Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Location of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Location of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Downtown Elkhart Lake Elkhart Lake is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, positioned inside the northwestern part of the county inside the Town of Rhine.
Elkhart Lake may be best known for hosting road competitions on enhance county roads amid the 1950s, later moving to a dedicated race track called Road America, which is positioned a several miles south of the village. The region was first inhabited by the Potawatomi Indians and they titled the region "Me-shay-way-odeh-ni-bis", or Great Elk Heart Lake, because the lake resembles an elk's heart. Few citizens traveled to the region until the 1860s when the Mississippi Railroad came to Glenbeulah, making it possible for them to take a stagecoach the rest of the way to Elkhart.
In 1872 the Milwaukee and Northern Railroad came into Elkhart and brought more passengers. The region was incorporated as Elkhart Lake in 1894. Elkhart Lake is positioned at 43 49 55 N 88 1 3 W (43.832057, -88.017440). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the village has a total region of 1.29 square miles (3.34 km2), of which, 1.28 square miles (3.32 km2) of it is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. The ethnic makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.2% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.8% from other competitions, and 0.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 457 homeholds of which 18.8% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 54.7% were married couples residing together, 6.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 1.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.4% were non-families.
The ethnic makeup of the village was 98.73% White, 0.10% Asian, 0.39% from other competitions, and 0.78% from two or more competitions.
In the village, the populace was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
Racing at Elkhart Lake dates back to the 1950s.
The very first competitions were held on July 23, 1950 on a 3.35 mile road circuit north of the lake.
Races were originally held on a street circuit that ran around the Lake with the start/finish line in the village.
In 1951 and 1952, competitions were held on a new 6.5 mile circuit that circumvented the Lake.
The 1951 competitions drew an estimated crowd of 50,000 spectators and the 1952 competitions saw an estimated crowd of over 100,000 citizens . The 1952 competitions would be the last competitions held on the open road circuit.
Road America was assembled in 1955 with the first racing being held on September 10 & 11, 1955. Each year, Road America holds over 425 affairs, one of the most prominent being the Kohler International Challenge in July.
Crowd on Lake Street at the 2010 Road & Track Concours d'Elegance.
Every July, amid the Kohler International Challenge, Road & Track holds a race car Concours d'Elegance in the village.
This draws a large crowd as citizens line the streets from Road America to the shore of Elkhart Lake watching the cars drive past on their way to downtown Elkhart Lake.
The cars park in the streets of Elkhart Lake, mainly on Lake Street, where curious visitors, car enthusiasts, and other racers alike walk up and down the streets looking at the cars. As the concourse comes to a close, Road & Track announces the winner of various awards including the best-looking car award.
There are a several exhibitions in Elkhart Lake, including the Elkhart Lake Depot Museum and Henschel's Indian Museum.
The Elkhart Lake Depot Museum is a century-old barns station that has initial depot furnishings and small-town memorabilia. Henschel's Indian Museum is positioned on an archaeological dig site and has a compilation of Indian copper, pottery and artifacts that date back to 8,000 BC.
Elkhart Lake is served by the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District.
Schools in the precinct include Elkhart Lake Elementary/Middle School and Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah High School. The Elkhart Lake Public Library was established in 1906 and was originally positioned in an old hotel.
The library serves Elkhart Lake and a several communities in the area. Elkhart Lake is positioned roughly one mile southeast of the northern end of the Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive.
Leonard Bloomfield, linguist, spent part of his childhood in Elkhart Lake La Budde, businessman, legislator, and president of the village of Elkhart Lake.
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