VACATION WEEK
Visit Lake Forest for golf tradition, recreation and Sunday deck party
Lake Forest Golf Club has a rich tradition of providing challenging holes, friendly service and a relaxed atmosphere to vacationers and local residents. The beautiful North Woods scenery of the historical course makes Lake Forest Golf Club a wonderful place to enhance your summer fun. “You can come by land or by water,” club manager Rick “Pepper” Freund said, referring to the course’s location on the chain of lakes. The course can be accessed by boat on the channel between Voyageur and Eagle lakes. Guests are welcome to stop by for a game of golf or enjoy food and drinks at the clubhouse. The romantic history of golf at Lake Forest dates back more than 75 years. In 1917, a small group of wealthy “regulars” selected a wooded and hilly farm site with frontage on two lakes and established what was called Eagle Waters Golf Club. They carved a nine-hole golf course from the wooded hills and built a clubhouse. Eagle Waters Golf Club was private and catered to the elite group of cottage owners in the Everett Colony between Catfish and Cranberry lakes. Through the years, the golf club has entertained the rich and famous. On some days, as many as 100 caddies served the club and its members. While the rest of the country struggled through the Great Depression, the driveways of local estates sported Fleetwoods, Rolls Royces and Cords. Bets of $1,000 per hole were not unusual. Many famous golfers played the course — Walter Hogan, Ollie Meyers and José Hurado, the South American golf champion. In the 1950s, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his brother, Milton, also were frequent visitors. When Jim Mason purchased Eagle Waters Golf Club in 1963, he built the first four units of Lake Forest Resort. Today, Lake Forest Resort offers golf, tennis, a fitness center and nature trails to guests and the public. The nine-hole golf course winds through the hilly greens and provides tee times daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. This fully irrigated, par-36 golf course is 3,000 yards long. Amenities at the golf course include a clubhouse, pro shop, practice green, gas carts and push carts, rental clubs and seasonal memberships. There also are weekly specials on merchandise at the pro shop. Golf specials include early-bird nine holes, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. daily for $15; twilight ???R???W2gFW""???F??f?"CS??B7WW"Gv??v?B???R???W2gFW"b???F??f?"C"?6V???'26?&V6V?fRF?66?V?FVBw&VV?2fVW26WfV?F?2vVV???F?W"7V6??2??6?VFR7vVWF?V'BF?26GW&F?2?B7V?F?2?v?V?6?W?W26???f?"C#bgFW""?????Rf?&W7B?6??ffW'2??F?f?GV????76W2?F?R726?7G2CSf?"???R???R&?V?G2?BF?RF?v?R?2g&VR?F?R6?V&??W6R6W'fW2gV???V?R?b6?Gv?6?W2?'&G2?B'W&vW'2?BFVW?g&?VBWF??W'2?7F'F??rB???FV6??BF?6R'F?W2&R?V?BWfW'?7V?F?g&??2F?r????fVGW&??r?fRV?FW'F???V?B?vVF?W"W&?GF??r?F?R&'FV?FW'26???R??W"ff?&?FRG&???2???6?VF??rF?V?"f??W2&???G??'?2?f??B?B&WfW&vR?W7B&R?&FW&VBBF?R&"?'WBwVW7G2&RvV?6??RF?6?BBF?RF&?W2?WG6?FR?"??F?P??vVB??Vr?r?#0??vR0????Rf?&W7Bv??b6?V"??Vv?R&?fW"?ffW'2???R???Rv??b6?W'6R??F?R66V??2??'F?v??G2?F?R6?V&??W6R6W'fW2??gV???V?R?B&"7F'F??rB?????Rf?&W7B?6??2FV???2??GW&RG&??2?Bf?F?W726V?FW"?6?V&??W6R??bv??fW'2v?V?B??R??&R??f?&?F???&?WBv??f??rB??Rf?&W7B?g&WV?B6?&R&V6?VBB?sR?Cs??C#???FF?F???F?F?Rv??b6?W'6R???Rf?&W7B&V7&VF???&V?2?V?F??Bf?F?W726V?FW"v??6??2?V?F?F?RV&?2??V?&W'6??2&Rf??&?RBF?Rf?F?W726V?FW"?F?Rf?F?W726V?FW"?2???F??"????7?6V??6???WFRf?F?W72&??????6?W"&???2?B&WfW&vR&"??76WW6R?B?F?W"6W'f?6W2&Rf??&?R?F?Rf?F?W726V?FW"?ffW'2vFW"W&?&?726?76W2??GVW6F??BF?W'6F???&???w2?BvVF?W6F?WfV???w2?f?"??&R??f?&?F?????F?Rf?F?W726V?FW"?6???sR?Cs??3#S???Rf?&W7B?2??6FVBF?&VR??W2V7B?bVv?R&?fW"?fb??v?v?s?GW&??VgB??F?&?vV??R&?B?Bf????rF?R6?v?2?6?GVFVB??F?R?G7B?bF?R&VWF?gV???'F?v??G2???Rf?&W7Bv??b6?V"??Vv?P??&?fW"?2w&VB?6RF?&V???BV????v?R?bv??b??