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09-25-2007, 03:48 PM
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Living in Lake Geneva - What is it like?
I've been to Lake Geneva two times but and only in the fall season. I work for a small company in Chicago and they are considering moving the business to Lake Geneva. I probably would move there but I think it would be expensive to buy a condo/small house there and then there is the tourist situation. It is a very pretty area and has a nice downtown. Anyone have opinions on life there?
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09-26-2007, 09:23 AM
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Lake Geneva living is nice. I don't think the tourists would be an issue at all, but that is JMO.
Alternatives to living IN the actual area would be to look in Burlington, Waterford (roughly 15 -20 minute drive from either to LG - Burlington has very NICE but cheaper housing - houses are plentiful on the market right now) and it is a small town that offers well known restaurant chains, stores as well as the quaintness of being in the middle of rural farmland.
Also look into Delavan and East Troy. Again, affordable housing abounds AND still has nice small town feeling.
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09-26-2007, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by lightdrizzle
I've been to Lake Geneva two times but and only in the fall season. I work for a small company in Chicago and they are considering moving the business to Lake Geneva. I probably would move there but I think it would be expensive to buy a condo/small house there and then there is the tourist situation. It is a very pretty area and has a nice downtown. Anyone have opinions on life there?
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Check out Elkhorn. It's a nice small town about 15 minutes from Lake Geneva. It has a cute downtown area and a lot of different housing options. We lived there for 3 years and really liked it.
Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Center welcomes you to our website
Lake Geneva is very pretty, but it can be extremely difficult to drive thru the downtown area in the summer with all the tourists. |
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10-12-2007, 10:34 PM
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Here are a few pictures of Lake Geneva
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10-13-2007, 02:47 PM
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Here are a few pictures of Lake Geneva
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Beautiful pictures! Thanks for posting them!  We were visiting Lake Geneva in May. We took the mansion boat tour on the lake. It was beautiful! We lived in that area for 20 years, and never got around to doing the touristy stuff. |
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10-13-2007, 05:49 PM
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Although I live near Lake Geneva, I haven't really kept up with house values, etc. there. What I remember most about it, from when I was young, is that Lake Geneva was where the mansions were and Fontana was where all the people who WORKED in the mansions lived. Don't know if it is still that way?
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