The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-23
SUMMER RESORTS.

Ho ii uLuU6I VI IdIuIll0S VINO take
summer vacations by leaving home, is
every year increasing. It has been
noticed, that there are fewer strangers
spending the summer in this city the
present season than for several years
past. 1t is said there are now more
of our city residents absent, sojourn-
ing in other parts of the country, than
has heretofore been usual at this sea-
son of the year. There may be a
number of reasons for the lack of
strangers stopping here; the chief one
probably is, there are'no hotels suitably
situated, or boarding establishments
with ample accommodations and which
are inviting stopping places for FAM
lilies. A hotel or a large boarding
house, which has no spacious grounds
connected with it, is undesirable for
strangers, who bring their children
with them to enjoy open air play
ground. Health is a prominent con-
sideration for all who leave home for
summer vacation. A large lawn is
a sanatory appendage to summer
boarding establishment; crowded
neighborhood, noisy street, sensible
people will avoid, who go abroad to
stay during the summer months. Ke-
nosha has two or three desirable loca-
tions for summer hotels; one of these
is Washington Island, not far from the
center of the city; it is high ground
commanding a fine view of Lake
Michigan, being bounded on the east
side by the great inland water, and has
on it handsome growth of trees. 1t
has been objected that the soil of the
island is too sandy to admit a fine
growth of vegetation. This mistake.
the greater part of the First Ward of
this city, before improvements were
made. had quite as sandy soil as the
island, and no finer grass covered lawns
can be found in the state, than those
now seen on these grounds. The
island has all the quiet of the country
and is free from the dust of business
streets. On the first settlement of the
town, the real estate on the island was
valued the highest of any in the near
vicinity. 1t has been waiting for oc.
cupancy fifty years, and has as yet only
a light house on the southeast border
and a signal service station near bv.
Those capable of judging, believe that
Kenosha has the natural advantages
for being made popular summer re-
sort, and that a hotel or building with
the proper equipments and modern ap-
planes, would prove paying invest
ment. An enterprise of this kind is
needed not only ito draw patronage to
the city, but to retain much that is
now here.
A number of pretty villages in the
counties north of this, situated on
small lakes, have recently come into
as summer stopping places.
Springs of water which had hitherto
been supposed innocent Of any medical
qualities, have suddenly become in.
vested with curative agencies. Class
lc names have been given these springs
and their healing virtues have been her.
aided abroad. There is no particular
harm in this, for the springs are doubt
less all pure water. It is wonderful to
notice what advertising does for towns. |
No investment of little money. paws
better than publishing through the
newspapers description of these vii
ages and springs, the beauties Of |,
scenery and the advantages health and |
pleasure seekers will find in patron |