Lake Geneva area

News from communities on the east side of Geneva Lake

Lake Geneva area

Beer and Spirits

Festival Saturday Nei-Turner Media Group will have its ninth annual Beer and Spirits Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at The Ridge Hotel. This year will feature Halloween tricks and treats, unlimited tastings from 35 Midwest craft breweries and distilleries, music by DJ Felix Entertainment, a photo booth […]

Lake Geneva area

Badger students join Great Apple Crunch

Badger High School joined schools, early care sites, hospitals, universities, state agencies and non-profit organizations across the Great Lakes Region to celebrate National Farm to School Month by crunching into local apples for the fifth annual Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch at lunch time. More than 1.4 million students, children, […]

Lake Geneva area

Up and Out

      Homecoming activities at Badger High School included students throwing pies in the faces of teachers and other school staff to raise money for Up and Out, an organization at the school that helps students in need. See more homecoming coverage in the Oct. 18 Lake Geneva Times. (Michael S. […]

Lake Geneva area

Dementia conference open to all

‘Stepping Stones to Care’ Oct. 26 at Chapel on the Hill Family caregivers, professionals and members of the greater community are invited to attend the 2018 Walworth County Dementia Conference Oct. 26 at Chapel on the Hill, Lake Geneva. The conference, hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association and Memory, Mind & […]

Lake Geneva area

Boat count conducted

Geneva Lake Environmental Agency also counted piers The 2018 annual boat count Aug. 28 on Geneva Lake totaled 5,216 boats docked, moored, or available for in-out service. It takes a lot of maintenance to keep a boat, that is why some are out of service as the owners are unable […]

Lake Geneva area

Badger High School opens PHab Lab

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Badger High School had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 2 to commemorate the opening of its new PHabLab facility next to the library learning center. Local and state dignitaries attended including Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Sen. Steve Nass and Lake Geneva Mayor Tom Hartz. A traditional […]