Conservationists hopeful historic limestone wall at Promontory Point will be preserved

Residents are trying to preserve the limestone seawall and prevent the construction of a concrete seawall in its place. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Ruth Knack’s memories of Promontory Point begin in the early 1940s.

“My parents would spend a lot of time at the Lake and particularly at the Point because it reminded them of the town they were from in Germany and the Baltic Sea,” Knack said.