Bill Campbell reminded everyone that the End Polio Now fundraiser at Culver’s in Elkhorn is tonight from 5-8:00. Volunteers should be there 15 minutes early. This is one of the few international programs we participate in and is being matched 2:1 by the Gates Foundation.
Tom Oehler and Ted Johnson talked about Stir It Up, the schedule is out. Reminder that money for your tickets goes to Ted and try to get it to him BEFORE the event.
October 30 is the fifth Wednesday so there is no noon meeting. Instead members can go to the Holiday Inn Open House at 5:00 and then there will be a new member social at Bill Campbell’s house starting at 6:00.
Chris Brookes was our speaker as Outreach Coordinator for Black Point Estate and Gardens. She referred to a book about Black Point and there are several books that can be checked out from the library if you want more history. Black Point was built by Conrad Seipp in 1888 as their summer cottage. The house is 8,000 square feet and was built for $20,000. It is now the only mansion on Geneva Lake that is open as a museum. Conrad Seipp emigrated to Chicago in 1849 and made his money in the brewing industry. After the Chicago fire in 1871 many people escaped to Wisconsin. The Chicago Northwestern Rail Line ended in Lake Geneva so many people started going there. Black Point was built on a bluff, that’s where it got its name, is accessed by boat and there are many steps to get up to the house. The house had no heat, running water or insulation when it was built so really was a summer house. Unfortunately, Conrad died the year after it was built. His wife never remarried but continued to use it with their kids and grandkids. There are 13 bedrooms, a billiard room and a beautiful veranda. Education was very important to the family, there were lots of books and a writing desk in each bedroom. They did lots of entertaining in the house. They originally had 27 acres of land but the family purchased more after Conrad’s death, up to 100 acres. The house was preserved with all the original furnishings and was turned over to the Wisconsin Historical Society in 2013. It is now open for tours (by boat) from the end of May to the end of October each year.
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