For those of you who are boating fanatics and just fans of boating are you ready for boating season? It’s fast approaching us as we count down the days until it becomes official. Memorial day is generally recognized as the day in which most people start to head out to their favorite lake of choice. [...]
Have you ever wondered about how we take photos here at The Lakeside Collection? All of our catalogs and online website mostly feature photos taken from our new photo studio. The studio is located here in our offices in Illinois and was recently opened to allow more projects to be done in-house and to allow [...]
My Mother pictured with her grandson
I always knew my mother loved me, but it wasn’t until I had my own child that I really realized how deep and overwhelming a mother’s love really is. Although my mom may be over 300 miles away, she is always right here in my heart and I know she feels the same [...]
Today is the famous April Fool’s, the day where things aren’t what they seem. Whatever you hear, see, or do could be a part of an April Fools. Instead of pulling an April Fool’s joke on everyone (which we would love to do) we complied a list of the top 6 April Fool’s Jokes of [...]
Photo by Flipped Out.
Yes my favorite holiday is St. Patrick’s Day, okay I am Irish but how could you not just love this event. I remember back to when I was a little girl, marching in the parade, watching Irish step dancing, listening to the bagpipes and my mother singing. It was and is a [...]
February 27, 2009 – 1:19 pm
Have you noticed our new website redesign? We’ve actually been working on it for quite some time behind the scenes and testing to make sure all our customers will benefit from it. We’ve added a “My Browsing History” which will remember what products you viewed in the past and display them towards the bottom of [...]
February 17, 2009 – 12:33 pm
Photo by silva
Does anyone out there use a slow cooker? If so you want to try this recipe. If you are like me and you don’t cook, don’t worry this recipe is so simple anyone can do it. During one of our many food events here at work, someone make this and it was the first [...]
February 2, 2009 – 1:36 pm
The top selling next generation gaming console this year was the Wii. Most analysts said they weren’t surprised by the lack of availability of the Wii gaming console. Did you have a hard time finding a Wii? I came across this video about kids opening up Wii’s for presents, some of the kids are truly [...]
January 26, 2009 – 9:25 am
What is the Lakeside Collection? It is a wonderful catalog and on-line experience that brings the finest selection of merchandise to you and more importantly your getting all of this at a great value. We have great buys on home and garden decor, housewares, furniture, apparel, books, toys, hardware and auto needs, cutting edge electronics, [...]
January 7, 2009 – 8:00 am
We’re glad you’re here and reading this. Welcome to the lakeside blog, Down by the lake. Where did that name come from? Customers have asked why in the world did we name it “Down by the lake”. Besides being “The Lakeside Collection” one of the most popular catalogs of all time (at least in my [...]
