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The Lake Carroll Campground Social Club thinks so. The group is dedicat ed to making its campground community even more fun for the whole family. How much more fun? Plenty. Let’s start with a bouncehouse, breakfast and “big ol’ bonfire.” Still not enough? How about some tasty treats, a parade, hay wagon rides, a golf outing, and a Halloween trunk-or-treat?
here’s nothing quite like camping. Enjoying a mobile home away from home, pulling out the lawn chairs and relaxing by a campfire under a starry sky, roast ing a hot dog and topping things off with a s’more. Life doesn’t just get any better. Or does it?
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The group of around 100 dues-paying members manage and help out with social activities and special events within the area’s five pods of sites, and there’s been a lot more buzz among the campers since the club formed just 2 years ago. Be ing one of the newer clubs in Lake Carroll, its establishment coincided with a boom of folks flocking to the community to get away from urban areas and the challenges of dealing with
Ellis Fitzgerald, who’s called Lake Carroll a second home for nearly 20 years, not only serves as the campground’s host, but as leader of the club — and a busy one at that.
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the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yes indeed, life does get better — especially with the Camp ground Social Club around.
“We wanted to do something to make things more fun out here for the kids, and also for the adults,” Fitzgerald said. “We have something every weekend, and have things like a bouncy house that we set up. The purpose of the club was to raise money so that we could do those things.
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The goal of the club is to provide fun activities for campers of all ages. The club is separate from Lake Carroll’s Camp ground Committee, which had been responsible for raising money for its wants and needs before Association rules were changed to prohibit that 2 years ago. The club formed in July 2020 to take the place of the committee’s fundraising efforts, and to have more members bring ideas to the table to enhance the quality of life at the campground.
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“We’re a club that can establish recreational activi ties, and there are a lot of recreational activities out here already, but we have kids that sometimes want different things to do.”
The club’s activities and events are open to all of Lake Car roll’s members and their guests. The group also is very active on its private Facebook page (accessible to Lake Carroll mem bers only), promoting its many events. Children can enjoy jumping around the bounce house on weekends when it’s up, and on weekends the campground’s top popper is popping plenty popcorn for folks to enjoy.
“One of the things about private communities like Lake Car roll is that people, particularly younger people, they want more than just your golf course or your lake; they want programs that are healthy and provide exercise,” Fitzgerald said. “We want to help develop that.”
“The primary benefit is that if you want to participate in the planning, if you’re a dues-paying member you can do that,” Fitzgerald said. “Paying dues and supporting the club lets us do what we want to do — and it ben efits members in many ways; particularly the children, because they get a lot of fun out of it.”
Fitzgerald and his fellow club members are proud of the event and the work that goes into making it a day to remember.
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“A lot of people probably never had homemade ice cream before, or even see it made,” Fitzgerald said. “They get fascinated by watching me makeAnotherit.”
and his Allis give kids a hay wagon ride, cour tesy of campground host Ellis Fitzgerald and his Allis-Chalmers tractor.
bit of good old-fashioned fun offered to campers: rides on a hay wagon, pulled by Fitzgerald’s Allis-Chalmers tractor.
The treats and activities come courtesy of the club’s members and their dedication. Want to pitch in? Dues are just $20 a year for a family.
The long-running annual Labor Day bonfire and parade is the largest event at the campground, and getting ready for it keeps organizers plenty busy, setting up events, organizing parade lineups, manning a concession stand, overseeing the fire, cleaning up afterwards. About 1,000 attend the festivities on the Sunday before Labor Day, and the club has enhanced it in recent years, adding food trucks and music to the fun. ATVs and UTVs decked out for the day, golf carts and wagons, along with the occasional antique car or truck take part in the parade.
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Cold treats are available on select weekends, either snow cones, courtesy of a snow cone maker on site, or or ice cream made by Fitzgerald himself with a hand-cranked ice cream maker.
“We build a big ‘ol bonfire that you’ll be able to see from the space station,” Fitzgerald joked. “People enjoy it.”
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The Campground So cial Club keeps busy planning activities for campers of all ages. They keep things hopping for the kids, with a bounce house (far right); a soccer pitch (right) was added to the campground this year; guests can have their pancakes and eat them too, during one of the club’s bi-weekly pancake breakfasts (top); and an an nual bonfire always draws a crowd. “We wanted to do something to make things more fun out here for the kids, and also for the adults,” campground host and club leader Ellis Fitzgerald said.
Lake Carroll's Campground Social Club membership dues are $20 per family.
The club also sets aside a portion of its funds to donate to the Shannon-Lanark Food Pantry, as well as organizing a food drive in the fall. Last year’s drive in late October saw a couple of truckloads of food and sundries donated, as well as about $1,000 in dona tions. The need for a helping hand from the pantry has increased recently, and the club is asking for more help for this year’s drive, which will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, in the Clubhouse parking lot.
“This year the need is greater than ever,” Fitzgerald said. “There’s more people that need food, and there’s less food to get. It’s a worthwhile project.”
Lake Carroll’s campground has become a destination within the community itself, with treats, breakfasts and a whole lot of fun, and as long as the club is around, things should just keep getting better.
Other campground events overseen by the club include the a Memorial Day kickoff event to begin the summer season, an annual Independence Day celebration on the Sunday before July 4, an annual golf outing, and a “trunk or treat” event close to Halloween for the kids.
“We’ve become a lot more social here,” Fitzgerald said, “and that’s one of the things we’re shooting for.”
“We get a lot of attendance for it,” Fitzgerald said. “There’s no charge for it, but we do appreciate a donation.”
“We create fun,” Fitzgerald said, “and we’re constantly looking at more ways to do that.”
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Another popular event at the campground is the bi-weekly pancake breakfasts, where people wake up and line up to enjoy flapjacks and sau sage and a choice of coffee or orange juice. The dates are announced in advance and breakfast is served from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Club members man the skillets and make sure there’s plenty of food, fun and fellowship for all who attend. The breakfasts run from May to October, and can draw as many as 100 people, though the one on July 31, coinciding with the 3-day Lake Carroll Fest, doubled that number — the largest pancake breakfast yet, Fitzgerald said.
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he story of the region that would one day become Northwest Illinois began millions of years ago, but it’s only in the past few centuries that museums have told the tales of towns and village and counties and com munities, and the settlers who formed them as they struck out to tame the land and build a Thesenation.nearby communities have histo ries that go back to the days when Chief Black Hawk’s Sauk Indian tribe ruled the land, when natives enjoyed a prairie untouched by the march of progress and where animals had roamed the land for millennia. That was up until the 1820s and 1830s, when the first White settlers moved in and displaced the natives, building towns along rivers that, along with stagecoaches and rail lines, helped towns prosper and grow. Communities rich in industry and rooted in agriculture developed hardworking lifestyles in their people, and a desire to tell their stories.
