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Names, buildings and sites that
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Elaine Enlow Homesite
Elaine Enlow's home was torn
down after her death, but it was located to the right of
the garage. The site is on the Jct of Hwy 70E and Old
70, diagonally from Bob Katz's Tavern (Waukegan).
Some older residents claim that this was also the home
of her parents,
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Elbert's Resort
Elbert's Resort is located on West
Bay of Little St. Germain Lake. It was originally owned
by
Herbert
and Elsie Bropwn.
They took the "El" from Elsie and combined it with
"Bert" to come up with the name "Elbert's."
They
operated the resort for many years and then sold it to
Theodore
and Mary Pieniazek
in 1953. The Pieniazek's eventually sold it to
John Davidson.
It was then purchased by
Jerry Pruitt and
Jim Daniel
in 1975. The resort was condoed through the Pruitt
ownership, but he continued to operate the tavern until
it was sold in 2007
to an unknown couple.
This is a
photo of the tavern on the resort. The interior
and roof of the building were badly damaged by a fire
which was determined to have started by a cigarette left
smoldering in a wastebasket. After the fire, the
building was remodeled and Jerry
Pruitt continued to operate
it.
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Eliason's Somplace Else
Jerry Eliason built and operated Eliason's
Someplace Else Supper Club in the late sixties and
operated it until he sold it in 2004. It was then known
as Coyote Joe's, but this did not last and the name was
then changed to Connie's.
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Ellie's Restaurant
This restaurant next to the St.
Germain Sport Marine (Welch's
Sport Shop) was built by
Bruno
and
Eleanor Hilgie
in 1972. Bruno passed away shortly after this in 1972
and Ellie operated the restaurant very successfully for
many years after that. Her slogan was "Let Ellie Fill
Your Belly!" She passed away suddenly in 1988 and the
restaurant went through a couple of owners. It was
known as Susan's Cafe for several years. It is now
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Erv's
Northland Resort and Tavern
Ervin
and
Regina Olejniczak
purchased what was then known as Northland Resort on
Lower East Bay of Little Saint Germain Lake from
Komassas (First name unknown) in 1951. The Komassas
family built this resort in the 1920's. The resort
consisted of 14 acres, 1,000 feet of lake frontage, a
tavern, four cottages, a home, and an ice house. The
Olejniczak's renamed the resort Erv's Northland Resort
and Tavern. The tavern was closed in the late 1970's,
but the resort is still operated by two of the sons,
Douglas
and Alan. |
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Euriga's
Mary Euriga and her husband
(first name unknown) came from Gary, Indiana after he
retired from the steel mills. They established a small
grocery store and bait shop run by Mary and her husband.
This was on the corner where you would turn off Hwy 70
on to Normandy Court Road. There were also several
rental cabins across the road along the bank of the Big
St. Germain River. |
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