From an internet maps website, it is 786 miles and takes about 11 hours and 32 minutes to drive using the app calculation. Note: I stopped for an overnight rest when I got tired of driving.
My son bought a lake house last year. I was unable to visit last summer because a friend and I drove to Fairbanks, Alaska. Note: I don't like being cold and I don't go north in the winter.
His lakehouse is in an area known as the 'chain of lakes'. When I returned home and downloaded the pictures, the name of the lake was part of the picture statistics and I used that name when describing each picture.
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When I was visiting, my son had received a drone that he ordered and he took a 'skyview' of the area.
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Here is a picture of some houses across the lake from my sons house. Similar houses line the shores of all the lakes that I visited. Almost all of the residents own a boat, pontoon and/or jetski. Most of the boats had a cover and many had 'lifts' built-in for pulling the boat up out of the water or putting the boat lower into the water. Note the ladder on one dock that is used when people swim there. Also note that the lake has steel dividers between the lake and yard. (Some owners prefer rocks.)
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This picture is the houses on the right of the previous picture. It shows a couple of docks. The leftmost dock is the most common type, i.e. boat inside lift with cover. The rightmost dock has a canopy of pipes for holding a cover. I was told that in the winter, the boats have to be taken out of the water and the aluminum/metal poles and docks have to be removed because the ice will destroy them.
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There is a McDonald's Restaurant in the town that is also accessible by a canal to the lake.
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Public beach and ampitheater has recently been renovated.
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Near the ampitheater are apartments. Note: sorry about the boat canopy metal pieces in the picture.
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This Lake Geneva Bar overlooks the waterfront and marina. A musician was playing songs that we could hear.
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I found this map of Lake Geneva on a wall and took a picture that I thought I would share.
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I saw a Boat-Tour of Lake Geneva when we stopped to buy gas.
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Leather Lips Pontoon Rental on Lake Geneva.
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Lady of the Lake two-story tour boat. On the left is another double-decker boat without a name on the end.
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This building was large and I thought that it may be condos.
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I thought that these buildings were apartments.
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This was the largest house that I saw on the lake.
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There are several 'camps' on the lake that have been there for years.
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This house had a swimming pool built into the building on the left.
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Boats had to wait-in-line to pass under bridges. Markers shows the beginning of the 'no-wake zone'.
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I saw a poontoon decorated as a tiki-hut.
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I saw a campground and thought that I would share the picture.
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There is a state park named Chain-O-Lakes and it has a bar on the lake.
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The sand-bar is where a lot of boats "tie-up" and people walk around and talk to others.
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There is a famous wooden-yard bear decoration with the name of "Fred". (See red box.)
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We ate lunch at Kraby J's. Like many other lake restaurants, they have a dock so that you may come there by boat.
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While in the town of McHenry, I saw a Tesla Cybertruck that was an advertisement for a business.
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Freddy's Bar is another that has a large deck and boat docks.
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Stade's Farm has pick-it-yourself vegetables and fruit. We picked strawberries.
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There was a fireworks show on the lake just before I left. During the outing, I also took a great sunset picture.
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