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Information on this can be found under its original name, Lost lake Resort.
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Elaine Enlow Home Site
Elaine Enlow's home was torn down after her death, but it was located to the right of the garage. It was originally owned by her mother Eva Reichel, who may have been a sister of Walter E. Olson. The site is on the Jct of Hwy 70E and Old 70, diagonally from Bob Katz's Tavern (Waukegan).
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Elbert's Resort
Elbert's Resort is located on West Bay of Little St. Germain lake. The earliest known owner was Herbert and Elsie Brown. They took the "El" from Elsie and the :bert" from Herbert and combined them for the name "Elbert's." Thye operated this resort for many years then sold it to Theodore Pieniazek in 1953. The Pieniazek's eventually sold it to John Davidson, but little is known about him.
Davidson sold the resort of Jerry Pruitt and Jim Daniel in 1975. Pruitt eventually bought out Daniel. The resort was condoed out, but Jerry continued to operate the tavern until it was sold in 2007 to an unknown couple. It is now under another owner.
This is a photo of the tavern on the resort. The interior and roof of the building were badly damaged by a fire. Jerry remdeled the the building and continued operating it until it was sold.
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Eliason's Realty
Richard and Donald Eliason started this business and has operated out of its current location in the mall for many years.
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Eliason's Some Place Else
Jerry Eliason built and operated Eliason's Someplace Else Supper Club in the late sixties and operated it until he sold it in 2004. It was then known as Coyote Joe's, but this did not last and the name was then changed to Connie's. The Supper Club was sold to Jack Koch and renamed Hodge Podge Lodge.
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Ellie's Restaurant
This restaurant next to the St. Germain Sport Marine (Welch's Sport Shop) was built by Bruno and Eleanor Hilgie in 1972. Bruno passed away shortly after this in 1972 and Ellie operated the restaurant very successfully for many years after that. Her slogan was "Let Ellie Fill Your Belly!" She passed away suddenly in 1988 and the restaurant went through a couple of owners. It was known as Susan's Cafe for several years. It is now known as the Wolf Pack Cafe.
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Erv's Northland Resort
Ervin and Regina Olejniczak purchased what was then known as Northland Resort on Lower East Bay of Little Saint Germain Lake from the Komassas family(First name unknown) in 1951. The Komassas family built this resort in the 1920's. The resort consisted of 14 acres, 1,000 feet of lake frontage, a tavern, four cottages, a home, and an ice house. The Olejniczak's renamed the resort Erv's Northland Resort and Tavern. The tavern was closed in the late 1970's, but the resort is still operated by two of the sons, Douglas and Alan.
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Euriga's
Mary Euriga and her husband (first name unknown) came from Gary, Indiana after he retired from the steel mills. They established a small grocery store and bait shop run by Mary and her husband. This was on the corner where you would turn off Hwy 70 on to Normandy Court Road. They also had several rental cabins across the road along the bank of the Big St. Germain River.
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