Walking Back in Time

Restored in 1995 to the way it was built in the 1870s, felled logs used to rush through these gates after spring meltwater collected in the lake.

Tom Kaiser, Managing Editor
April 25, 2012

Walking down a gravel trail flanked by gigantic white pine trees showing off their fresh, bright green needles, my mom pointed toward a clearing to explain that this whole tract of land was once owned by Otto C. Doering, an officer of Sears, Roebuck & Company of Chicago back in the early 1900s.... Read more »

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