Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-08-09
Lake George.

CALDWELL, july ~, 1910.
1t has now become fashionable to say,
sI have taken the trip from Canada,
through Lake Champlain, to Lake
George and nowhere do know of a
pleasanter one to take; whether the per-
son be in search of scenery or gayety ;
both may be seen in abundance. Lake
George is to tourists, artists, and travel
lers what the Pyramids and the Rosetta
stone are to antequarians. 1t is not my
intention to enter upon any graphic des-
cription of place which has many a
time been described by more skilful
pens than the writer's but simply to
make few remarks concerning the ho-
tells, etc. 30.
Though July is not the height of the
season here, yet the hotels are well
filled, and on the registers may be seen
prominent guests.
1t is impossible to describe the excite
ment at the Fort William Henry Hotel
every evening. Here are congregated
the elite of the large cities, and the
whole place presents most delightful
appearance, amid the strains of music
and the gorgeous toilets of the ladies, as
they perform artistically their waltzes
in the spacious parlors of the hotel.
At seven P. M. the beautifully tessel-
lated walks are made gay by the groups
that collect there and on the dock
awaiting the arrival of the Minnehaha
This period of the day is the busiest and
probably the most important of any, as
friends are anxiously awaiting the arri.
val of the little steamer as she brings hel
passengers from Lake Champlain and
Ticonderago. Almost as soon as she Is
in sight comi ng up the lake, numerous
row-boats are seen darting out from the
different docks in order "to catch tine
SWELL" as the people term it. AS the
'sMinne'' nears the dock of the For
| William Henry the band-composed Of
thirteen pieces-strikes up some favor
ite air. During the playing cannon
is fired, which, together with the rever.
beration in the mountains, makes thu
whole scene grand in the extreme.
| Other eXcitements at the hotel are also
noticeable, the most important of these
being at mail-time and at the arrival o.
the Glens Falls stages, bringing people
from New York. Especially at mail.
time anxious faces may be seen Oh
young misses and on old gentlemen. Il
is particularly laughable to notice
| the young married ladies who are ex
pecting letters from their "beloveds" In
the city. Those who are successful art
agreeable for the remaining portion o.
the day, those who are not shut them
selves up in their rooms and will M
come down to tea, and finally they tel
mamma they will leave by the frs
stage; but maternal influence generally
has tendency to make the young lady
change her mind.
The old gentlemen's faces haye tn,
appearance of some one who has los
ten dollars and found five. The caus,
of it is that business is so pressing tina
they are obliged to leave the lake before
they intended.
But now, having criticized the people
permit me for "a moment to speak of the
Glens' Falls stages. They are peculi
arly constructed, having accommoda
tiOns for twelve comfortably seated OIL
the top. 1t is as pretty a picture as
photographer could wish for to see, tn
| ladies, mounted as high as they can ge
on the top of the stage, chatting will
itheir.gentlemen friends, who are to ac
company them to the city.
1t would be useless for me to describ,
all the scenes at the Fort William Hen
Try, and 1 shall hurriedly make few re
marks concerning Crosbyside, LAX
House, and Bolton.
The Lake House is by no means Al
handsome hotel as the Fort William
Henry, nor is it kept in much style
Having conversed with several peopl
who have stayed at both houses, the an
swer of all is this: eff wished to sta,
at the lake a month / would most deci
dedly stop at the Lake House, but wer
to spend short visit l would certain
J ly choose the Fort William Henry.
Then 1 say that probably the price
concerned, there being a difference o
81. so day between the hotels; but thi
is answered in the negative, and tin
real reason is given-it is sociability
J This the writer has found to be true. A
the Lake House, it is true, the dress o
the ladies is not so handsome as at til
Fort william Henry, nor are the chops
as grand, yet the people of the LAX
|; than those of the other hotel, and this
owing to the sOciable manner anon
them all.
The season at the hotels is extremel
gay. A grand shop" is given at tn
Fort William Henry on consecutiv
Thursday evenings, and German" o
Saturday evenings at the Lake House.
Nearly opposite the last-named place
and probably mile from Fort Williar
Henry Hotel, is Crosbyside, at whic
place is located large hotel-formcrl
: called the f'United ates'-containin
number of guests; but it is the quiete'
It of the hotels, and the people do not seel
to make acquaintance outside it.
Ten miles down the lake is situate
Bolton. This place is acknowledged
tourists to be the most beautiful part {
e Lake George, and it is great pity ths
the accommodations are not better. I'll
:. Mohegan and Bolton houses are the OF
l ly hotels located here, both of which
from reports, ale full. Several island
< of the lake are now occupied by summe
: residences, some of which are very pre-
; ty. Trout Pavilion and Fourteen Mil
: Island are also occupied by large boart