Editing Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (section)

==History==
Originally called [[Big Foot (Potawatomi leader)|"Maunk-suck" (''Big Foot'')"]] after the man who led the local band of the [[Potawatomi]] in the first half of the 19th century,<ref>''The Encyclopedia of Wisconsin'', 1990, {{Listed Invalid ISBN|0-403-09907-1}}</ref> the city was later named Geneva after the town of [[Geneva, New York]],<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA179 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=179}}</ref> which government surveyor John Brink thought it resembled. To avoid confusion with the nearby town of [[Geneva, Wisconsin]], it was later renamed "Lake Geneva"''.''

After the [[Great Chicago Fire of 1871]], a number of wealthy and prominent [[Chicago]] industrialists fled to the shores of Geneva Lake—then a popular summer camp destination—by train. Many of the families built palatial summer homes on the lake, which led it to be nicknamed the "[[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]] of the [[Midwestern United States|West]]." Lake Geneva remains a popular summer tourism destination for boating, water sports, and viewing the mansions, which can be seen from the public Geneva Lake Shore Path. Two historic Lake Geneva mansions are open to the public: the Baker House, built in 1885, now a bed-and-breakfast; and [[Black Point (Linn, Wisconsin)|Black Point]], the lakefront summer estate built for beer baron [[Conrad Seipp Brewing Company|Conrad Seipp]] in 1888 in the nearby town of [[Linn, Wisconsin|Linn]], now a [[Wisconsin Historical Society]] museum. Other famous residents who built or have owned mansions on Geneva Lake include the [[Wrigley family|Wrigleys]], the [[Schwinn Bicycle Company|Schwinns]], [[Otto Young]], and [[Richard Driehaus]].<ref>Lake Geneva Estates. "[https://lakegenevaestates.com]". ''Lake Geneva Estates'', Retrieved July 17, 2022.</ref>

In 1954, Lake Geneva was one of the three finalists for the location of the new [[United States Air Force Academy]], but lost to [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].<ref name="Simon">Steven A. Simon, "A Half-Century of History", ''Fifty Years of Excellence: Building Leaders of Character for the Nation,'' 2004.</ref>

In 1968, [[Hugh Hefner]] built his first [[Playboy]] resort in Lake Geneva.<ref>{{cite web|title=Over 45 Years of Memories - A Bunny Tale|url=http://www.grandgeneva.com/lake-geneva-resort/grand-history.asp}}</ref> It closed in 1981 and was converted in 1982 to the Americana Resort, and in 1993 to the Grand Geneva Resort.<ref>Rhonda Mix. "[http://mchenrycountyliving.com/grand-geneva-playboy-club/ R&R at Grand Geneva]". ''McHenry County Living'', August 6, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2017.</ref><ref>David Young. "[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/03/14/playboys-former-resort-gets-facelift/ Playboy's Former Resort Gets Facelift]". ''The Chicago Tribune'', March 14, 1994. Retrieved August 3, 2015.</ref>

Royal Recorders (formerly Shade Tree Studios) was a Lake Geneva music recording studio where artists such as [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], [[Cheap Trick]], [[Queensrÿche]], [[Crash Test Dummies]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], and [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]] recorded albums.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/label/325844-Shade-Tree-Resort-Studio?sort=artist&sort_order=asc | title=Shade Tree Resort Studio Discography | website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/label/291719-Royal-Recorders | title=Royal Recorders Discography | website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref>

Lake Geneva was also home to [[TSR, Inc.]], the original publisher of the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] roleplaying game, until its takeover by [[Wizards of the Coast]] in 1997.