The Johnson Homestead and White Lake Villa Resort
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View of the Johnson homestead from the east & the farm

View of the homestead from the lake

An early "Flying Boat" at the Villa

Water slide & Weenie roast

Dance Bands at the Villa

Founding Families Part1

Founding Families Part2

The Bathing Beach that never was

Memories

Inside the Villa

Reservations

Villa Scrap book

Charles Johnson (son of Carl who immigrated from Sweden), Anna Johnson & Johanna Eleanor Johnson.
Johanna would marry a visitor to the resort, Charles Svensson from Chicago. She would be called MorMor by all who knew her.



Charles Johnson



Original homestead of Carl and Anna Johnson plus a land grant that included all of what is now called "Sweden Town".
 
 

White Lake Villa as seen from White Lake. At the left is the dining room which, for a time had the largest clear-span dining room on the lake. The building on the right was constructed earlier. It and had guest rooms and previously included the original dining room.

 


1930's


1950's Guest photo at a tradition bonfire "weenie roast".
                 

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