Editing Fox River Grove, Illinois (section)

===Other resort-era establishments===
Besides the Picnic Grove, FRG welcomed the addition of a luxury hotel in 1902. Christened as the Castle Pavilion and Resort Hotel, the establishment had windows displayed during [[World's Columbian Exposition|Chicago's 1893 Columbian Exposition]], the area's first [[player piano]], and a dance floor. During the 1910s, the Castle Pavilion even showed motion pictures, a novelty at the time. 
[[File:Jumping Hills at Norge Ski Club.jpg|thumb|left|Jumping hills at the Norge Ski Club]]
In 1905, a group of ethnically-[[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian]] men from Chicago established the Norge Ski Club in FRG. Utilizing its three [[ski jump]]s, the club hosts international competitions during the winter months. The Norge Ski Club is the oldest continuously open ski club in the United States. During the spring and summer, snow is substituted by plastic tarps that are laid along the jumps. In the colder months, [[Snowmaking|snow machines]] are employed to ensure that the slopes have a continual dusting of snow.<ref>[http://www.norgeskiclub.com/] "Norge Ski Club"</ref> In 2018, three of its members were named to the men's U.S. Olympic [[United States Ski Team|ski jump team]].<ref>{{cite news |date=January 25, 2018 |title=Norge Ski Club trio officially named to Olympic ski jump team |url=https://www.nwherald.com/2018/01/25/norge-ski-club-trio-officially-named-to-olympic-mens-ski-jump-team/ax4msuw/ |work=Northwest Herald |location=Crystal Lake, IL |access-date=January 14, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Jim |date=February 10, 2018 |title=Michael Glasder, Kevin Bickner and Casey Larson fall short in normal hill ski jumping; German Andreas Wellinger wins gold |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/olympics/ct-spt-winter-olympics-ski-jumping-20180210-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago |access-date=January 14, 2020 }}</ref> In 2022, three of its members were named to the men's U.S. Olympic [[United States Ski Team|ski jump team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/olympics/ct-olympic-ski-jumping-fox-river-grove-20220131-waxaj3ah4nbbdgjxh5kkwt2v4u-story.html|title=At the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, growing Olympic ski jumpers starts young. And now the club is sending 3 to Beijing|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=January 31, 2022 }}</ref>

Although it no longer stands, Fox-River Grove Inn - Louie's Place was an FRG mainstay for years. Built by Louis Cernocky Sr. at the corner of Northwest Highway and Lincoln Avenue, the establishment became a watering hole for many prominent Chicago residents and several notorious [[gangsters]]. Louie's Place also housed the Crystal Ballroom, an eight-sided dance hall built in 1923 where big-bands—including [[Glenn Miller]], [[Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra|Coon-Sanders]], [[Wayne King]], Louis Panico, [[Fred Waring]], [[Frankie Masters]], [[Art Kassel]], and [[Guy Lombardo]]—entertained patrons. In 1921, Cernocky added a retail section to the building, and in 1922 the plot of land was subdivided and named Cernocky's Subdivision of Block 12. In 1939, a suspicious fire broke out in the ballroom. A week later, four men saturated the ballroom with kerosene while their other two counterparts abducted the night watchman and a visiting fire marshall. These strange vandals fled by car towards Barrington, as their two planted bombs detonated at the scene of the crime. On the lam, the criminals released their captives near [[Palatine, Illinois]]. Although the explosions' resulting fire gutted the ballroom, the roof and the adjoining shops survived. The ballroom was repaired, but strangely enough, it never reopened for [[dancers]].<ref name="Angelfire">[https://www.angelfire.com/chicagolandhistory/louisplace.html] "Louis' Place Crystal Ballroom"</ref> 
[[File:Fox River Grove Castle.JPG|thumb|right|Snow-dusted Castle Vianden]]
In 1931, Theodore "Teddy" Bettendorf began work on what would come to be known as Castle Vianden, which is located along what is now [[U.S. Route 14]]. Being an immigrant from [[Vianden]], [[Luxembourg]], Teddy spent 36 years building his castle in the Luxembourgian style. By 1960, the castle, which was open to visitors, had eight towers, a guard room, bugle tower, castle yard, enclosed sun porch, modern kitchen, garage, [[dungeon]], and a [[wishing well]]. Bettendorff continued to add to his castle until his death in 1967. During the 1970s, the castle was rented out as a [[honeymoon]] retreat. The castle remains a private residence, but recently the owners of the property have been engaged in an ongoing effort to reopen the property for public enjoyment.<ref>[http://www.bettendorfcastle.com/about-the-bettendorf-castle/] "About The Bettendorf Castle"</ref>

In 1945, Fox River Grove established the first [[Veterans of Foreign Wars|VFW]] post in McHenry County.

The Barberry Hills Ski Area—a ski hill complete with two rope tows, a vertical drop of 145 feet, and a ski shop—was established in the early 1960s. While the rope tows and shop are now defunct, the hill itself is still a destination for [[sledding]] in winter.<ref name="drloihjournal.blogspot.com"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2020}}