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Lake Geneva offers a variety of activities during the Halloween season for both families and thrill seekers.
Outdoor activities include a Full Moon Night Hike on October 29th, at Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy, located on Highway 67 in Williams Bay. The Lakeside Igloo Experience at Lake Lawn Lodge, the Annual Fall Festival at Lake Geneva Zip Lines on October 31st, and November 5th, and 6th. The highlight of their fall festival is the pumpkin smashing while zip lining. There’s also a historical walking tour by Black Point Historians called Sordid and Scandalous on October 21st. The Lake Geneva Public Library shows classic Halloween movies. For thrill seekers the Lake Geneva House of Music presents its Stage Frights Film Festival & Halloween Haunts on October 28th, and 29th.
There will be a costume contest, food, drinks, smashing pumpkin slingshot challenge, live music and more. Ghost Walks are held every weekend in October, exploring Lake Geneva’s haunted history. Evening boat rides to Black Point Estate for Poe at the Point, featuring Edgar Allan Poe stories, are also available through Gage Marine. Family-oriented activities include Haunted Hit & Play at Lake Geneva Tennis, magic shows at Tristan Crist, and a Family Halloween Party & Boat Cruise at Lake Lawn Resort.
Last week brought a lot of much needed rain to our local communities.
Lake Geneva received 2.51 inches of rain, but was it enough? Geneva Lake has been in a drought since before the summer season and now into fall. The entire summer witnessed a severe drought. Many farmers were affected, and the price of local crops showed just that. Walworth County is still in a moderate drought but at least conditions are improving. Over the last century, precipitation trends in the Midwest have been moving towards wetter conditions and fewer droughts than the region experienced in the early 20th century. However, the Midwest has still felt adverse impacts during this year’s drought. These adverse impacts include decreased agricultural production. An added challenge in recent years has been the tendency to transition from drought to flood and back to drought within short time spans, sometimes within a matter of months, as well as flash drought, which is a drought that intensifies rapidly.
You just never know what Wisconsin weather could bring from day to day, let alone hour to hour. Time will tell if the coming Winter season helps make up for the lack of precipitation during the previous seasons. For residents and visitors, however, the spring, summer and autumn months were pretty delightful and downtown Lake Geneva businesses have been described as the very best in history, shopping and gross income-wise.
The Dementia Friendly Community Initiative.
Walworth County will be hosting a special program, Dementia Friendly Holidays on 3 occasions. For people with dementia the holidays can be over stimulating and overwhelming. This can result in their discomfort and difficult situations. This program is for those caring for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. We know how stressful it can get over the holidays with family gatherings. We will provide you with tips and ideas on how to lower stress levels and let you have a more memorable holiday with your loved ones. You will leave saying “Gosh, I didn’t know that!”
The first program will be held at the Matheson Memorial Library Community room on November 8 at 1:30 PM. The Matheson Memorial Library is located at 101 N. Wisconsin Street in Elkhorn. Light refreshments will be served.
The second program will be held at the Barrett Memorial Library Community room in Williams Bay on November 8, at 6:00 PM. The Barrett Memorial Library is located at 65 W. Geneva Street in Williams Bay. Light Refreshments will be served.
The third program will be held at the Burlington Public Library Lower room in Burlington on November 10 at 10 AM. The Burlington Public Library is located at 166 E. Jefferson Street, in Burlington. Light Refreshments will be served.
The Dementia Friendly Community Initiative – Walworth County has been serving the area since 2016 and has trained many of the area police and fire departments, VIP, A.D.R.C., faith communities, businesses over 6,000 individuals. Walworth County was also the first county in Wisconsin to be nationally recognized as a Dementia Friendly County by the Dementia Friends of America and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging.
