Good Times In the Area Last Weekend-- Part 2: History, Radio, PLAV

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4

The NAC, National Athletic Club, where we went for a drink and get our Chain Crawl passport book signed and was celebrating its 125th anniversary, is a survivor.  When the Chain of Lakes area was booming as a tourist destination back in the 1890s to 1920s, many organizations featuring hunting and fishing moved out to the area.  The Mineola Hotel, one of our most famous structures started out as a hunting club.

To my knowledge, the NAC is one of the last of such organizations around.

The Fox Lake American Legion started out as a boat building company.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5

Well, Bob Stroud went back to the Summer of 1978, the 40th anniversary  of it and played songs from August 5, 1978 that were playing on the radio or in your stereo collection.  Big fun listening to and recording that on cassette tapes.

We drove to McHenry for the PLAV's (Polish Legion of American Veterans) annual street party.  For $10 you got all the food (brats, Polish, burgers and hot dogs, corn on the cob and a variety  of salads and desserts, plus all the beer you could drink.

We enjoyed one of our favorite bands, The Three Aces, playing all that old country and pop songs as well as karaoke.

Last stop was at Sunnyside Tap in Johnsburg.

Too Much Fun.  --RoadDog

HOW COME:  Map Quest and Google Maps really need to start their directions on #5.  I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my driveway and neighborhood.