Summer at Cedar Lake

Our Summer at Cedar Lake exhibit highlights the experiences that delighted residents and visitors of Cedar Lake for generations. Dive deeper into the history of the themes explored in the exhibit gallery.

Midway Gardens / Ballroom

Master Storyteller Jean Shepherd

July 30, 1963 WOR Radio Program (begin at minute 17)
Hairy Gertz And The 47 Crappies (1964 Playboy Article)
Hairy Gertz And The Forty-Seven Crappies (1966 Doubleday/Broadway Books chapter)
Jean Shepherd Strikes Again! 1981 Variety Program (begin at minute 13)
Shep: The Life and Career of Master Storyteller Jean Shepherd Documentary

“Dancing Under the Stars” is an original work by Mitch Markovitz commissioned in 2012 by the Cedar Lake Historical Association. The image features the Lassen’s Brothers Dancing Pavilion (c. 1903-1946), the first over-water dancing pavilion on magnificent Cedar Lake. Purchase a signed or unsigned copy in the museum gift shop.

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