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While Lake Carroll — still the new kid on the block doesn’t have a museum, it does have a team of people who preserve the lake’s legacy; and exhibits created by the Legacy Day Committee, in honor of Lake Carroll’s 50th anni versary this year, will continue to be on display throughout the rest of the year in the Clubhouse’s Members Only Room.
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As more people spilled across the land and made their own history, preserving those stories became increasingly important. Research that took place 100 to 150 years ago documented what life was like for both man and beast up until mod ern times, providing a foundation on which today’s gatekeepers of history can stand as they continue to refine stories of the past and preserve stories of the present at muse ums in communities throughout the region.
museums that celebrate the people and places that are part of that history — Ronald Reagan, Ulysses S. Grant, Jane Addams, Kraft Foods, Prince Castle, “Gasoline Alley,” and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. So, why not take a look at our list and make a day of learning more about days past with a trip to an area museum? While there may be oth er, more specific museums in some of these towns — such as the Fulton Telephone Museum or the Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon — the following list encompasses museums that cover the overall history of their communities.
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You can find those storytellers in cities and villages big and small — from Freeport, with nearly 24,000 people, to Sterling, with just under 15,000, all the way down to the villages of Lyndon, with about 600 people, and McConnell, with roughly 200.
The communities are different, and each has its own story to tell, but they all have one thing in common: muse ums, where volunteers and helpful historians and dedicated docents are committed to celebrating the past.
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World War I nurse Helen Scott Hay. Civil War and lo cal railroad history also is featured, as well as history from the former Savanna Army Depot north of town.
Address: 1005 E. Third St.
Phone: 815-244-3474
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Online: savannamuseum.org and Facebook Hours: Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. May through October.
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The Savanna Museum and Cultural Center has three floors of permanent and rotating displays of exhibits on the city and its history. Collections of instruments and other music materials
Phone: 815-622-6215
Online: srfhs.com and Facebook
Phone: 815-275-1958
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Hours: Open May to December; call for hours
Sterling and Rock Falls, “twin cities” along the Rock River, thrived on the steel and hard ware industry for andanddecades,bothwere,stillare,home to several manufacturers. Housed inside the carriage house of the historic P.W. Dillon Home (itself worth visiting), the society’s artifacts include many from the towns’ manufacturing heyday, glimpses of Abraham Lincoln’s visit to Sterling in 1856, and exhibits on the Hustler Toy and Prince Castle companies.
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Address: 406 Main St.
Address: 107 W. Broadway
Hours: 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday to Saturday of the county’s history. Highlights of the collection include artifacts from the Miles Family, who once owned the home. The Historical Society also operates the Oakville Complex, which consists of an 1888 schoolhouse, a pair of log cabins, a blacksmith shop and a granary located a few miles south of town.
Hours: By appointment
Online: lyndonareahistoricalsociety.org
Online: morrisonchamber.com/area-attractions/heritage-museum
This small Rock River town briefly was the county seat for Whiteside Countyin the 1840s, from the time it moved from Sterling to when it went to Morrison. The museum is housed in the former Lyndon Congregational Church, built in 1883 and used as a church until 1986, with the chapel and stained glass windows both intact. A few blocks south, along the Rock River, is the historic Lyndon Bridge, which car ried traffic over the river for 90 years, and now is open to pedestrians.
Named for Leonard and Maxine Martin, this 1855 Italianate home displays history from the Mississippi River town and preserves what life was like living in the home in the 1800s.
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Phone: 563-321-0318
Online: Hoursattractions/fulton-martin-house-museumcityoffulton.us/city/fulton-directory/:2to4p.m.Sunday,orbyappointment
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Address: 707 10th Ave.
Address: 405 W. Fourth St. Phone: 815-499-4015
Address: 202 E. Lincolnway
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county seat is on display, including artifacts from Morrison manufacturers Rich Toys, Summit Stoves, Illinois Refrigerator and Volckman Furniture. Located in a former 1800s house along the former Lincoln High way, which spanned from New York to San Francisco.
Phone: 815-772-8889
Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Friday to Sunday from the last Friday in April until Thanksgiving
NorthwestDixonTerritory Historic Center
15Lake Lifestyle | September 2022 HoursOnlinePhoneAddress:itsalongearlyReeves,fromthePresident’sfeaturedoesTampico’sStatesOnlyHistoricalTampicoTAMPICOAreaSocietyonePresidentoftheUnitedwasborninIllinois,andthatwasownRonaldReagan.NotonlytheTampicoAreaHistoricalSocietyplentyofhistoryaboutthe40thfamilyandearlylife,butalsolivesofseveralotherlocalresidentsthearea,suchasAdmiralJosephwhowasintegralintheNavy’suseofaircraft.ThetownalsowastheformerHooppole,YorktownandTampicoshortlinerailroad,usedtohaulagriculturematerialsfromlocalfarms;historyalsoisondisplay.111S.MainSt.:815-438-2130:tampicohistoricalsociety.com:Byappointment SM-ST2002535 207 E. Broadway Mt. Carroll, IL 815-244-2111 Monday to Thursday 9AM-5PM Friday 9AM-6PM • Saturday 10AM-2 PM visit our SchneiderHouseFurniture.comwebsite Established in 1893 “Over 30,000 square feet of showroom” 815-493-2655 www.perduemarine.com • boats@perduemarine.com 24765 Zier Rd., Lanark, IL 61046 - Corner 72 & 73 Zier Rd. (Green Roof) Hours: M-F 9-4 & Sat 9-12. Call for an appointment for other times. 2023 BOAT ORDERING WE HAVE A FEW OPENINGS FOR EARLY BUILD PONTOONS : HURRICANES PRE-OWNED BOATS • 2004 SEA RAY 20’ MERC V-6 • SYLVAN FISH BOAT 16’ MERC 75 WE WORK FOR YOU Check our website LIFT/DOCKCHANGINGCONSIDERINGYOURSETUP? CHECK WITH US AVAILABILITYFOR
Address: 205 W. Fifth St.
Phone: 815-288-5508
Open: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
An affiliate with the Smithson ian Institution, the Northwest Territory Historic Center shares plenty of local and regional his tory, both rural and urban, inside the former South Dixon School. Among its exhibits is one on the Chautauqua social movement assemblies, one of which was in Dixon; Abraham Lincoln and his service in the Black Hawk War; a prairie exhibit giving people a glimpse of what farm life was like in the 1800s; a World War I airfield diorama; a restored classroom; and a model diorama of buildings and dwellings from Dixon as it looked in 1846.
