There was no presentation today because of the death of President Nancy Kubalanza. Just didn't seem right to have one.
There is a movement to place historical markers around Fox Lake.
The site of Dollar Lake, now the plaza with the theater and Val's grocery store is scheduled for one. Dollar Lake was shallow and filled in. Paul Jakstas says there is no truth to there being any trains in the former lake (used as fill). It was filled up partially with land from G.I. Hill
In 1954, Rollins Road came through to Fox Lake and the shopping centyer was built 1962-1963. It used to have a small Sears store and a Woolworth's.
They also hope to put up anoher sign by what is locally called Beer Can Bridge which takes US Route 12 (Rand Road) over a channel between Nippersink Lake and Pistakee Lake. It gets its name from all the beer cans placed on the underside of the girders by boaters passing under them.
This is also by where the old Midway was located, an area of bars, hotels and amusements.
--Cooter
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