It’s a tradition that was born in a cabin on Lake Martin, now called The Hut, at a time when World War II was in its final stages.
Still 70 years later, if it’s July 4 you will find generations of the Forbus family, their friends and people who love to laugh, have fun and enjoy fellowship while eating some of the best food you have ever put in your mouth on the lake at the Forbus Fish Fry.
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