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Take a Trip Back in Time with Local Historians

Ela Historical Society offers free show hosted by Dan and Jenny Trio.

How did Lake Zurich become a lake?

Who was the Beer Baron?

Who put the “ick” in Lake Zurich?

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The Ela Historical Society and Museum is offering a free show, which answers those questions and more about Lake Zurich’s history.

The show will be held Sunday, July 21 at the Ela Historical Society and Museum, 95 E. Main St., Lake Zurich. It will be presented by Dan and Jenny Trio from noon to 3 p.m. with 15-minute presentations.

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Was Seth Paine insane? What about those missing cows? And, the amazing tale of the sickle in the Horse Chestnut Tree.  These are great true stories you just have to come to see and hear. 


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