Interesting factoid: On a per-acre basis, the Chain O’Lakes – home to our Newport Cove water front community – is the busiest inland recreational waterway in the entire United States. With some 7,100 acres of water, 15 lakes and 45 miles of river, this “Key West of the Midwest” accommodates activities for every water-lover: boating, swimming, tubing, waterskiing, fishing, even hunting. Chicagoland’s playground for more than a century (it is about an hour’s drive from the big city), the Chain boasts two State Parks as well as many great boat-in (or drive-to) restaurants and “hot spots”. Newport Cove’s marina is a stone’s “skip” from several.Newport Cove sits on the western shore of Bluff Lake, one of the lesser-known lakes in the Chain and just south of the larger (and more familiar) Lake Marie. But, despite the Chain’s lively reputation, it has its quiet times, too. In the spring and fall, or on summer weekdays, fishing boats idle near the shorelines and waterfowl serenely float on tranquil waters.

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