By Penny Gruetzmacher
Correspondent
Organizers for the Wonders of Williams Bay Historical Tour, held May 20, were forced into a Plan B because of rain showers but that only meant the presentations were moved inside, many of them at Barrett Memorial Library.
A tour guide booklet and map were available with all the events marked with letters. Because of the torrential rain, the stakes marking the events and those events were moved to their new homes.
Events featured included:
- Geneva Lakes Boats, originally scheduled at the Municipal Pier at the lakefront, but moved to the library;
- Native Americans-The First Villages by the Statue of Potawatomi woman at the lakefront but moved to the library;
- “All Aboard” – the Train Age in Williams Bay, originally in northwest parking lot at the lakefront, but moved to the library;
- Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy
- Williams Bay Fire Department, tour given on site; • Downtown Williams Bay, moved to library;
- Hotton Building, also at the library;
- Ancient Native Burial Ground, 49 Elm St.
- J. Barrett Memorial Library – display and information given at the library;
- Sun, Moon and Stars-Frost Park – information at library;
- United Church of Christ-historic information, ice cream social and a display of the photos of all the military who lost their lives in Vietnam;
- Yerkes – free tours at certain times;
- George Williams College of Aurora University;
- East Delavan Union Settler’s Cemetery;
- Belfry Music Theater with tours were given there.
- The Ice Age and Mastodons, Too, originally scheduled at the Edgewater Park bridge at the lakefront, but moved to the library.
The booklet had a lot of additional information and those who missed the event, or portions of it are invited to visit wmsbayhistory.org or send an email to wmsbayhistoricalsociety@gmail.com to learn more.
The local society boasts approximately 80 members.
