Winter fun in and around Lake Geneva: Where to sled, ski & more
Stephanie Jones & Steve Targo
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Brielle Byrne, from the Chicago area, sits in a tube at the top of the Lake Geneva sledding hill by Sage and Mill streets. It's right next to the free municipal parking lot there.Â
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Two schools in the town of Linn have sledding hills — Reek School (pictured) and Traver School. Pictured are some children having fun outside at Reek during a past school event.
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The public can skate for free on the rink at Reek School. Pictured here are some skaters trying the ice prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
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Skaters test out the ice rink outside the Abbey Resort in Fontana on Jan. 9. The rink is open to the public, with free rentals for guests and $2 rentals for those not staying at the resort. It's one of several ice rinks in the area.Â
16 photos of Lake Geneva's winter wonderland submitted by readers
Watch now: Winter in Lake Geneva as photographed by our readers
Peek-a-boo
Deer spotted among the trees in the Lake Como area.
Roger Abrahams, submitted
Winter lights
Frost on a tree with holiday lights in Fontana, by Geneva Lake. For more photos by Judith Gatesman, visit www.judithgatesman.com.
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Riviera in the fog
The fog puts Lake Geneva's Riviera in soft focus on this winter day.Â
Cathy Popick, submitted
Ice canopy
An icy canopy over Academy Drive, in the town of Linn.
Cathy Popick, submitted
Human spotted
Sarah Nagl strikes a pose among the trees at Price Park, in Elkhorn.Â
Carrie Nolan, submitted
On the Bay
Fuzzy with frost, the branches droop on this Williams Bay tree near Geneva Lake.Â
Judith Gatesman, submitted
Who me?
Another deer spotted in the Lake Como area.
Roger Abrahams, submitted
Quiet on the lake
Geneva Lake, looking serene from a boat launch in Fontana.Â
Grant Cherney, submitted
Frosty treetop
The top of a frost-covered tree at Geneva National Resort & Club, in the town of Geneva.
Barbara Schuld Adams, submitted
Winter roads
Winters in Wisconsin always prove why caution is important behind the wheel. Gloves, too. Here is a passenger's side view of Broad Street, heading south toward the Main Street intersection.Â
Susan Hughes, submitted
Here comes the sun
Sunlight through the trees at Geneva National, in the town of Geneva.Â
Barbara Schuld Adams, submitted
Kick up your snowshoes
Overlooking Geneva Lake from the top of the former Majestic Ski Hill in the town of Linn.Â
Carrie Nolan, submitted
Icy berries
From an ice-covered tree in Lake Geneva.Â
Kelley Happ, submitted
Yerkes Observatory
The historic Yerkes Observatory building in Williams Bay.Â
Brielle Byrne, from the Chicago area, sits in a tube at the top of the Lake Geneva sledding hill by Sage and Mill streets. It's right next to the free municipal parking lot there.Â
Two schools in the town of Linn have sledding hills — Reek School (pictured) and Traver School. Pictured are some children having fun outside at Reek during a past school event.
Skaters test out the ice rink outside the Abbey Resort in Fontana on Jan. 9. The rink is open to the public, with free rentals for guests and $2 rentals for those not staying at the resort. It's one of several ice rinks in the area.Â
