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{{Short description|Lakeside country club In Wisconsin}} |
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{{AFC submission|d|reason|3=Way too many of your footnotes are to the OLC itself; we can't just take their word for it for all the facts about them, the bulk of footnotes should be to ''outside'' commentators. |
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{{Infobox company |
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| name = Oconomowoc Lake Club |
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|image= Oconomowoc Lake Club.jpg |
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| industry = [[Recreation]] |
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| founded = {{start date and age|1890}} in [[Oconomowoc, Wisconsin]] |
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| founder = George P. Gifford |
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| location = [[Oconomowoc, Wisconsin]] |
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| location_country = United States |
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The '''Oconomowoc Lake Club''' is a lakeside country club founded in 1890 by George P. Gifford in on Oconomowoc Lake in [[Oconomowoc, Wisconsin]], United States. It is one of the country's oldest yacht clubs. It was built and designed by Architects Ferry and Clas from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A5w7AQAAMAAJ |title=Concrete |publisher=Concrete Publishing Company |year=1909 |page=122}}</ref> |
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The good news is, when I search GoogleBooks, there appear to be a number of serious works which discuss the OWC: [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Oconomowoc+Lake+Club%22&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1&gws_rd=ssl]. Please flesh-out your sourcing by finding proof of ''specific facts/claims'' in serious books or news articles, and applying those as footnotes within this draft. Note, you can ''instantly'' turn GoogleBooks URLs into full citations using http://reftag.appspot.com |
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Please add stronger footnoting, then Resubmit.|declinets=20140606072149|decliner=MatthewVanitas|ts=20140605173035|u=Cole.balistreri|ns=1188|small=yes}}{{AFC submission|||ts=20140610171338|u=Cole.balistreri|ns=118}} |
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{{afc comment|Encyclopedias don't say "you", please change the phrasing. Also, the intro paragraph should be a who-what-why-when-where, not an advertisement for whatever generic services they offer. We need to see what's ''significant'' about the OLC; to be frank, why on earth would our readers in Tokyo or London care in the slightest if people can have a business meeting there? But they and posterity ''would'' like to know how old the club is, what famous people were members, any exciting/tragic/famous incidents that occurred there, etc. [[User:MatthewVanitas|MatthewVanitas]] ([[User talk:MatthewVanitas|talk]]) 07:34, 6 June 2014 (UTC)}} |
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<big>I have left comments on improving your draft, embedded throughout the article below. Please review, and you can remove my individual comments once you address each issue. Overall good concept, but this needs to be made less advertisement and more serious encyclopedic article.</big> |
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The '''Oconomowoc Lake Club''' is a lakeside country club found in 1890 by George P. Gifford. It is one of the countries oldest yacht clubs. When it was built in the early 1900s it was very well built. It was built and design by Architects Ferry and Clas from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is located in Oconomowoc Wisonsin, on Oconomwoc Lake. Which is considered one of the most prestigious and upscale lakes in the state of Wisconsin. Unlike other clubs, memberships is not restricted to lake residents, meaning anyone can be a member you don't have to live on Oconomowoc Lake.<ref>{{cite web|title=Decription of Oconomowoc Lake and Lake Club|website=http://www.mylakecountry.com/oconomowoclake.html}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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| ⚫ | The Oconomowoc Lake Club was founded in 1890.<ref name="BarquistBarquist1999">{{Cite book |last1=Barbara Barquist |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RIcvAQAAMAAJ |title=Oconomowoc: barons to bootleggers |last2=David Barquist |date=1 November 1999 |publisher=Barbara and David Barquist |isbn=978-0-9675179-0-2 |pages=18–20}}</ref> It was originally involved with an improvement association that had a goal to maintain the lake levels and water traffic coming through the river connected to the lake. The Oconomowoc Lake Club were the ones who ended up installing the [[Danforth Lock]].{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} A local Oconomowoc [[mail boat]] was able to travel through this lock and twice a week they would deliver peoples mail to their piers.<ref name="Kane2006">{{Cite book |last=Mary A. Kane |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGFq-1ydBvMC&pg=PA107 |title=Oconomowoc |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-7385-4089-4 |pages=107–}}</ref> But that lock was eventually cemented shut{{when|date=October 2014}} and now a dam is used to control the water levels.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barber |first=David G. |date=October 28, 2009 |url=https://americancanalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Danforth-Lock.pdf |title=Canal Structure Inventory – Danforth Lock |website=American Canal Society}}</ref> |
