History:
The first Community Club we have a record of was formed in 1904. It was called the Utopian Social Club, and included folks from both Anderson and McNeil Islands. Back then, there were not enough folks on each island to have much of a club and rowboat was the easiest form of transportation. Everyone had a rowboat so travel between islands was easy.

Members would meet in each other's homes and meetings were all-day affairs. If there was a dance, they would stay the night because no one wanted to row home after dark. After awhile, no home was large enough to accommodate everyone, so the get-togethers were held in hay barns. The children were brought along and bedded down in the corners. Fiddles and accordions were the accompaniment for the dances and there were pie, box lunch auctions and ice cream socials (the ice cream made by Rudy and Oscar Johnson), as well as plays and needlework auctions.

Still today, as it has for so many years, the Anderson Island Community Club continues to serve and hold this community together. This Club, with its humble beginnings, has been the center of Island Activities for over 100 years.