Village Profile presents Wauconda, IL A summer resort renting cabins and small cottages still operates on the shoreline of Bangs Lake, facing onto Main Street, near the heart of the community's business center. It, and a few privately operated boat slip areas along the southern lakeshore, are all that remain from Wauconda's period as one of several northeastern Illinois summer resort spots. However, from a base in Wauconda, visitors can enjoy much of what the area and Lake County has to offer. The Wauconda Chamber of Commerce hosts the Annual International Professional Rodeo Association, a three day rodeo which draws thousands to the community.
Antique buffs can tour the area's large number of antique outlets.
In Volo, a few minutes north on Route 12, they can visit an antique car museum and browse the shops surrounding it. Many visitors journey the short distance to historic Long Grove to shop the village's quaint gift shops and boutiques, or dine at any of its several quality restaurants. Among the several regional shopping malls easily reached from Wauconda is Gurnee Mills, the nation's largest factory outlet mall with a mile-long concourse. For art lovers, the area has two major events. Nearby Lake Zurich's Ela Festival of Arts is held in that city's Paulus Park in mid-September.