Between 1938 and 1940, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the building of a lake to control flood waters there and in the Ohio River and Mississippi River. Interested residents then organized to create a place on the proposed lake for fishing, swimming, sports, boating, and outdoor activities, and found about 5 acres on McCleary Jacoby Road with a farmhouse and a barn. By June 13, 1944, the group had grown to about 50 people, and on that date nine officers and trustees signed Articles of Incorporation to form a not-for-profit club at its present location. Membership was supported through the sale of shares of stock and work hours to raise operating funds, with monthly meetings and an annual January meeting to authorize capital expenditures. The club aimed to bring together people interested in outdoor sports and conservation to develop and maintain a recreational center on or near Mosquito Lake. Early improvements included housing for a part-time caretaker in the farmhouse, conversion of the barn into a clubhouse and storage area, a boat ramp, picnic tables, a large enclosed shelter, badminton and volleyball areas, clay tennis courts, moorings, swing sets, a swim platform, and two shuffleboard courts. Families gathered there for swimming, picnics, and evening recreation by the lake. The club later grew to a maximum of 200 family units, expanded the barn clubhouse with four bathrooms and a large kitchen, paved and fenced the tennis courts, added a paved basketball court, a bocce ball court, Corn Hole targets, canoe and kayak racks, enlarged the boat ramp, and purchased new docks. In 2007, a major remodeling of the clubhouse created improved meeting, restroom, and kitchen facilities that are used for parties, wedding receptions, graduation parties, company meetings, and social events.