Bulldogs, named after the high school mascot, occupies a prominent corner on Wauconda's Main Street and serves dozens of different burger combinations along with many other options.
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We spent one hour — no more, no less — photographing some of the things that make Wauconda unique.
The obvious and the obscure, big stuff and small. But all identifiable to Wauconda.
Wauconda in summer is a lot like a Northwoods resort town transplanted to the suburbs. Life centers around Bangs Lake, named after an early settler in the area.
A lively downtown is full of locally owned businesses where you can shop and get a meal, a beer, a glass of wine or a coffee. And 2,800-acre Lakewood Forest Preserve, with its Lake County Discovery Museum, miles of trails, dog park and more lakes, is just outside of town.
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So here's “An Hour in Wauconda.”
Middleton's on Main occupies a building that originally was an 1847 stagecoach stop in Wauconda.
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Bangs Lake, named after a settler who arrived in 1836, is Wauconda's centerpiece. Here, two fisherman get ready to embark from the docks at Lindy's Landing.
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The beach at Lindy's Landing offers views of Bangs Lake in Wauconda.
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Lindy's Landing in Wauconda, viewed from the docks, is a restaurant, marina and watering hole.
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Local restaurants and shops occupy Wauconda's Main Street, which also hosts a farmers market on Thursdays beginning June 25.
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Aspire Boutique is one of the independent retailers along Main Street in Wauconda.
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Main Street Outfitter in Wauconda covers all the bases from bike sales to beer.
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A landmark barn sits on Route 12 south of Wauconda.
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A log cabin is a favorite spot for visitors to Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda.
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The Lake County Discovery Museum near Wauconda explores the area's history and hosts many other exhibits and events.
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A life-size mastodon stands guard at the Lake County Discovery Museum in Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda.
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A large family of Canada geese makes its home at Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda.
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A colony of brown bats took over a picnic shelter at Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda, so officials gave it to them and built another for people nearby.
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A gazebo offers a spot to rest outside the Wauconda Village Hall on Main Street.
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A view from the gazebo outside Wauconda Village Hall.
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A community fundraiser helps pay for Wauconda's annual July 3 fireworks over Bangs Lake.
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Beach Park in Wauconda is near the site where Jake and Elwood drove their beat-up police car along the shores of Bangs Lake in "The Blues Brothers."
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The Bluesmobile appeared on the shore of Bangs Lake in Wauconda in September 1979 for "The Blues Brothers."
Courtesy of Mary Beth Jachec
Wauconda is home to 13,823 people.
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