Online: nthc.org, Facebook
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Open: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, January hours by appointment
Address: 110 N. Union St.
Address: 111 N. Sixth St. Phone: 815-732-7545
ByronBYRONMuseumof History
Phone: 815-562-2040
Open: 3:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
Online: byronmuseum.org
display. Military and agricultural memora bilia also is exhibited, along with survey ing tools used to plot the historic Galena Trail in 1833, which ran out from Peoria.
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FlaggFlaggROCHELLETownshipMuseumTownshipishometoRochelle,Hillcrest, Flagg and Flagg Center in Ogle County. This museum is inside a former city and township hall building from 1884. Exhibits include a replica of a jail and a 1950s Linotype machine, as well as railroad history of the three lines that run or once ran through the township: the Chicago and North Chicago,Western;Burlington and Quincy; and the Milwaukee and St. Paul. The museum has a Chautauqua program in March, and special exhibits during the town’s Railroad Days on the third weekend of May.
Online: villageofleafriver.com
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Address: 113 N. Franklin Ave. Phone: 815-946-4142
Address: 203 E. Third St.
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Open: 1 to 4 p.m. first and third Sunday of each month
Centered between downtown Byron and recent business development on state Route 2, the Byron Museum of History is at the former Lucius Read House, built in the early 1840s. Exhibits include the life and times of Byron native Albert Spalding, who went on to a hall of fame baseball career and started the Spalding Sporting Goods Co.; the Read Family and its role in the Railroad;Undergroundandexhibits on local railroads, downtown busi nesses and local farming.
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Open: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, or by appointment.
Online: oglecountyhistoricalsociety.com
LEAF RIVER
Address: 518 Fourth Ave.
Nash, the Ogle County and Ruby Nash Historical Museum has artifacts from throughout the county, centering on historic Oregon and its natural and scenic history.
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Open: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday
printed for decades in this building (a weekly newspaper now owned by Shaw Media) and its journalism history joins many mementos of Polo’s olden days on
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Phone: 815-234-5031
Within the walls of this 1894 United Brethren Church building are exhibits from local agri culture, education, railroad and military life, as well as a general history of the commu nity named for the river of the same name. One interesting exhibit is a dog-powered treadmill that was used to power a cream separator designed in the late 1800s.
Phone: 815-234-5031
Leaf River Historical Museum
Address: 211 S. Bench St.
Phone: 815-777-9131
Open: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily
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a stagecoach route from Chicago to Galena, Warren’s museum — housed in the town’s former water works building — details the history of the old route, and also has some more modern means of getting around, like a 1910 Hudson touring car. A replica of a jail, a Civil War cannon, and a cheese kettle are also on display, as well as cases of trophies and antiques.
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Address: 208 Burnett Ave.
Phone: 815-745-3443
Open: 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays from May to October
district. Learn about the town’s history of mining lead — in particular, a type called galena — the life and times of the 18th President (who lived in town during and after the Civil War), and the many businesses that called the town home when it had nearly five times as many residents as it does now. The museum plans to move to a new building in the near future, closer to Grant’s Home Museum on the southern part of town.
Open: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday from May to October
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This multi-building attrac tion is home to the Oscar Taylor House, restored to reflect life in the 1800s. It features a restored Irish homestead log cabin that once sat northwest of Pearl City; artifacts from a vast number of Freeport including,manufacturers,butnotlimited to, Henney Motor Company, Structo, Stover, Arcade Toy, W.T. Raleigh and Manny Reaper; and a restored one-room schoolhouse with history of early education in the rural area.
StephensonFREEPORTCountyHistorical Society Museum
Address: 1440 S. Carroll Ave. Phone: 815-232-8419
Rock Run Country Historical Society
Phone: 815-865-5665
Address: 107 W. Front Ave.
Open: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, or by appointment.
activist and social worker best known for establishing the Hull House in Chicago. Addams’ early life and her work is documented at the former town school building, built in 1885 and now home to the Cedarville Area Historical Society. Additional artifacts from local history also are on display. Address: 450 W. Second St. Phone: 815-990-0417
Online: cedarvilleareahistoricalsociety.org
Housed in a former drug and grocery store, the Stockton Heritage Museum has a wealth of informa tion and history about its businesses, schools, doctors and more. The town also was home to the first Kraft Cheese plant, and the museum has the largest collection of Kraft Foods memorabilia, including an original wagon once owned by J.L. Kraft.
Open: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays from Memorial Day to Labor Day
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Rock Run Township is home to Rock City and Davis in Stephenson County. Its historical society is housed in an 1870s store in downtown Rock City and features artifacts, including pictures, clothing and newspaper articles of times gone by.
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Along with artifacts from local history, the Lena Area Historical Museum also has in its collection clothing from several decades ago, as well as a Civil War regimental flag. Other attractions include a summer kitchen, the first log schoolhouse built in Lena, an Illinois Central caboose, a general store, post office, a re-creation of a chapel, and a barn with many farm tools and old vehicles.
Address: 606 Bridge St.
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Open: 1 to 4 p.m. May through September, or by appointment.
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in this village along the Indian Creek near the Illinois-Wisconsin state line. The museum hosts an annual Antique Days festival in August.
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As part of a year-long celebration of Lake Carroll’s 50th anniversary, organizers pulled out all the stops and put together a 3-day celebration of the lakeside community, its history, and the people who call it home. Lake Carroll Fest was held July 29-31 and kicked off Friday with music, a movie, and more, and ran through Sunday, with pancakes, a petting zoo, parade and other activities. In between, there was music, an ice cream social, a golf scramble and more — including a lot of smil ing
It was an event that only comes along once every 50 years, and the folks at Lake Carroll made sure they enjoyed every minute of it.
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Fest may be the biggest an niversary event, it’s by no means the last. Organizers have more activities planned: the Campground Social Club’s Labor Day Bash Sept. 4 will feature a bonfire, food and music; the Ski Club’s October Fest will feature beer, brats and live music on Oct. 15; the Turkey Troy 5K & Fun Run/Walk will be Nov. 19; and on Dec. 31, a New Year’s Eve Gala will wrap things up with formalwear, food, fun and dueling pianos. For up dates and additional info, be sure to check out Lake Carroll’s e-blasts, Lake Carroll Members Only Facebook page, golakecarroll. com, and this magazine.
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Local photographer Jay Wolf was hired to capture all the faces and fun at the fest, and he was kind enough to share some of his fantastic photos with Lake Lifestyle’s readers.
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The farmers market set up during the fest, and drew a larger crowd than usual on the 30th, and food trucks rolled into Lake Carroll for the weekend. The annual Big Cup golf scramble also teed off, and saw Lake Car roll’s talented golfers gather on the greens to give their best shot at bragging rights.
