Golf in Millstadt

Millstadt is a Monroe County village between Belleville and Columbia, maintaining a small-town character even as the southwestern Illinois suburban corridor has grown around it. The community's name reflects the German immigrant heritage that runs throughout Monroe County — Millstadt was settled largely by German Catholics in the nineteenth century, and the church-centered community life that early settlers established remains visible in the village's institutions. Triple Lakes Golf Course reflects the local terrain's tendency to collect water in low-lying areas, a characteristic of this transition zone between the upland plateau and the Mississippi bottomlands. Illinois' strong community tradition and the state's extensive park and recreation system create the context for golf clubs that serve as social anchors alongside the natural and civic amenities of community life.