The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-15
For Congress-First District,
HON. CHARLES G. WILLIAMS,
Of GAINESVILLE.
EXCURSION TO TWIN LAKES.

Edward Bain's employees, and others,
made an excursion to Twin Lakes last
Sunday. They took the Kenosha Ac-
commodaUion, with six passenger cars,
chartered for the occasion, at o'clock
in the morning and arrived at the
Lakes at o'clock. Upon arrival, there
were two steamers Mr.. BaiL S Kinder
hook, Captain William G. Davidson, of
Kenosha, and Mr.. Ackerman's steam
er, chartered for the day by Mr.. Balm
ready to convey the excursionists
across the lake to the pier at the Kin
derhook boat house. A few trips car
ried all across the lake where every
one took to the groves OF elsewhere
and spent the day as seemed best.
Many men, women and children had
provided themselves with lunch and
ate 1t in picnic style. Many others re-
crossed the lake and obtained good
dinner at A. Ackerman's for 50 cents.
All or nearly all who took dinner at
Ackerman's returned to the picnic
grounds. About o'clock, perhaps,
the eXcurSi0niSts commenced returning
by the steamers to the railroad side Of
the lake, and enjoyed themselves in
the shade of the groves, on seats, and
on the ground, till the Kenosha Ac
commodation arrived about o'clock
for return. All were soon aboard the
cars and at about 10 they started, and
arrived at Kenosha at 6 in the evening
Tickets were sold to the excursion
lists to Twin Lakes and return for Is
cents, the surplus over the expenses
of the Keposha Accommodation, to be
for the benefit of the Temple Of Honor
Band, which accompanied or was q
part of the excursionists, and added
to the general enjoyment by appropri-
ate music. The tickets were taken up
on the return ard numbered 314. So
there must have been 314 tickets sold.
and perhaps more, as all may not have
returned who bought tickets. We
have not learned what the expense Of
the KenOsha Accommodation was,
nor what surplus was left for the
Band. we hope the surplus was
something nice.
The picnicers, eXcursionists, CT what
ever they may be called, spent the day
quietly and we think proftably. Capt.
Davidson, of the Undertook, was at
tentiye to his duties and made it pleas
ant for every one who took passage on
his steamer. We did not take passage
on Capt. Ackerman's steamer and did
not learn who had charge Of her, but
have 40 doubt she was well command
ed. tits an older and smaller steam
er than the Undertook. The latter is
anew boat now running we believe
her, second season. She was built by
the Kenosha boat built,er, Nh. David
son, who now commands her. The
Undertook, though built for TWIN.
Lakes and small steamer, will carry
from seventy-hve to one hundred
passengers, but with the present
depth Of water at the landings, about
fifty is all she can start with. She is a
nice little boat, fast, easy runner,
and highly appreciated by her COM
mander and owner.
The picnic grounds are just rs ma
ture made them, and nature did her
work admirably we'll, with perhaps the
exception Of not furnishing sufficien-
cy of good spring water. There are
said to be springs but how great the
supply and how good the water is
probably not known. 1t remains for
man to do his work in cutting and re-
moving underbrush and otherwise inn
proving the groves. With suhiciency
of good water, the underbrush removed,
a stand for speakers and seats fer
an audience, a pavilion, d dancing h;sll,
restaurant, and q dining hall, the
groves would be we'll suited for camp
meetings as we'll as for picnics.
The Twin Lakes probably have new
er been measured, SO that no one A4oWS
their exact size or the size of either of
them. And we saw but little of one
of them and not all of the other. They
are said to be each mile OF two long
and nearly as broad. The banks of
Lake Elizabeth, the one at which the
cars stopped, which comes within a
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