The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-07-15

Northern Ohio is lake gemmed and lake famed
In no other portion of the State can be found
such beautiful bodies of water dotting the land
scape with fairylike brightness. They form one
of the crowning attractions of the Western Re-
serve to the tired urban residents in quest of
natures restful charms, and the numbers who
seek the quiet of their grove encircled shores is
each year becoming greater as the cooling re-
treats become more widely known. Among
these water poems" Sandy Lake is in all re-
spects the most beautiful and satisfying to the
visitor and camper. Here. as nowhere else
among all the number the lapguor and ennul
of the summer heated hours vanish like the
dew before the morning sun. Independent of
all that has been done by the hand of an. the
lake and its surroundings afford delightful
place in which to escape the burning skies of
summer. The lake was well named. the shores
| being of white sand. which glistens and
| sparkles like diamond drops in the palace of
| Armida. The water is the very essence of
| purity, clear, limpid and sparkling in its sand
| bottomed basin. Here nature has fashioned one
of her loveliest retreats and contributed Law
ishly of her gifts.
| The Sandy Lake Resort Company. having Sc
| lected this beautiful spot in which to invite
those in search of recreation, very little needed
| to be done beyond erecting the necessary build
| ings for their accommodation, for the natural
beauty and attractiveness of the spyt are suffic-
lent to draw people there. But in addition to
| the simple requirements of comfort and con-
| venience. the Company proceeded to lay out
large sums of money in buildings and improve
ments. The hotel Z" Oaklands.'' is a handsome
building. of ample dimensions, two stories. with
four story corner cupola. and from its high ele-
| vation overlooks the lake in the midst of its
Sv1U n lao nal in tbor oflC1t
never applied more befttingly than here. 1t is
furnished richly throughout. its service is par
| excellence itself, and under the management of
| landlord Outer the daintiest epicure could
please his palate, and the most nervous visitor
can calm himself into rest, Itis amodel house
| The dancing pavilion is admirably arranged
| for its purpose. 1t lcan be thrown open on all
| sides, and refreshing breeze sweeps through
| the room from the lake. The floor is the best
| finished hard maple. making splendid surface
large bath house, built after the latest and
most approved design, has been added to the
| service OF the company. The spot selected is a
most delightful one for bathing. The most in
experienced need not fear going beyond their
depth, for safety line marks the limit. while
| no fault can be found with the smooth sandy
| bottom.
| Rowboats of different designs and Sizes all
well built and kept neat and clean, constitute
the lake service of the Company. outside of a
beautiful little Steamer with seating capacity
of "a persons. and which. under the skillful
management of Mr., Frank Stanford is always
ready to take parties around the lake.
The entrance to this beautiful Resort at once
| impresses the visitor with the beauty of the
place, and he almost expects that his first i'm
pressions will be modified after he becomes ac-
customed to the scene, but the longer he stays
the more he sees to admire. and it is no wonder
the place has already become popular, and
that dozen or more cottages are now in pro :
cess OF erection along the shores of the lake
This is strictly temperance Resort. no in
toxicating liquors being allowed on the prem
| ises. To those in search of the ne plus ultra of
| summer resorts. our advice is, go to Sandy
Lake.