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2802 Waunona Way
Named for Charles Askew's daughter, Esther, who was born in 1883 and died shortly thereafter.
Esther Beach on the south shore of Lake Monona was, and still is, a popular park and swimming
beach. The Askew brothers, Charles, William and Samuel, who had been in the passenger boat
business since 1872 and had bought Angle Worm Station from Capt. Frank Barnes in 1893, built
a dance hall and picnic grounds at Esther Beach in 1901 for the enjoyment of their passengers.
It was
