This new pavilion is the latest step in the ongoing development of
the Wolf Lake recreational area.
The Wolf Lake Pavilion owes its design to famed architect Frank
Lloyd Wright. The pavilion boasts a very different look to
Wright’s familiar “prairie” style and includes a
pair of illuminated, 100-foot-high glass and steel towers, and a
broad, sharply angled canopy.
During research into the design of the pavilion there was found
an old Frank Lloyd Wright sketch that he did of a pavilion on Wolf
Lake, This sketch as inspiration for the pavilion design and some
of the key design elements, like the towers, were kept in.
An open design was wanted, as opposed to a bandshell-type
layout, in order accentuate the lake behind the pavilion. That
presented a problem due to high winds common at Wolf Lake. In order
to protect the performers there are a set of rotating screens, set
about two-thirds of the way back from the front of the stage, these
clear-paneled steel screens can be shifted as needed to redirect
winds coming off the lake.