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NOVEMBER IS A TIME FOR REFLECTION: We give thanks for our blessings, and we salute the service members who’ve answered the call. Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving memory or tradition at Lake Carroll that you’d like to share? Or maybe you’re a veteran at Lake Carroll with a story to tell? Let us hear it. (Deadline: Oct. 10)
While celebrating Lake Carroll and the people who make it possible, we here at Lake Lifestyle would like to honor you by giving you a chance to share your memories and special moments of your time in the community.
Throughout the 50 years of Lake Carroll’s history, there are sure to be some interesting stories and moments worth sharing, so let us help share them.
If you have any memories or photos, email them to me at ccut ter@saukvalley.com — and don’t be shy: Your story can entertain, enlighten or even inspire oth ers to share their story. While we welcome any and all stories, here are a few themes we’d like to put together …
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Music lovers got a treat during the festivities with five different acts performing over the 3-day stretch at the Clubhouse. Bobbi White and Com pany from Sterling-Rock Falls played a wide range of popular songs and Blue Steel 815 of Rockford hammered out their country-rock blend of tunes on the 29th. The Sauk Valley-based band Slick Trigger doled out some high-energy country and Chicagoland’s own Infinity Band belted out a variety of 1970s and 1980s rock and roll “ultimate tribute” songs on the 30th. Chase Sieting of Peoria closed out the musical lineup with an acoustic rock performance on the 31st. Want to hear more from the bands? All five acts are on Facebook, and both Blue Steel (bluesteel815.com) and Infinity Band (infinity2k.com) have websites.
Our goal is to have a story in the remaining months of the year, with holiday reflections that, we hope, are filled with interesting history and tales.
IN OCTOBER, ghosts, ghouls and goblins get their moment in the spook-light. What are your favorite memories of Halloween at the lake? (Deadline: Sept. 12)
WHETHER IT’S CHRISTMAS, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, December is a time to celebrate. Do you have any favorite, festive memories from the holidays at Lake Carroll? Or maybe some holiday traditions? Tell us about them. (Deadline: Nov. 4)
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P and C Little Ras cals brought its petting zoo to the lodge on the 31st with goats, llamas, and other small animals for children to enjoy and feed. Inflat able bounce and slide rides were enjoyed by the young and the young at heart during all three days, and one of the slides featured a splash pad at the bottom. Check out Lake Carroll’s Instagram page (instagram.com/ lake.carroll for those who do not have the app) for videos of Lake Carroll General Manager Calvin White and Maintenance Manager Patrick McQuilkin having fun on some of the slides.
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The Leroy Hinkle Dam got a workout Aug. 8 after a deluge drenched much of northwest Illinois, following heavy rains that morning and the prior weekend. According to the National Weather Service, Stephenson County, to Lake Carroll’s north, had between 5 and 10 inches of rain in a 48-hour span from Aug. 7-8, and between 5 and 7 inches were measured in northeast Carroll County. The dam did its job after the lake rose about a foot higher than normal for this time of summer.
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Getting to Lake Carroll from Lena on state Route 73 early in the week of Aug. 7-13 was a bit of a chal lenge rainmotoristsoncegottoPearlCity.TheYellowCreekanditstributariesoverflowedtheirbanksafterheavyfellduringtheweekend,closingthe
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People of all ages have come in to try a healthy drink, including, of course, the students whose school mascot inspired the business’ name. Like clockwork, when she opens at 7 a.m. on four of the five school days — she’s closed Wednesday — a fair number of Polo Mar cos are already there, waiting to get their fix of her nutritional mix on their way to school.
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Marco Nutrition’s Rene LeFevre likes to think of her role as more than just a business owner. She looks at it as a way to do her part to encour age healthier lifestyles, too. “I enjoy helping people when they come in and want to be healthier, or do better things with their health,” she said.
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ou say Marco, you hear Polo.
In a time when maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be a challenge — with carbonation and corn syrup and mega-sized fountain drinks all around — Lefevre is doing her part at Marco Nutrition to help people find healthy alter natives to all the unhealthy ingredients out there, and she’s doing it with boosted teas, shakes and iced coffees.
“I’ve met a lot of people that I wouldn’t have known otherwise,” she said.
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When Renee Lefevre says Marco, she hears Nutrition.Lefevre is the mixmaster behind the healthy drinks and hometown pride at her Polo business, Marco Nutrition.
“I enjoy helping people when they come in and want to be healthier, or do better things with their health,” she said, and in her first year of busi ness, she’s met a lot of like-minded people.
LeFevre mixes up a drink at Marco Nutrition. With so many choices on the menu to choose from, it’s hard to pick just one — but some customers do. LeFevre said about half her customers find a favorite and stick with it, while the rest like to explore what’s on the menu.
Seeing younger customers opt for something other than mass produced energy drinks or soda makes Lefevre happy.
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“I hope they’re cutting back on energy drinks,” Lefevre said. “Ours has vitamins and minerals in it, and it doesn’t have a lot of sugar. It’s healthyLefevrecaffeine.”mixesup lots of flavors to savor, with ingredients that come from the Herbalife brand of dietary supplements. What you won’t find, though, is a lot of calories, despite what the names of some flavors might lead you to Chocolatebelieve.andcheesecakes may not sound like part of a balanced diet, but the drinks at Marco Nutri tion won’t have you tipping the scales. They clock in at only 250 calories or less. There’s practically no limit to what can be created, and Lefevre invites you to stop by and take a look at the menu. It’s right by the front door so you can decide what you want before you step up to the counter — and it might take a few minutes to make up your mind.
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increase energy and improve digestion. There’s even a caffeine-free boosted tea for the younger kids. Another type, a “hangover tea,” has 15 grams of protein, vita min C and energy-supporting B vitamins.“When they come in for some thing that’s really hy drating, they’ll get a hang over tea,” Lefevre said.
Lefevre’s regulars are about a 50-50 mix: some stick with their favorites, while others explore the menu to find new favorites.
“When I first opened, there were a couple of people who looked at the menu and decided they wanted to try every shake and every tea, but then they run across one that they really like and they’ll stick with it,” Lefevre said. “I’ve had people that order the same thing in the last year, maybe they only come in three times a week. Some of them get in their habit and have the one thing they like and never try anything else, and some of them try something different every time they come in.”
In all, Marco Nutrition’s menu includes almost 60 different types of shakes, each with no more than 250 calories and no more than 9 grams of sugar; 40 differ ent sugar-free, boosted teas with plenty of vitamins and only 25 calories; and 20 different types of iced coffee, each with only 100 calories, 15 grams of protein and just 2 grams of sugar. The teas and shakes can be ordered cold or hot — the hot shakes proved to be popular in the winter months.
