Kathleen Seeberg, Executive Director of Walworth County Visitors Bureau shares insights about the four seasons attractions of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Come along and discover how the Gilded Age barons of Chicago came to build their mansions on the shores of Lake Geneva following the devastating Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Situated just 75 miles away from the Windy City, Lake Geneva soon became a coveted destination for the rich and famous…and it remains true today.
But the lakefront town has evolved in to a year-round vacation destination for everybody even though luxurious mansions still line the lakefront—and in Lake Geneva’s modest fashion—even the resort-sized mansions are sometimes fondly referred to as summer cottages and cabins.
Vacation time in Lake Geneva doesn’t stop with the first November gales…that’s when the locals start prepping for the winter ice festival, tuning up their ice boat racers, and dreaming of snowmobiling, drilling holes in the ice, and setting up their fish shanties on the frozen lake.
This us just a sampler of the outdoor allures that keep this cool, small town humming year round. The businesses are mostly ma & pa operations-an important ingredient that makes Lake Geneva a most welcoming place.
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