Edith Foster Farwell: Lake Forest's Garden Sage

Edith Foster Farwell’s interest in herbs began with a simple cost-benefit analysis. She and a friend ordered plants from a well-known herb grower in Washington D.C. to sell at a Lake Forest Garden Clu...

In "Play"n Air: The Ragdale Ring

Plays written and adapted by poet and playwright Frances Shaw were performed at her Lake Forest home, Ragdale, by family members and friends. In 1912, her husband, architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, des...

Onwentsia Club: Social Center from Golf to Horses

Following the Lake Forest Golf Club's 1895 season, increased enthusiasm led Lake Forest golfers to look west, beyond Leander McCormick’s property, so a proper 18-hole course could be built. They purch...

The Art of the Miniature panel