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The shakes can act as meal replace ments if need be.
Customers can also get their tea with a little beauty booster, too. There’s a col lagen mixture that supports strong nails and healthy hair, a CR7 with vital electrolytes and carbs that enhances hydration, an H3O that helps replace lost fluids, a Best Defense mix for stronger immune support, and aloe for better digestion health.Lefevre says her teas help burn calories, boost metabolism,
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There’s an art to mixing just the right drink, and LeFevre has quite a colorful palette to choose from. Marco Nutrition’s menu includes almost 60 different types of shakes, 40 different boosted teas, and 20 different types of iced coffee. Here, LeFevre mixes up a Marco Power tea, which features the high school colors of blue and yellow. Inset at left: The Fried Oreo Shake and the Marco Power tea.
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Some come for the “flavors of the day,” to try a different tea, shake or iced coffee. Specials are posted on Marco Nutrition’s Facebook page before the store opens. In a hurry, and don’t want to wait in line? You can order ahead via Facebook Messenger. Sometimes Lefevre will take suggestions to help name newer creations. Some names come from a healthy helping of hometown pride. There’s a Marco Power tea, with orange, pomegranate and Herbalife’s “blue blast;” and a Marco Mayhem shake with cook ies and cream, vanilla cheesecake, white chocolate, blueberry and lemon. Both concoctions feature the high school colors of blue and yellow.
Lefevre used to work at Blackhawk Nutrition in Oregon before she decided to open her own place close to home. She took part in a DrumFIT exercise class in Oregon and found herself visit ing Blackhawk Nutrition for something healthy to quench her thirst. After a little while, she wound up working there, and in the process she learned firsthand about nutritional science.
Marco Nutrition is one of several similar business es throughout north central Illinois that use Herbalife products, and even have similar menus, but Lefevre’s operation is the closest one to Lake Carroll.
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Marco Nutrition, 103 N. Division Ave. in Polo, is open from 7 a,m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Find it on Facebook or Instagram (@ marco nutrition) for more information and its flavors of the day.
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Lefevre’s proud to do her part to pro mote healthier lifestyles, and she hopes more people will hear her message and say: “I’ll drink to that!”
“I love what I do,” she said. “I re ally do.”
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“I got better, actually,” Lefevre said. “My blood sugar had been close to where they would have to watch it. I went there later and he said, ‘I don’t know what you’re doing, but your blood sugar is right back where it should be.’ I felt better, and I made my husband [Mark] start drinking them — he absolute ly wasn’t going to do it, but now he drinks a shake every night.”
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“The younger kids will come in here and point their friends out to the ice ma chine, and tell them, ‘Wait until she opens that, there’s a light in there,’” Lefevre said.
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Even the ice in the drinks gets a little boost. It comes from a Vevor ice machine that bathes it in blue light. The light is supposed to prevent bacteria from grow ing inside, but Lefevre has seen another benefit of it: younger customers think the blue light looks pretty cool.
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ike all business owners, Fred Paschke wants to generate customer traffic — but in order to do that, he has to give it a place to stop first.He’s in a good place to do it, at a busy four-way intersection where his Do It Best Mount Carroll Home Center sits. He sees countless cars, tons of trucks and trailers, myriad motor homes, and a bounty of boats go by every day. But they all have to stop sometime, and when they do they’ll need a place where people can park them.
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Fred Paschke, owner of Do It Best Mount Carroll Home Center, has a new endeavor: Fred’s Man Caves and Deb’s She Shed, near his other business, Do It Best Mount Carroll Home Center, in Mount Carroll.
The purpose of Paschke’s project? The storage units will be big enough to park anything from an ATV to a Winnebago. Or maybe you’re just looking for a place to hang out with your hobbies or get a business off the ground.
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That’s where Paschke’s latest project can help: Fred’s Man Caves and Deb’s She Sheds — and before you ask how all those things could fit in a man cave or she shed, we’re not talking about those cozy and compact backyard retreats that have become increasingly popular in recent years. Paschke’s man caves and she sheds are more like a storage unit, and he’s building them in his own backyard.Theowner of the Do It Best Mount Carroll Home Center, at the intersec tion of U.S. Route 52/state Route 64 and state Route 78, also owns swaths of land south of the busy four-way stop, where he’s building his own take on man caves and she sheds. He’s already put up one unit, with more to come.
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As for the she sheds? Well, Paschke doesn’t want to miss out on being able to market to moms and misses — after all, they can use some extra space, too. The Deb in Deb’s She Shed is his wife of 54 Paschkeyears. is building the units along West Commercial Street, just around a corner from his hardware store. One unit is up already: it’s a two-bay building with one half already being rented out, and the other half awaiting a ten ant. It was built this past winter and completed in March.
“A man cave is a place where a guy can store his motor home, or his boat, or whatever,” Paschke said. “In the met ropolitan areas, these things are very popular. A guy either lives in a town house or has no room for his toys.”
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If you need some space, he’s got the Havingplace.been part of this rural community for 40 years, Paschke knows it’s important for people to have a safe place to store their toys and transporta tion when they’re not on the move.
Paschke’s storage units come with a something a little extra: a restroom with a toilet and sink, electrical hook-ups, and heating. There’s also a hose and a utility sink.
“You can put a motor home here with an air conditioner on top, and it’ll fit,” Paschke said. Unlike traditional storage units, each has its own restroom, with a toilet and sink, elec trical hook-ups, and is heated. There’s also a hose and a utility sink, if renters need to wash something more than their hands. The finished concrete floor is slightly sloped for water
Paschke, originally from Minnesota, came to Mount Carroll 40 years ago and bought a former gas station and restaurant to turn into his hardware store and lumber yard. His op eration has grown since then and today it in cludes a 70-bay traditional storage facility east of town and a “bargain barn” across the road from the hardware store where customers can find discounted items. If you’re looking for storage sheds, he’s got those, too.
“It’s a niche that I try to fulfill,” Paschke said. “It’s people that have a lot of toys to put in there, or it can be a start for a person starting a new business. It doesn’t have to be a full-time business, it can be part-time. Woodworking,
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Each unit measures 48 feet long, 24 feet wide and 16 feet high; the garage door is 16 feet wide by 14 feet high. The units are large enough for an RV or a small fleet of golf carts.
In the decades Paschke has been in town, he’s come to know many people from Lake Carroll, including one couple he knew from his days in Minnesota, and he thinks his new stor age units could offer something for the lakeside community’s residents. He knows the kind of units he’s building are too tall to build in Lake Carroll, and that was another reason why he wanted to go forward with his endeavor.
he hopes people will see the potential the units have to offer. Sure, they could just be a place to store stuff — or maybe they can be more of a man cave or she shed. A place where a group of buddies can hang out and work on a car, or group of hobbyists can whittle away at their projects. Or maybe a bud ding business needs a place to get a start.
