“I had to be taken out by secret one night because I made so much,” she said, adding one patron alone gave her $200.

While working one night Anderson said she met a woman who owned an interior design company in Illinois who later hired her.

Lindner agreed the tips were good, but said she liked being involved in fundraising events held in the community. She recalled being in a charity baseball game with members of the U.S. Navy.

“One of the guys threw me over his shoulder and ran around the bases,” she said.

Lindner said she gained confidence and poise while working as a Bunny.

“The worst part was the heels,” she said, adding she also needed some extra stuffing to fill out her costume.

Other employees, and even some former key holders, also shared stories.

“I was here like four times a month,” Bill Kemen of Wheatland said, adding he saw Sonny and Cher and Bob Hope perform. “This used to be my stomping grounds. I even got kissed by Ann Margret.”

Kemen said the Playboy Club represents a “different time.”

“There was nothing else like it,” he said.

Playboy Clubs existed elsewhere in the world, but Lake Geneva was the first in America to provide guest rooms, dining and entertainment. The location, technically in the town of Lyons, was chosen due to its proximity to Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and Rockford, Ill.