History - Overview

Notes on the history of the town and links to more.

The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society publishes a small paper called The Gem, featuring news of the area from approximately a hundred years prior.

Lake Bluff also has a history museum, called the Vliet Center, attached to the public library.

Books

 * Downtown Lake Forest, by Kelsey and Paddock
 * Lake Bluff, by Jensen and O'Hara