“I thought with the tourism in this area, and with Lake Carroll, I thought this would be a perfect fit,” Paschke said. “We’ve been in Car roll County for 40 years, and it’s a wonderful place to raise a family. It’s a nice com munity.”
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To find out more about Fred's Man Caves and Sue's She Sheds, contact the Do It Best Mount Car roll Home Center at 815244-1566 or visit it at 903 South Clay St. in Mount Carroll from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Get a glimpse of the out side of an existing unit at 751 W. Commercial St.
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40 Lake Lifestyle | September 2022 FEATURED PROPERTIES Fawn ridge real estate co. WWW.FAWNRIDGEREALTY.COMServingLakeCarrollFor30Years 18-18 LAKE CARROLL BLVD 3 BEDROOMS • 2 BATHROOMS • 1,596 SQFT 3 CAR GARAGE • 1.57 ACRES $249,000 1.57 ACRES JUST UP FROM MARINA & BEACH 5-236R HEATHCLIFF 4 BEDROOM • 3 BATHROOM • 2,488 SQFT 2 STALL, DEEP GARAGE • .76 ACRES $329,000 NEW BEAUTIFULPRICE/TURNKEYWOODEDLOT 31-10 MEDINAH DRIVE 4-5 BEDROOMS • 4 BATHROOMS • 4,906 SQFT 3 CAR GARAGE • 1.15 ACRES $675,000 CUSTOM BUILT EXECUTIVE GOLF COURSE HOME WITH DEEDED SLIP 23-27 BROADVIEW DRIVE • 3 3.5BEDROOMSBATHROOMS • 2,511 SQ.FT. • 2 CAR GARAGE 1.09 ACRES $259,700 SOLD 19-50 MAPLEWOOD COURT • 3 BEDROOMS 3 BATHROOMS • 2,188 SQ.FT. • 2 CAR GARAGE 1.5 ACRES $329,000 SOLD 17-4 LAKE CARROLL BLVD. • 3 BEDROOMS 3 BATHROOMS • 2,196 SQ.FT. • 4 CAR DETACHED GARAGE 0.61 ACRES $352,500 SOLD 16-214 STONEHEDGE DRIVE • 2 BEDROOMS • 2.5 1,971BATHROOMSSQ.FT. • WATERFRONT • 0.33 ACRES $399,000 SOLD 3-366 LAKE CARROLL BLVD • 3 3-1/2BEDROOMBATHROOM • 3,386 SQFT • 3 CAR GARAGE .52 ACRES $359,000 SOLDSOLD 5-256R BIRKSHIRE DRIVE • 3 BEDROOMS • 3 2,902BATHROOMSSQ.FT • 3 CAR GARAGE • .97 ACRES $289,900 815-493-2829email: Marketinfo@fawnridgerealty.comExpertise,Custom Built ASKFAWNRIDGE 21-46 MARINA COURT • 4 BEDROOMS • 3 FULL BATHROOMS 2,240 SQFT • OVERSIZED GARAGE • 2.13 ACRES $669,900 SOLD 26-58 BLACKWOOD • 4 BEDROOMS • 3 2700BATHROOMSSQ.FT. • 3 CAR HEATED GARAGE • 2.13 ACRES $353,900 26-49 NORWOOD DRIVE • 4 BEDROOM • 3 BATHROOM • 2,423 SQ.FT • 2 CAR GARAGE • 1.67 ACRES $305,000 SOLD 17-111 HIDDEN COVE COURT • 2 BEDROOMS • 3 BATHROOMS • 2,296 SQFT • 2 CAR GARAGE • 0.7 ACRES $470,000 SOLD 7 HILL ROAD, MT. CARROLL • 3 BEDROOMS • 3 3,318BATHROOMSSQFT • 2 CAR GARAGE • 20 ACRES $574,000 NEW PRICE 20 ACRES! ONE OF A KIND RETREAT IN THE COUNTRY 1.6 ACRES NEAR THE GOLF COURSE DEEDED SLIP!!!! 23-118 LAKE CARROLL BOULEVARD • 4 BEDROOMS • 3.5 2,716BATHROOMSSQFT • 2 CAR GARAGE • 1.60 ACRES $299,900 BEAUTIFUL PARK LIKE SETTING NEXT TO GREENWAY WITH LAKE ACCESS
41Lake Lifestyle | September 2022 LAKE CARROLL WATERFRONT LOTS FOR SALE View our available offshore lots, deeded slip lots, and golf course lots on our website (Property Search/Lake Carroll/Land) BARBARAHILL 815-766-2758BROKER GRIFFINCYNDY 815-238-7597BROKER SHELLHAUSEGARY MANAGINGDESIGNATEDBROKER815-238-4368 WILHELMWAYNE MANAGING815-238-4541BROKER BLOCKKAYLA 815-475-8060Broker/Owner BLOCKNICK 815-906-1701Broker/Owner 4-105 Beachcomber$89,900 SOLD 24-13 Hidden Ranch Drive PRICE$175,000REDUCED SOLD 16-230 Stonehedge Drive $144,900 SOLD 27-45 Ridgeview Drive $650,000 SOLD 5-207 Heathcliff Drive $185,000 SOLD 4-39$169,900Grandview 21-51 Marina $154,900Court 25-60 Cottage Hill Ct. $215,000 23-31 Berkshire Court $224,000 25-51 Cottage Hill Drive $259,000 17-54 Lakeview Circle $149,000 NEW PRICE Complete Real Estate ServicesFawn Ridge Real Estate Co. 3-203 Association Dr. Lake Carroll, IL 61046 Deciding whether to Buy or Sell, Let Us Help! Scan the QR Code to view and subscribe to Lake Carroll Market Data. Or use this fawnridgerealty.com/market-insights/lake-carrolladdress: The Lake Carroll market is still strong with Buyers waiting to live the Lake Lifestyle. Due to limited inventory, it is still a Sellers Market. Contact us for a Complimentary Market Analysis.
