User:Awkwafaba/Lake Country, Wisconsin

Lake Country is an informal region of Waukesha County, Wisconsin known for its numerous lakes. It was previously called the Lake District, the Oconomowoc lake district, or the Oconomowoc–Waukesha lake district and includes about 45 lakes ranging from Lake Five in the northeast to Golden Lake (Wisconsin) to the southwest. The area is centered about 30 mi west of Milwaukee.

Many notable local organizations and such are named for the area, including the Lake Country DockHounds, the Lake Country Trail, and Elmbrook Church - Lake Country.

Prehistory
Most of the lakes formed from the Kettle Moraine between the Green Bay and Lake Michigan lobes of the Late Wisconsin Ice Sheet. The large exception being Pewaukee Lake which existed before the glaciation. The majority of the others are kettle lakes.

Precolonization
The land that is now Lake Country was part of Cession 187, ceded to the United States in 26 September 1833 by representatives of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi. However, the land was inhabited by the Meskwaki, Sauk, Potawatomi, Sioux, Kickapoo, Ho-Chunk, Miami, and Peoria.

Nineteenth century
In the 19th century it became a popular summer destination for wealthy city residents from Milwaukee and Chicago. This growth was sparked by XXXXXXX

Twentieth century
In the early 20th century, much of approximately 100 mi of lakefronts were occupied by summer residences.

Lakes of Lake Country
The lakes of Lake Country include:


 * Ashippun Lake
 * Aunt Polly's Wash Tub, formerly called Soft Water Lake
 * Beaver Lake
 * Cornell Lake, formerly called Mud Lake
 * Crooked Lake
 * Crystal Lake
 * Duck Lake
 * Egg Lake
 * Florence Lake
 * Forest Lake
 * Fowler Lake
 * Garvin Lake
 * Golden Lake (Wisconsin)
 * Grass Lake, formerly called Mud Lake
 * Lac la Belle
 * Lake Five
 * Lake Keesus
 * Lower Gesesee Lake, formerly called South Genesee Lake
 * Lower Nashotah Lake
 * Lower Nemahbin Lake
 * Middle Genesee Lake, formerly called North Genesee Lake
 * Moose Lake, formerly called Mouse Lake
 * Nagawicka Lake
 * North Lake
 * Oconomowoc Lake
 * Okauchee Lake
 * Pewaukee Lake
 * Pine Lake
 * Silver Lake
 * Tamarack Lake
 * Upper Genesee Lake, formerly called Otis Lake
 * Upper Nashotah Lake
 * Upper Nemahbin Lake
 * Upper Oconomowoc Lake

A small minority includes lakes to the south, such as Big Muskego Lake.

Settlements of Lake Country
The cities, towns, villages, census-designated places, and unincorporated communities of Wisconsin's Lake Country include:

Cities

 * Delafield
 * Oconomowoc
 * Pewaukee

Villages

 * Chenequa
 * Dousman
 * Hartland
 * Johnson Creek
 * Lac La Belle
 * Merton
 * Nashotah
 * North Prairie
 * Oconomowoc Lake
 * Pewaukee
 * Sullivan
 * Summit
 * Sussex
 * Wales

Towns

 * Ashippun
 * Delafield
 * Erin
 * Genesee
 * Ixonia
 * Lisbon
 * Merton
 * Oconomowoc
 * Ottawa
 * Sullivan

Census-designated places

 * North Lake
 * Okauchee Lake

Unincorporated areas

 * Buena Vista
 * Lake Five
 * Mapleton
 * Monches
 * Monterey
 * Stone Bank
 * Summit Center
 * Summit Corners
 * Waterville

Former communities

 * New Upsala