Saturday, January 22, 2011

Thoughts of Summer - Lake Minear

Libertyville Historian Laura Hickey has a new column up today on the Libertyville Patch.com website.

This article offers a great history of a great place to spend summer afternoons..... Lake Minear.

From Fairground to Fishing Hole: http://libertyville.patch.com/articles/from-fairground-to-fishing-hole

Laura is an avid local history buff, plus co-author of Arcadia Publishing's Libertyville Then & Now, history book. She has also created several websites of local interest, including the SaveBrainerd.org site, The Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society website, and a website featuring Marlon Brando's life in Libertyville (This is a very cool site!) - http://www.marlonbrandoinlibertyville.com