STEPHANIE JONES
Another winter has arrived and along with it, skiers have descended on the hills at Alpine Valley, Grand Geneva and Wilmot.
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In photos: A look back at Lake Geneva's Mount Fuji ski hill (which was later Yosemite Sam's and now Hawk's View Golf Course)
mt fuji arial
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji bar
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji fireplace
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course
mt fuji instructor
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji instructor
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji lift
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji lift 3
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
Mt fuji lift
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji lift
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji lodge
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji lodge
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji lodge
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji olympic pool
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji skier
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji summer
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
mt fuji WGN
Provided by Hawk's View Golf Course.
Mount Fuji brochure
An old Mount Fuji brochure touts the benefits of the ski resort.
Mount Fuji material and restaurant menu
Old ski patches including patches from Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji
A group poses for a photo skiing at Mount Fuji in this undated photo.
Yosemite Sam's Saloon
Mount Fuji later became Yosemite Sam's Saloon.
Mount Fuji skiers
Here is one of many old photos from Mount Fuji, where Hawk’s View golf course is now located.
Yosemite Sam's electric bull
Yosemite Sam's electric bull
Mount Fuji's fancy skiing
An old newspaper clipping from the a 1968 Chicago Sun Times shows a skier enjoying Lake Geneva’s Mt. Fuji.
45 photos from Lake Geneva's former Mount Fuji ski hill
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