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The history of the Lake Club is directly connected the [[Villa Gifford]], also known as the Gifford Hotel. This hotel was originally a home located just west of the current Lake Club. George P. Gifford was the center of attention in the late 1800s in the Oconomowoc area; he had guests over often and they loved his food and all the recreational activities they did on Oconomowoc Lake. Eventually in the late 1860s Gifford opened his home to selected guests or members. After some construction to his home he had created a simple lakeside hotel, which predated the founding of the OLC. All the meetings for the next 19 years were held at the Gifford Hotel. The current OLC building was built in 1909. The OLC was noted in ''[[Life Magazine]]'' when metalworking magnate Ralph Robinson was elected as Commodore of the OLC.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Inc |first=Time |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yVQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Oconomowoc+Lake+Club&pg=PA159 |title=Life Magazine |date=1954-09-27}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The Oconomowoc Lake Club was founded in 1890.<ref name="BarquistBarquist1999">{{ |
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The OLC served members until 1994 when a fire broke out and its 1908-built building was burnt to the ground.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UzsrAQAAMAAJ |title=Exclusively Yours |publisher=Patten Co. |year=2002 |page=111}}</ref> After two years of negotiating the OLC was rebuilt in 1996, and as of 2016 it is still in business.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OLC History Page |url=http://www.oconomowoclakeclub.org/#!about-the-olc/c1ztv |website=oconomowoclakeclub.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement about History from Owner |url=http://wisn.cityvoter.com/oconomowoc-lake-club/biz/489894 |website=wisn.cityvoter.com}}</ref> |
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== Dining == |
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The OLC does not consist of only one dining area. They actually have 4 different sites in the OLC for someone to have a drink or dinner. Sam's Bistro is made for small appetizers, small dinner and drink. The Commodore is more of a sit-down dinner type of room. There is also the option of sitting outside at Dockside which is a set of tables on the pier for any member to sit down and order dinner. Then there is the Topside Bar, which is a bar and lounge with a lake view.<ref>{{cite web|title=Diner Room Manger Report|website=http://www.wisconsincmaa.org/files/OconomowocLakeClub.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dining Options|website=http://www.oconomowoclakeclub.org/#!club-amenities/c74i}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 16:06, 5 October 2023
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| Industry | Recreation |
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| Founded | 1890 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin |
| Founder | George P. Gifford |
| Headquarters | Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States |
The Oconomowoc Lake Club is a lakeside country club founded in 1890 by George P. Gifford in on Oconomowoc Lake in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States. It is one of the country's oldest yacht clubs. It was built and designed by Architects Ferry and Clas from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]
History
[edit]The Oconomowoc Lake Club was founded in 1890.[2] It was originally involved with an improvement association that had a goal to maintain the lake levels and water traffic coming through the river connected to the lake. The Oconomowoc Lake Club were the ones who ended up installing the Danforth Lock.[citation needed] A local Oconomowoc mail boat was able to travel through this lock and twice a week they would deliver peoples mail to their piers.[3] But that lock was eventually cemented shut[when?] and now a dam is used to control the water levels.[4]
The history of the Lake Club is directly connected the Villa Gifford, also known as the Gifford Hotel. This hotel was originally a home located just west of the current Lake Club. George P. Gifford was the center of attention in the late 1800s in the Oconomowoc area; he had guests over often and they loved his food and all the recreational activities they did on Oconomowoc Lake. Eventually in the late 1860s Gifford opened his home to selected guests or members. After some construction to his home he had created a simple lakeside hotel, which predated the founding of the OLC. All the meetings for the next 19 years were held at the Gifford Hotel. The current OLC building was built in 1909. The OLC was noted in Life Magazine when metalworking magnate Ralph Robinson was elected as Commodore of the OLC.[5]
The OLC served members until 1994 when a fire broke out and its 1908-built building was burnt to the ground.[6] After two years of negotiating the OLC was rebuilt in 1996, and as of 2016 it is still in business.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Concrete. Concrete Publishing Company. 1909. p. 122.
- ^ Barbara Barquist; David Barquist (1 November 1999). Oconomowoc: barons to bootleggers. Barbara and David Barquist. pp. 18–20. ISBN 978-0-9675179-0-2.
- ^ Mary A. Kane (2006). Oconomowoc. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-0-7385-4089-4.
- ^ Barber, David G. (October 28, 2009). "Canal Structure Inventory – Danforth Lock" (PDF). American Canal Society.
- ^ Inc, Time (1954-09-27). Life Magazine.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Exclusively Yours. Patten Co. 2002. p. 111.
- ^ "OLC History Page". oconomowoclakeclub.org.
- ^ "Statement about History from Owner". wisn.cityvoter.com.