Sordid and Scandalous Lake Geneva

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Speaker, Special Events

Age Group:

Adults
Registration for this event will be open from May 22, 2025 @ 6:30pm to June 5, 2025 @ 6:30pm.

Program Description

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Silly, spooky, suspicious, scary, sad and shocking are the stories of Lake Geneva’s past.  History is not always about heroes!  It’s filled with plenty of true stories to entertain and or appall you, such as:  What happened to the Native Americans?  Why did the dams fail? What's at the bottom of the lake? What did Prohibition mean to the area?  Who were the undesirables? What's with the 1967 riots? Where are the architectural marvels of Geneva today? What’s the gossip on the 1950s bank robbery, prohibition gangsters and scandals in the Maple Park neighborhood?