Wonder Lake, Illinois |
Photo History of How the Lake Began |
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Wonder
Lake was developed in 1929. These photos deplict the beginning of Wonder
Lake, and it's dam. The photos are drawn from a series of lake renewal
calendars that were issued 1985 through 1989 by the MPOA
and the Wonder Lake State Bank.
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Nippersink Creek, 1929 |
Nippersink Creek, 1929 |
Spring Woods, 1929 | 
Dam Construction, 1929 |
Dam Construction, 1929 |
Lake Fill, 1930 |
Wonder View, 1930 |
Dam view, 1934 |
Lookout view, 1930's |
Flood, 1938 |
Flood, 1938 |
 Flood repair, 1938 |
Lookout Point, 1940's |
East Shore, 1940 |
Lookout view, 1946 |
Hancock Dr, 1960's |
 Center Beach, 1983 |
 Dam, 1985 |
Lake Drawdown, 1986 |
White Oaks Bay |