Rebecca Sprague's (rebeccasprague) Blog

Family homestead! Exceptional stone farm home set just over the county line. Birds eye views and sunsets from the grand wrap around porch. English gardens set around pergola and trellis. French grape vines inspire a new hobby. Authentic architecture with modern updates. Wood floors grace interio...

Quality built lake home set on double lot with shared access, pier and boat slip on clear clean Silver Lake. Convenient to I94 and Pabst Farms shopping. Stone natural fireplace and lake views from the living room. Open kitchen has cathedral ceiling and skylights to create light bright space. Gre...

Quality Kingsway stone and cedar Cape "The Bridgeport", set on country estate parcel. Seven plus acres to enjoy recreational activities, atv, horses, or plantings. Even the dog is setup here with kennel access through garage. Enter to discover 2 story foyer, hardwood floors and space to move! Fo...

Blackhawk Estate set on 30+ acres, privacy with development potential. Hidden driveway leads to undisturbed conservancy and woodlands. Quality built custom exposed ranch home. Gourmet kitchen boasts granite counters, SubZero, Bosch and Thermadore appliances. Open kitchen and dining, heated tile ...

Where can you get a professional wash and style for $16? Try Debbie Lynn at the re-opened Four Seasons Beauty Salon. The building is still for sale. I should know, I've been trying to sell it for my cousin Diane Mahnke Hubing, but with the recession -- it seemed more advantageous to rent it out a...

It's the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one. Our youngest, my nephew, is graduating high school. It will be another generation before I see another one. Or visit the school to pick him up from the sick room. The next time I go to Oconomowoc High School will be to vote -- or visit the n...

Saturday, July 25, 2009 9:30 am Coffee Hour & refreshments 10:00 am Membership Meeting; Program to follow  "Sailing on the Inland Lakes" Presentation by Dr. Charles Hajinian   Dr. Charles Hajinian is a historian for the Nagawicka Lake Yacht Club. This is the right season to join us in his present...

I'm an empty nester. My son lives in Sarasota, Florida so it's rare that he comes home for a visit. Usually we visit him in the wintertime. So the last time he came him, I asked him for a day to do something with family, and he picked the Milwaukee Zoo. We have always been big supporters of the ...

In July 2006, St. Clare Catholic Church in North Lake and St. John Catholic Church in Monches, merged to become Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Church in North Lake was designed by Alexander Eschweiler in 1917 and expanded in the 1930's. The result is a beautiful lannon st...

Friday, June 5, was a beautiful day for the Fowler Lake walk. It's about a 40 minute walk around the lake. (Unless my sister is walking with us- then it's 50 minutes.) We started at Memorial Park, off Lac LaBelle. Do you ever notice the historical marker there? I didn't. So we started to go count...