June 02, 2025
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Crystal Lake woman worked at Three Oaks’ paddleboard place for years. Now she owns it.

New teacher will run Board House in summer

By Michelle Meyer
Formerly an employee at The Board House, 24-year-old McKenna Dunn is now co-owner of the paddleboard rental and lessons business at Three Oaks Recreation Area, 5517 Route 14, Crystal Lake.

Formerly an employee at The Board House, 24-year-old McKenna Dunn is now co-owner of the paddleboard rental and lessons business at Three Oaks Recreation Area, 5517 Route 14, Crystal Lake. (Photo provided by Cynthia Wolf)

A former employee of Three Oaks Recreation Area’s Board House, where people go to paddleboard, is the new co-owner of the Crystal Lake business in what she describes as her dream job.

Crystal Lake resident McKenna Dunn officially opened The Board House, located at 5517 Northwest Highway, over Memorial Day weekend. She has been working summers there providing lessons and booking rentals since 2016, and also helped out when it first opened in 2013, she said in a news release.