42 Lake Lifestyle | September 2022 WWW.BARNESREALTYINC.COM 24490 Payne Rd, Shannon, IL 866-493-2300 215 E PRAIRIE STREET RECENTLY UPDATED! * 3 Bedrooms * 0.16 Acre Lot * 1 Bath * 1 Car Garage * 1432 Sq. Ft. * Covered Porch * Call Margaret * $74,700 LANARK 617 S RIDGE STREET CORNER LOT LOCATION! *3 Bedrooms *1 *Call*1491Bathroomsq.ft.AmyB. *0.23 Acre Lot *2 Car Garage *$93,900*Shed SHANNON CHICAGO1636AVENUE SOME RECENT UPDATES! * 4 Bedrooms * 1.5 Baths * 941 sq. ft * Call Aime * 0.14 Acre Lot * 2 Car Garage * Corner Lot * $79,900 SAVANNA 119 S HUDSON STREET NEAR DOWNTOWN! * 3 Bedrooms * 1 Bath * 1248 sq. ft * Call Trish * 0.18 Acre Lot * Lg Back Yard * Garden Shed * $69,000 STOCKTON Amy Barnes Designated Managing Broker 815-238-8360 VIRGINIA1720AVENUE ONE LEVEL LIVING! * 3 Bedrooms * 1.5 Bathrooms * 1618 sq. ft. * Call Trish * 0.41 Acre Lot * 4 Car Storage * LL Partial Finish * $185,000 SAVANNA MARINA21-51COURT 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 WATERFRONT PRICE REDUCED 205 S CLAY STREET VICTORIAN STYLE! * 3 Bedrooms * 2300 sq. ft. * 2 Bathrooms * Call Aime H. * 0.17 Acre Lot * Opens Staircase * Covered Porch * $74,900 MT. CARROLL 17-124 LAKE CARROLL BLVD. NICELY UPDATED 1.5 STORY! * 3 Bedrooms * 3.5 Baths * 2374 Sq. Ft. * Call Amy B. * 0.50 Acre Lot * 2 Car Garage * ML Master Suite * $289,900 LAKE CARROLL 201 N COLLEGE STREET GENEROUS KITCHEN WORKSPACE! * 2 Bedrooms * 2 Bathrooms * 1097 Sq. Ft. * Call Corine * 0.19 Acre Lot * ML Laundry * Enclosed Porch * $62,500 MT. CARROLL PENDING
43Lake Lifestyle | September 2022 THE STRENGTH OF TEAMWORK... ...THE REPUTATION FOR RESULTS! Doug ManagingMollBroker815-238-3626 Aime 815-291-8256BrokerHeldt Corine ManagingCharlesBroker815-541-5187 Trish 815-541-7138BrokerOppold Margaret815-291-5269BrokerRominski 110 W Carroll St, Lanark IL MEDINAH31-7DRIVE BEAUTIFUL 18TH GREEN LOCATION * 3 BRs * 4 Baths * 4017 Sq. Ft. * Call Betty * 1 Acre * Agent Owned * 4 Car Garage * $333,000 GOLF COURSE SOLD VACANT LOTS $500 12-166 Rosewood Ln. 0.28 Acre $2,000 16-170 Stonehedge Dr. 0.25 Acre $3,900 12-245 Birchbark Ct 0.25 Acre $19,900 27-21 Norwood Dr. 1.81 Acres COUNTRYWOODEDVIEW$1,000 12-107 Briarwood Dr 0.37 Acre $2,000 13-102 Quail Hollow Dr 0.54 Acre $19,900 2-291R Park View Cr 0.87 Acre EQUESTRIAN $34,900 24-113 Lake Carroll Blvd. 4.62 Acres WATERFRONT $149,900 21-51 Marina Ct 2.99 Acres DEEDED SLIP $17,900 31-56 Doral Ct 1.18 Acres WHITEWATER17-11 DRIVE CUL-DE-SAC LOCATION * 3 BRs * 3 Baths * 3000 Sq. Ft. * Call Margaret * 0.58 Acre Lot * 2 Car Garage * Wooded Greenway * $249,900 COUNTRY VIEW SOLD MEDINAH31-30DRIVE LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! * 3 BRs * 3 Baths * 2112 Sq. Ft. * Call Amy B. * 1.03 Acre Lot * 2 Car Garage * Remodeled FR * $209,900 GOLF VIEW SOLD EDGEWOOD19-66COURT PEACEFUL, PRIVATE, PARADISE * 3 BRs * 2 Baths * Spacious Ranch * Call Margaret * 1.33 Acres * 3+ Car Garage * Great Room * $284,750 WOODED SOLD KIDD’S1-128COURT CABIN IN THE WOODS! * 3 BRs * 2 Baths * 1789 sq. ft. * Call Amy B. * 0.80 Acre Lot * Greenway Adjacent * Recent Updates * $189,900 SEASONAL LAKEVIEW SOLD WAKONDA31-45DRIVE SPACIOUS GOLF COUSE HOME! * 6 BRs * 4.5 Baths * 5103 Sq. Ft. * Call Margaret * 1.15 Acre Lot * 3 Stall Garage * Sunroom * $434,900 GOLF COURSE SOLD 16-276 FOX RUN COURT FANTASTIC FLOOR PLAN! COUNTRY VIEWS SOLD * 4 BRs * 3 Baths * 2703 sq. ft. * Call Amy B. * 0.85 Acre Lot * 4 Garage Stalls * Outdoor Fireplace * $299,999 SOLD
44 Lake Lifestyle | September 2022 SM-ST2005267 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. www.buylakecarroll.com • email us at: BuyLakeCarroll@yahoo.com TOWN LAKE & COUNTRY 1-131R Kidds Ct. Stunning raised ranch home with HUGE 3 plus car detached building. Home has been completely renovated and NEW roof. 3 BEDROOMS - 3 BATHS2144 SQ $359,000FT NEW LISTINGNEW LISTING 17-168 Lakeside WATERFRONT HOME WITH FABULOUS VIEWS AND DEEP WATER. One of Lake Move in ready and furnished! Tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac. This one is a true gem. 4 BEDROOMS - 4 BATHS3074 SQ $745,000FT. FABULOUS WATERFRONT PROPERTY 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 BATHS5,486 SQ FT NEW PRICE $1,600,000 SOLD 6/29/22 NEW LISTING 23-41 Barrington Ct. GREAT LOCATION. Sharp, walk out, exposed ranch on a LAKEFRONTFABULOUSLOT!Theviewsareincredible 5 BEDROOMS - 3 BATHS3600 SQ $899,000FT NEW LISTING 21-48 Marina Ct. FABULOUS NEWER HOME ON GORGEOUS LAKE CARROLL! Comes fully furnished and an additional Boat, golf cart and ATV package. 3 BEDROOMS3 BATHS - 2726 SQ $699,000FT WATERFRONT WITH MAJESTIC LAKE VIEWS 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. 3 BEDROOMS - 3 BATHS2,564 SQ $750,000FT NEW LISTING 17-163 Lakeside WATERFRONT GEM. Perfect stylecottage.getawaylakeChaletwithfabulouslandscapingtotheLake.Big2cargaragewithwalk-upattic. 3 BEDROOMS - 3 BATHS2932 SQ $849,000FT 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 $795,000BUILDINGS 55 ACRES & BUILDINGS SALE PENDING NEW LISTING 3-444 Deerfield Ct. STUNNING & COMPLETELY REMODELED IN THE PAST YEAR. 3 NEW Baths, NEW Kitchen with granite. ALL NEW FLOORING, PAINT AND DECOR. ALL NEW APPLIANCES. 4 BEDROOMS - 3 BATHS2916 SQ FT NEW PRICE $399,000 19-50 thiswoodsbeautifulthehideaway 3 HAS$325,000BATHS finishedhome2.93car 2 SOLD 8/10/22 SOLD 8/11/22 SOLD 7/18/22 SOLD 6/22/22 SOLD 7/11/22 SOLD
