[6] In 1818, William Lester, Colonel Stephen Mack (1766–1826), Major Joseph Todd (1765–1848) and Orisen Allen were the first to settle what would become the city of Pontiac, Michigan.

[10] The portion of Camp Brady on Lester Lake was sold off as residential property in 1946.

The Windiate Park Hotel was a summer resort for vacationers from Detroit and Lansing.

The resort featured boating, fishing, sailing, sunbathing, tennis and a dance hall.

[16][17] Fish in Lester Lake include pumpkinseed sunfish, largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike and crappie.