The History of Holiday Park (Ingleside, Illinois)

Last night I attended a presentation on the history of Holiday Park given at the Fox Lake Public Library in Illinois.  The place was packed with a largely older crowd.

Holiday park operated from the 1950s to 1990s and continually grew and evolved until it covered a huge area between US Highway 12 and Illinois Highway 134.  It included Wooster Lake, two ponds, a ski hill, water slide, bar and restaurant with banquet facilities.

Many of the high school kids of Fox Lake worked there while growing up and after the presentation, there was a rather long series of people getting up and talking about their experiences.

it must have been a fun place, judging by the comments.

--Cooter