I don’t know how many times Mother has said, “Turn here and go back to look at Elk’s Lake.” I’m usually on the way to someplace important like Wib’s BBQ, so I drive right past it.
On this day, though, I heeded her directions to turn off on Limbaugh Lane, just past North County Park. (It’s a right turn, not surprisingly.) After a few twists and turns, Limbaugh Lane becomes Elk Lane.
It passes Elk Lodge #639, then goes down and curves past a baseball diamond. The road is marked 10 mph, by the way.
When the view opens up, you get a whole bunch of beautiful views of Elk’s Lake.
Guess I should have listened to her years ago.
Photo gallery of Elk’s Lake
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Beautiful views.
She told you so.
You missed the view of the lake FROM the club above the lake…great and beautiful…
The Elks lake used to be owned by the Cape Girardeau Girl Scouts.
Boy Scout Troop 5 put on a camp out there for the younger scouts to see what they did in scouting and to keep them interested. In the evening they would build a big bond fire and put on skits. Just as the sun started to go down the geese would start coming back to the lake. I always said at that time this is Gods country. It was really beautiful.
My father, Junior (Earl) Wills, better know as Pop, designed and constructed the ball field. He joined the Elks in 1966 and served as Secretary of the lodge soon after. He spent many hours at the “lake” before the lodge was built. I have many fond memories of the time spent with him there. He was truly an honest kind man and a servant of the people.
Connie Wills McCarthy