuu.com/shawmedia/docs/svm lake lifestyle august 2021, and issuu.com/shawmedia/docs/lake lifestyle august2020

Thanks, Maryann, for sharing your photos of life on the lake!