Blue Lake Lore
is as much a love letter to Blue Lake - where Cynthia Brooks Holmberg (1934-2022) vacationed and made memories for over 60 years - as it is a thoroughly-researched history of the lake and surrounding Minocqua, Wisconsin area. Versed in genealogical study, Holmberg applied her research talents to the book with the same care and devotion she employed researching her family's ancestors. Blue Lake was, after all, part of her family's lore. Based on seven years of uncovering existing local histories, combing through government records, and personally interviewing hundreds of past and present lake property owners and visitors,
captures life on the lake and a history of the area using a clear structure and easy to follow narrative. Lake-goers will appreciate stories about the Northwoods gem they all love, area residents will appreciate the history of their community, and historians will appreciate Holmberg's bibliography, extensive footnoted source references, land record documentation, and the index of names and entities mentioned in her 200-page narrative.