The village of Third Lake was incorporated in 1959 and has a population of about 1,150 people.
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What comes to mind when you hear the words "village of Third Lake?"
How about two lakes, lush forest preserves, maritime monikers and a Serbian monastery.
Nestled in between forest preserves off the Route 45 corridor in Lake County, Third Lake is a quiet residential community that was incorporated in 1959. Many of the village's homes in the Sunshine Subdivision were laid out in the late 1920s, according to the village's website.
The Mariner's Cove subdivision was developed in the mid-1980s and it surrounds the 88.3-acre Druce Lake, which is the smaller of the two lakes. Third Lake is about 155 acres, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Fisheries.
While the village lacks a traditional suburban downtown that developed around a railroad or river, Third Lake is home to the headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gracanica - Midwestern America and a replica of the Gracanica of Kosovo.
The 2010 U.S. census pegged the village's population at 1,182; it was expected to grow to 1,189 by 2015, according to the census bureau.
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Third Lake is the larger of the village's two lakes with an area of 155 acres. Homes that back up to the lake have private docks for boats and other watercraft.
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The rear lots around the Sunshine Subdivision are dotted with personal touches, such as this miniature lighthouse.
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Druce Lake is about 88 acres, or about half the area of Third Lake.
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Third Lake lacks a traditional downtown that developed around a railroad or river, but still has plenty of shopping, such as these businesses in the Washington Square shopping center.
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Third Lake is surrounded by Lake County Forest Preserves, such as the Rollins Savana. This kiosk tells visitors about birds they might be able to see.
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Many streets in the village of Third Lake, including those in the Mariner's Cove subdivision, have names that follow a maritime theme.
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The village of Third Lake is home to the headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gracanica, including a replica of the original Gracanica monastery in Kosovo.
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The Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gracanica in Third Lake also contains a large cemetery on its grounds.
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