transcription / facsimile of newspaper automobile road guide
MOTORDOM - conducted by Sheppard Butler TRIBUNE TOURS -- 1919 -- ROUTE 22 -
Chicago, Ill., to Lake Geneva, Wis. - 76.5m. Reverse Route 545
Mileage Total Intermed
Via Lake Zurich, Wauconda, 0.0 0.0 CHICAGO, Michigan 52.7 0.3 End of road, at
McHenry, Ringwood and Hebron. and Jackson Blvds. Go north large brick church; turn
Pavement to Jefferson Park; on Michigan Blvd. past Art right. Avoid left-hand
concrete to within 3 miles of Institute on right. 0.7 0.7 diagonal road 53.1. Avoid
Lake Zurich: balance gravel. jog left and immediately right right -hand diagonal road
This is the most direct line to across drawbridge, keeping 55.4. Cross RR 56.5. 56.6
this popular Wisconsin resort. ahead on Rush Street. 1.0 3.9 Ringwood, bank on right.
A pretty trip thru rolling 0.3 Ohio St.; turn right Straight thru. 59.6 3.0
farming country. For option via one block and then left onto 3-corners, just beyond iron
Elgin, see Route 28. Numerous Lincoln Parkway. Enter bridge; bear right at old
other desirable options can be Lincoln Park 2.4, keeping mill 59.9 0.3 Fork; keep
had by combining various routes middle drive. 10.8 4.8 left with poles. 65.3 5.4
For this and other exits see 6-corners; meeting Right-hand road; turn right
City Map, page 86 *Des cross-trolley, bear right onto with double line of poles.
Plaines, Ill. (Pop. 3,000, alt. Milwaukee Ave. Go under RR at Straight ahead before this
641 ft.), is an enterprising JeffersonPark 12.3. 15.6 4.8 turn is Route 25 to Harvard.
little town situated on the Des Niles, fork. Keep left. 18.2 67.3 2.0 Hebron.
Plaines river, which is here 2.6 Caution; left-hand road; Straight thru across Rrs at
spanned by a fine bridge. The turn left onto Ballard Road sta.
Methodist camp meeting grounds (concrete). 20.6 2.4 SERVICE STA.--United States
are located here, near the 3-corners; bear right with Tire Sales & Service Depots
river. This historic meeting concrete. Avoid right-hand located here.
place has been maintained for road 20.7, crossing bridge Avoid left-hand diagonal road
nearly half a century and is just beyond. 21.2 0.6 Des 67.4. Cross RR 69.1. 70.4
the drawing card for many Plaines,* diagonal 4-corners, 3.1 End of road; turn left.
hundreds of visitors annually. at edge of town (center of 70.9 0.5 4-corners; turn
The remains of the Pottawatomie town over to left). Straight right. Avoid right-hand
Indian village, also situated thru on Rand Road. Cross RRs diagonal road 75.1.
in this vicinity, add much to 21.3 -21.6-22.1. Avoid Lake Geneva City Map and
the historic interest of the left-hand diagonal road 25.4. Points of Interest, page 558.
town. Arrow heads and other Diagonally left at 25.4 leads 76.1 5.2 4-corners, in
Indian implements have been to Arlington Heights, 2 middle of downgrade; turn
found here from time to miles.Cross RR 34.1. left 76.3 0.2 Fork; bear
time.The River road, now a Cross another RR at sta. left along shore of lake.
state road, was at one time an 36.4. 36.5 15.3 Lake 76.4 0.1 3-corners, just
Indian trail. The forest Zurich, at stores. Straight beyond bridge, boat houses on
reserve has taken over thru along shore of lake. left; bear right, onto Broad
extensive tracts of land along 37.8 1.3 End of road; turn St. 76.5 0.1 LAKE GENEVA,
the river which tracts are right away from lake. Broad & Main Sts., P.O. on
being beautified at a great Cross RR 39.8. 40.0 2.2 left.
expense. Lake Corners, diagonal HOTELS--Hotel Geneva, On
4-corners. Bear left with shore overlooking the Lake.
poles. 42.1 2.1 Wauconda, Hotel Glenwood, W. end
just beyond sta., bank on of Lake, S. Shore (P.O.
left. Keep ahead. 42.3 0.2 Fontana).
Left-hand diagonal road, at Lake View Inn, 819 Lake St.,
foot of grade; bear left. Lake Shore Drive
Straight ahead before this Hotel Lone, 817 Lake St.
turn is Route 23 to Fox Lake. (Hotel Denison in
Avoid left-hand road 46.7, connection).
curving right along banks of GARAGES--Hutchinson Garage,
Fox river. 47.2 4.9 End of 124 Broad St., Near Lake
road, small wooden school on Shore.
right; turn left. 47.5 0.3 SANATARIA--The Lake Geneva
3-corners; bear left. 50.1 Sanitariums (Lakeside &
2.6 End of road, small wooden Oakwood), Off. 31 Main St
school on left; turn right. Lakeside Sanitarium, Lake
Avoid righ-hand road 52.2. St., 1 blk. S.W. of Broad.
Curve left across Fox river Oakwood Sanitarium, Main St.,
52.3. McHenry, just beyond 4 blks. E. of Broad St.
long iron bridge. Keep ahead. SERVICE STA.--United States
HOTELS -- The McHenry House, Tire Sales & Service Depots
Water & Pearl Sts. located here