Idlewild Lot Owners Association

Idlewild Lot Owners Association is a Michigan historical marker in Idlewild, Lake County, dedicated 2009.

Lake County · dedicated 2009 · Lake Drive and E. Glade Avenue, Idlewild

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In 1920 Idlewild’s founders, Wilbur Lemon, Alvin Wright, and brothers Erastus and Adelbert Branch, joined William Jennings to form the Idlewild Lot Owners Association (ILOA). The ILOA was responsible for public improvements and maintenance of the resort, in addition to promoting fellowship and community pride. Sunday forums featured speakers like fellow resorter and author Charles Chesnutt. In 1934 the Women’s Club of Idlewild merged with the ILOA, where women often assumed leadership roles. The ILOA hosted fashion and variety shows as fundraisers for improvement projects. In 1954 the ILOA purchased this site and began developing youth programs. This building, the Robert Riffe Youth Center, opened around 1962.

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