45Lake Lifestyle | September 2022 Julie Wenzel Managing 815-541-1001Broker juliewenzel@remax.net Patti Kloepping Broker 815-266-4020Associate pattik@remax.net Tom Grimes Broker 815-590-7237Associate thomasgrimes@remax.net KNOWS LAKE CARROLL MAKE LAKE CARROLL YOUR SANCTUARY Call us to Buy or Sell 815-493-SOLDTownLake&Country 21-78 LAKE CARROLL BLVD • LAKE CARROLL, IL PHILANTHROPIC SPONSOR 13-52 Grouse Lane NEW LISTING ONLY $1 17-64 Lakeview Dr NEW LISTING ONLY $10 31-80 Country Club Ct NEW PRICE $1,500 31-73 Country Club Ct 28-844-236&237$1,500Grandview$3,000LakeCarrollBlvd Equestrian lot $7,500 23-203 Brittany Ct NEW PRICE $7,500 17-131 Edgewater NEW LISTING $25,000 DEEDED SLIP LOTS 28-68 Lake Carroll Blvd DEEDED SLIP AVAILABLE FOR 2022 NEW PRICE $15,000 24-105 Shenandoah DEEDED SLIP AVAILABLE FOR 2022 $18,900 19-40 Hidden Valley DEEDED SLIP AVAILABLE FOR 2023 $21,900 17-95 Lake Carroll Blvd. DEEDED SLIP AVAILABLE FOR 2023 24-130$23,900Rustlers Ct. DEEDED SLIP AVAILABLE FOR 2022 $39,500 LOTS FOR SALESOLDSOLD 17-179 & 180 Harborview WATERFRONT WITH GORGEOUS DEEP WATER. 2 lots but sold as contiguous with 1 set of LCA dues 1.13 $244,900ACRES LAKEFRONT BUILDING LOT SOLDSALESOLDSOLDPENDINGCt. renovatedranchbeen BATHS$359,000 APPLIANCES.PAINT $399,000 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$259,700PRICE NEW LISTING 4-40R Grandview Dr. WOW!! GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A LAKEFRONT LOT FOR AN AMAZING PRICE! 1.13 $129,000ACRES WATERFRONT LOTNEW LISTING 19-50 Maplewood Ct. A thiswoodsbeautifulthehideawaypeacefulinwoods!11/2acresofdeepsurroundcustombuilthome. 3 BEDROOMS 3 BATHS - 2644 SQ $325,000FT DEEDED BOAT SLIP 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. 2 BEDROOMS - 3 BATHS2156 SQ $309,900FT DEEDED SLIP 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 BEDROOMS2.5 BATHS - 2384 SQ $299,000FT NEW LISTING 1-80 Farragut Lane If fabulous views and an open floor plan are what you are looking for, then this is the property for you!! Newlyinside.renovated 2 BEDROOMS2 BATHS - 2344 SQ $279,000FT NEW LISTING 27-61 Ridgeview Gorgeous 2.82 acre flat lot backs up to a greenway 3 BEDROOMS - 2.5 BATHS1971 $269,000SQ 7/11/22 SOLD 4/29/22 SOLD 5/17/22SOLD 6/2/22 SOLD 6/2/22 SOLD 6/15/22 NEW LISTING 4-163 Beachcomber AWESOME PRICE ON THIS FIRST TIER FIXER UPPER. BEAUTIFUL WATER VIEWS. DECK ALLOWANCE. 2 BEDROOM - 2 BATHS1960 SQ. $199,900FT
46 Lake Lifestyle | September 2022 TOM MILLER For Sale by Lake Carroll Realty www.MyLakeCarrollRealty.com OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! TOM MILLER MANAGING BROKER Cell: LakeCarrollTom@aeroinc.net815-297-4968 28-45 SOUTHVIEW DR. DEEDED SLIP $34,500 • Deeded slip. Paid for 2022availableandfor • Slip is E-6 • Seasonal Lake View • 1.9 Acres • theaccessGreenwaytoLake 17-111 HIDDEN COVE CT. WATERFRONT $489,000 • 2296 Sq Ft • 2 Bedrooms • 3 Baths • 2 roomsBonus • 2 car garage • Paver Patio • Sold Turn Key • Built 1999 LOTS FOR SALE Country View • 31-9 (Golf Course) • 31-79 (DEEDED SLIP) • 609 S. CEDAR ST. (SHANNON) Please give us a call for a analysismarketof your home. We are in need listings,of $449,000 • 4 bedrooms • 3 Baths • 3276 Sq. Ft. • 3 Car garage • 4 seasons Rm • Radiant Floor Heat • Built 2003 • .53 Acre 17-90 WHITEWATER DR. COUNTRY VIEW $349,000 • 1.9 Acres • 80 Ft frontageof • drivewayShared 24-51 SADDLEWOOD WATERFRONT LOT $21,900 • Slip availableis this year • 1.69 Acres • Walk lakegreenwaydownto 23-114 LAKE CARROLL BLVD. DEEDED SLIP LOT SOLD PENDING
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48 Lake Lifestyle | September 2022 24565 Zier Rd, Lanark 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 Call for Your Complimentary Custom Dock & Lift Solutions (815) 493-6401 2023 CREST PONTOONS IN STOCK 2023 CRESTLINER FISHING BOATS ON ORDER Professional Fall Services Let us winterize your SternOutboardsInboardsDrivesPWC’s Ballast Tanks/Boat Heaters Shoreline Dock & Lift Removal Boat & Pontoon PickupDetailingBottomcleaning&DeliveryStorage - Don’t miss out on End of Season Accessory Deals - Send us your Fall Fishing Pics for a People’s Choice Virtual Contest on Facebook. - Stocked Bait & Tackle Shop now Carrying Spittin Image Jigs There’s Still Plenty Of Time To Order Your Dream Boat If It Isn’t In Stock Summer is Cooling Down... But we are not!
