Brandenburg Lake is a 75-acre private lake (also known as “Lake of the Hollow”) that is exclusively accessible to residents only. It features no gasoline engines allowed (electric only), includes a 23-acre island, and is part of the Volo Bog State Natural Area. This makes it the most exclusive and environmentally protected lake in the Fox Chain O’Lakes system.
Historical Information
Also known as “Lake of the Hollow”
Dedicated as nature preserve in 1970
Designated National Natural Landmark in 1973
art of Chain O’Lakes system formed by Wisconsin glacier melt
Originally inhabited by Native American tribes including Miami, Mascouten and Potawatomi
Notable Features & Landmarks
23-acre island with moist woodlands and grassy meadows
Part of Volo Bog State Natural Area – 900 acres of wetlands, forests, bogs and prairies
Pistakee Bog Nature Preserve to the south with 11 endangered plant species
Lake County Astronomical Society facility since 2001
Volo Bog Interpretive Trail – half-mile loop over boardwalks and woodlands
Adjacent to Redhead Lake, Myers Bay, and Pistakee Lake to the north
Wildlife habitat for great blue herons, whitetail deer, mink, raccoon, muskrat, red fox and sandhill cranes
