Daily globe., 1883-05-21
OUR LAKES,
The Noted Summer Resorts of the North
West-LaAes Calhoun, Harriet, and
NihnetOmEa-ErepGri for the Coming
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The Noted Summer Resorts of the North
West-Lahes Calhoun, Harriet, and
| NinnetCmLa-PTepGFi fO. the Coming
Season.
A ride of thirty minutes on Col Nc
| Crory's motor line through a handsome
| stretch of three or four miles brought the
GLOBE reporter to Lake Calhoun yester-
day. Trains run every half hour, and
each train was filled to standing. So the
lake, when the scribe arrived was scene
of vast crowd of Minneapolitans visiting
| the resort for the pleasure of breathing
pure country air, and taking a look at the
handsome little sheet of water.
| Mr.. George Teller was met soon after
arrival, he kindly volunteered to escort
the reporter through the grounds and the
large hotel in course on completion.
The hotel is the old pavilion build
ing thoroughly remodeled, which
forms only small adjunct, however, to
the main building. The old pavilion was
125x70 feet, but is only one
third the size OF the
main. The latter is of latest style of ar
chitecture three stories high, with several
beautiful cupolas on the roof, and each
story has alcoves. bays, etc, on all sides.
The office and lobby opens from the cas-
tern lawn, or landscape garden, and is spa
cious. Adjoining is a large dining room
overlooking the lake, with capacity to
seat comfortably at least 125 guests at
once, so that it can readily accommodate
25O people. A conservatory in which will
be kept choice selection of foliage and
blooming house plants, yielding bouquets
and ornaments for the varieus occasions,
such as parties, concerts, cham pagne sup
pers, banquets, and the like.
The sleeping apartments will accomo-
date $50 people, four handsome cottages
being now in course of erection at a con-
Yenient distance, which will be furnished
up after the latest styles for the purpose of
contributing to this.
The building will be lighted by gas, a
gas house, for It's manufacture, having
b cen built on the banks of the lake. A
steam pump will force water to the large
tlnk on the roof, from which it
will be distributed throughout the house.
Each room will have an electric bell con-
nection with the Office, and competent
force of bell boys will be in attendance.
For fire protection every precaution in
the way of convenient and safe exits have
been provided in every portion of the build
ing. A large and first class livery stable,
to be owned by George F. Webster,
will be run in connection with the
house, the barn for which is now we'll
under way. The exterior beauties and at
fractions will De unsurpassed. Mr.. Kill
vington, the capable landscape gardener.
will fit up the grounds at no lack of work
nor expense. The grounds will include
the present tracks of the Motor line, which
are te be taken up and straightened SO as
to economize ground space.
Captain Teller and his genial son
George, have leased the whole, and are
experimenting personally the work of
construction and fitting up. They expect
to be able to furnish board to regular
guests at from $12 to $50 per week, while
the transient rate will be So per day.
Besides the regular and large dining hall
they have ''an ordinary" which will
accommodate fifty people and
which will be run on the
European plan" and for the use of pri-
vate parties, social gatherings, champagne
suppers, etc.
The resort will be run this season on the
Manhattan beach style, of phyrotechnic
displays, open air concerts, balls, re-
ceptions, etc. The old dance hall of the
serve for party, concert, reception pur-
poses, etc.
Near the boat building the Telfers have
a restaurant and lunch room, for the es-
pecial accommodation of the laboring
classes who, with their families or friends, |
wish to spend few pleasant hours at the |
lake. Good meals will be served for |
twenty-five cents.
MINNEToNKA.
A trip to Minnetonka, even at so early a |
part of the season as the present time,
convinces the visitor that more than the |
usual preparations are being made to en-
tertain the great number of people who
annually come to this favorite resort to
pass the heated term, and find rest and
amusement for their summer vacations,
and even at the present time great many
are taking e day off to go to the lake,
either to look up location for the sum-
mer or to go a-fshing. For seventy-fy
cents round trip person can choose be-
tween the Manitoba road, which leaves
you at Wyzata, or the Minneapolis & st.
Louis and the Motor line, eith:r of which
will leave you at Excelsior, and from both
will pa for round trip on
the "Saucy Kate'' or Minneapolis"
the only two boats that are now running,
and trip around the lake is very enjoy
able, the foliage being in that happy tran
sition between the dark brown and light