Grand Rapids herald., 1893-04-30

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Music. nAhing. rowing and yscAt
rsceS we're the greatest Attsacsins N
Ninsssoaks- Picnics sad ssesmiona
are s@sag the many pesti@s plsssssssI
~ the cel<bgutssi lake.
People vho have never bssa q lliass.
eoaks ds not realise tbs sxssat a the in.
tessst shown in yachting BY the hun.
drcSis a fAnili~s vho are ssmmssius st
the lsks. There are but few vho srs
not directly interested in one os mors
yachts. II the head % the family dnss
not ovn . rine racing OF rowing tsoat.
e,ther steam or sai. soms msmt'se Of Il
is sure 10 be one of the crew q come
other persons craft. Pios To rSS tho
yachts are groomed ~ carefully ~ Chr
most valued race horse.
They Are hauled out oe the water. tho
bottom scraped. then black loaded after
which they are rubbed down hArd and
smooth until they resemble the surface Of
glass;. The rigging 10 thoroughly ex.
zmined 90 zee that all 10 In good shape.
Every hcat Il any rank 1t all has q
working and q racing set of sails. in
fact. some u the boats have half n
dozen u them. Forty OF fifty yachts In
. race are no unusual number: At times
this feet is f,llowed BY ~ many more.
With six men allowed 10 the boat. aO
men would Dc the number in the crews
of tho ffty- boafA Then hundreds of
persons witness the race from other
boats. the shores. hotels. c,ttagrs.
islands and the spacious and beautiful
club houses. which are built upoa the
islansls and src thus completely sur.
rounded by water.
Meeting Osd Frsesda.
Here we met many former friends and
schcolmstes whom ne had not sern for
thirty yearA Such We find scattered
throughout the United Statea We alsD
met many cf our former Grand Rapids
pupiIa There wss scarcely . day We
did not have the pleasure of meeting
so0e former scquzintance. We had the
pleasure of being invited 10 take q trip
With Commodor. F. J. Phelps an hia
own boas. tho PrincesA which hss been
the winner Of many . rsce. Then we
took . trip In another oe HE boats.
the vAruna. God of the western aeas.-
She. ton. has uon several races aimee ahe
touched the water of Minnetonka Tho
Saruna won the pennant in the race dur
ing our Wait and gained one oe the cup
races. On this subject We might write
1T great length. hut time ia short and vs
must conclude by saying that Mime
tonks has q reputation for fast boats
and expert sailors This reputation
reaches from ocean to ocean. and judg.
ing from what We heard and saw, No
conclude that this praise is we'll deserved,
II 10 said that their club house is the
finest I'm the country. with a working
membership - 40 limited.
Sasnsoga or the Wc~s.
Ainnetonka is the Saratoga Of the
vest. with accommodations Tor tbs mul-
tfude. IL II . mo~t beautiful place for
summer vacation Elegant grounds.
pretty cottages. fine fishing anil delight
ful sailing are its attractive features
II is twenty i've miles from st. Paul.
fifteen miles from Minneapolis. and
twenty six miles from Mlnnehaha and
Fort Smelling all 20 which are delight
fui places o. visit Thousands - trav.
elers 20 there every year for pleasure,
rest and health. IA ia attractions hs.
come more widely known they become
h@s'er appreciated. and with each r--
turning season the number of yisitors
greatly increases
Lake MInnetonka IL about fifteen
miles long With other lake sprr,aches
N covers an area IL about twentv nv.
square miles. The lake Is broken IN
into hays. inless and numerous r rso!<s. y,
that ia shore line presents a coutinuous
picture - scenic beauty. which extends
the remarkable distance % abo,,t 40
miles. From slnos: every pint the
view embraces primitive forests. cult.
va,ed fields. beautiful farms. blending
with either modest or lavish srchI.
lecture. shown in pretty cottage hsmes.
elegant villas and mammoth hotsls All
are inter=pers~i with lawns. drives and
rambling footpsths. ~ varied are its
beauties and advantages that pne can
find all sor's - entertsinm~nt. from The
quiet seciusion q q lo-igr in tho wider
ness. With nah hDe. gun. hook or sa~el.
to the silurements and pleasures 70
fashionable life. coupied with athletic
ps<sim~~ on both water and land. The
railroads curve around on the beautiful
hanks ~ the lake. then branch od n
different dirrctions.
1vos~t Lafayette.
Hotel Lafayette. located on Mime
snrks's beach. is claimed to b. ono ~ the
larg--, and finest summer houses in the
country n iss I. leo feet long q ff,h
- a mile three and hve stores hish.
and nle-lel - construction Gu-rss
have q lssa view from every pinsios.
The piszxa extends around the en- tire
building on the lower fc-Dr vhich affords
= stroll - more than q half u,ile lts
accommodating capacity is ! coo r~orle.
The grounds have been rendered. nj
~ every pcssible device known
o. isnsl~csp~ gardening
He'si ~ Louis ~ The ~pufh aid. ~
ths AXE and opposife the Lafayette. 10
'he nest lsrves' ~ fh- shores - .his
zrsvpllv rack hourd inland cs-ear There
are numerous smaller eres. oa which
isrx- ard sFusll steamboats,. Yachts.
sal and rovhos's piy. sl e stfch AZ.
ford ne hesf W sr,oan,osisfi,,ns and
The Bell - the a<e has
. passenger capacity ~ GO perssns
wifh ea~t snsi cunlfprt The Cifv ~ 81
.,nis carries sl,ru. ssso pss-.nsrr.
There ar cthsrs With capacity - frrn
loo =, RG T. appreciate this .po, n
>esufy one nu.t SO ard resists by per
aousi presence &. q =.
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