Explore Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
By Melanie Radzicki McManus
More than 300 years ago, Native Americans lived in the area that’s now called Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. More than 100 years ago, barons of industry built their summer homes there. Now, it’s time for you to see why this hamlet 80 miles northwest of Chicago’s Loop has such staying power.
The well-known places to stay in this resort town have built on their storied reputations with renovations and new amenities… Kids splash in the Timber Ridge indoor water park on the site of the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa, where the beds are soft and inviting. The Native Americans from long ago would marvel at the development-—but recognize what spurred it.