New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-08
NOTES FROM OUR SUMMER RESORTS.

The Ocean House, Newport, VIII open on the
18th OF this month. Tho Atlantic and Aqudneck are al
ready opened business hotel kept by the former
proprietor the Perry House. will oon be ready Tor the
public go viii called the City Hotel Alton Bayou
ON tho shore Of Lake wnnepseogee is one hours ride
by railroad from Dover, New-IIampshire. small
steamer conveys passengers from that place to Woboro
the chief resort Of the lake. The Indian name, Winnie
pseogee Is said to mean "Smle OF the Great Spiit.
Twenty five cottages costing about $1,000 EACH have
been erected since last Autumn in the Marthas vineyard
camp-meeting ground Other improvements have been
made and worknen putting everything In trim
for tho Summer visitors. The large building Of
the Association has been improved very much In appear
ance by the addition Of new front. The Pawnee House,
new hotel three stories high beside French roof and
an oh, "a at the corner OF Circuit and Amoskeag-
aves 1t contain to be opened about the
middle of june and kept the European plan Another
hotel about large, ia promised near by to be ready
before July Several Of the cottages, both within the
camp grounds and on Oak Bluffs, are already occupied
Two or three OF the eating and lodgnghOuses are now
open and doing good business, also two good stores,
near the camp entrance. neat chapel TO accommodate
from TO 500 persons will probably be built for the use
of tho cottagers The Oak Bluff Company have built
raised and covered platform at their wharf with seats
where visitors enjoy the view. They also pro-
pose TO build large hotel for transient visitors and
boarding house for cottagers who desire to avoid the
trouble OF cooking their cottages. This Company have
laid several new lots and avenues and have enlarged
tho Oak Bluffs House. Formerly it was the practice to
60 to the Vineyard about August l. remain through the
meetings and leave about September now the place is
really general Summer waterng-pace, and many go
there June and remain until October The people or
Orleans depend mostly for the Summer recreation
On one OF two small places the Gulf and on Amte
CITY CO miles north in Mississippi, and Magnolia,
near the Tennessee line, In the same otate'
The accommodations in these resorts have all been
secured in advance . Rents for cottages at Cape May
vary from 500 $500 for the season. railroad cohhec
ton between this city and the Cape Will be complete
is said during the present month. If the Vneland road
which runs to Cape May, is connected with the west
Jersey and Southern Ncw-Jersey roads, the line VIII DO
continuous through Long Branch and Atlantic CITY,.
Ooonomowoc in Wisconsin, is new Western watering
place 1t il 80 miles west OF milwaukee ana lW NM y,
northwest of Chicago situated between two lakes one OF
which emptes into other with little cascade Ihere
are 90 lakes within circuit OF dozen miles. varying
from ono TO three miles in length These waters abound
i'm bass and pckere and the scenery is said to be charm
ing though not grand. There many beautiful drives
in an directions Several wealthy gentlemen OF chicago
and Milwaukee already have fine Summer residences III
the vicinity, and there are a number OF hotels