The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-06
LAKE, HELEN.

The uncommon beauty of the place caught the
eye of wealthy visitors and Immediately cottages
began to spring up the shores of Lake Helen
Queen Ann cottages, designed by Mace, the Ohio
architect, and roomy veranded dwellings, vie with
each other in beauty. These are painted in deli
cate and pretty shades-grays, drabs, creams
etc,-with gables, towers, balconies and other
features in keeping with their style. In fact
everything about Lake Helen is ornamental
Even the shops and stables are pretty enough to
live in.
LIVES AT LAKE HELEN.
The residents are representatives of wealth and
intelligence. They are nearly all Northern people,
mainly from New York Pennsylvania and Ohio.
They include in their numbers, scientists as well
many literary lights. Many Of them are of
worldwide reputation.
Among them is Mr.. Berlin Wright, the as
tronomer and the great maker OF astronomical
calculations'for almanacs. His father, who is
with him, is q distinguished bOtanist, and has the
largest private herbarium in the United States,
embracing over 1900 specimens Prof. j. Willis
Westlake, of Millersville, Pa; E. F. Gould, O.
banker, of Saginaw, Mich, Col. SchoOnmaker, of
Scranton, Pa, and many others well known all
over the country have winter cottages on this
lake. which rival in TASTE beauty and costlness
those at Long Branch or Bar HaFbor.
f@ DISTANCES
Lake Helen and the city of DeLand are con-
nected with New York and all points North by
rail, via Jacksonville; from which latter place
they are but four hours ride; with Titusville, with
which they hold two direct communications daily,
with all southwestern Florida by as many routes
as you please; and the southeastern coast country
is quite at their feet.
HOTELS OF DELAND C LAKE HELEN
eyes," replies the invalid or some other person
Eyes, we have heard OF your invitation to DeLand
and Lake Helen, Just as we are earnestly hearing
invitations of similar nature from all parts OF
Florida. Please tell us about your hotels''
DeLand has four and Lake Helen has two good
home-ke hotels, with tables good enough for the
most fastidious taste, and at prices that will
strike every one as very reasonable besides a
score or more OF well kept boarding houses The
hotel at Lake Helen, which Mr.. DeLand has called
tho 10 only 80
whole, elegant and complete. with absolutely
everything in a style that must suit the most
fastidious
After thus literally providingfor their material
it's Mt. DeLand arranged the amusements for
which nature bSather he utilized the diversions
boats at call were put upon uponnEeaa faaaRs Upholstered
Tree use OF all. Tennis. croquet. and arehesfrye sre
grounds were arranged and equipped Extra
fine billiard hall and bowling alley were also
built. ~
THE SPORTSMAN NOT FORGOTTEN
We trust that we, have convinced our readers
that DeLand and Lake Helen offers all the need
1ul pnyslcal, Intellectual and moral inducements
that can be required of any place and that thew
have fully resolved to make it their future home.
The average man remembers when he was a small
boy 1T was his greatest desire to 'sgo fishing
though he whispered to his friends that he seldom
caught any ythlng-not even bite! AS he grew older
ne used TO steal on into the woods and pretend he
was hunting, but his success in that line was not
much more brilliant than in fishing For many
years he has had no time to indulge IN
either sport, but he has looked Iongingly
forward TO some happy day in the future
when he could fish and hunt with a clear
conscience and likewise with some probability of
success success E.iorloa, my dear reader is the Sports
man Farldlse and VOluSia county is in the Ter
restrial Eden. Here you find Deer Turkey. Rah-
Dts Quail Doves and Wild Pigeons in abundance
Th can nsn al oay long in the lakes and the ST.
= Guns on river, near by, and catch something too!
And II ambitious of better sport than the Lakes
anoro' ne can go to the Ocean, only twenty mills
OGner excellent edible fish in anv7 nua nfitv