Lake Shermerville
Location: Wood Oaks Green, 1150 Sanders Road
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14.7 acre lake- Fishing
The 14.7 acre lake provides a picturesque location for relaxing and fishing. Fishing is on a catch and release basis.
Each spring, the Park District hosts a Kids Fishing Derby at the lake, providing rods, bait, help from volunteers and prizes. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources stocks the lake, and fishing licenses are not needed on Derby Day.
Lake Shermerville is man-made. In case of excess runoff, the lake drains into the Des Plaines River.
A footnote for history and trivia fans: Northbrook used to be named Shermerville, for Frederick Schermer, a land owner who donated property for the first railroad station. After bars and taverns attracted rowdy visitors, concerned citizens wanted to change the name of the village to clean up its image, and Shermerville was renamed Northbrook in 1923.
