Charlevoix county herald., 1906-06-16
East JOrdan'S
Summer Resort.
Work to Begin on Same
This Coming rlOnth

East Jordan has never, in past his
tory, made any attempt to be known
among Northern Resort towns as
Resort Town aud has been known to
summer tourists only as busy little
industrial town at the head OF South
Arm-affordlng pleasant place TO
spend a few hours until the return trip
OF the boat down The waters OF South
Arm Of Pine Lake, from which the
scenery is most picturesque. The
hundreds Of summer resorters who
make this delightful side trip always
appear tn be enchanted with the
beauties of the shore Of this body of
water and often express their wonder
at there not being more summer cot
tages along the route. East Jordan
people have been too busy with "all
the year around" business to get in
t-rested in the possibilities in the
Summer Resort subject but this sum
mer promises to mark start in this
direction as "Terrace Beach" is open
that beautiful spot near the mouth of
Monroe Creek, and as the enterprise
progresses it is bound to be felt as an
Important adjunct To the business Of
the town and the surrounding com
munity, as well as TO advertise this
locality. The surveyors have this
week been surveying and stalking out
the plat between the highway and
the beach. This will be Immediately
followed by opening up and grading
the streets, and Mr. Monroe who re-
Gently visited East Jordan in the in
terests OF Mr.. BuShman the present
owuer Of the resort site, has, since his
return to Detroit, stated definitely in
a letter that they will begin this
season to erect cottages. An oppor
tunity is now open for local people to
join in starting this enterprise by the
purchase Of few lots at low price,
though there is nething obligatory
about it. Several have already agreed
to purchase, aud will probably build
this season or next, and about six or
eight more can join in selection OF lots
on the same basis, by applying soon.
The agreement is at w. A. LOveday's
Office where full particulars may be OBJ
tained.
The gentlemen who have started
this enterprise are Detroit people who
hnu hn tatI IN af Ia m
They haye already prepared neatly
printed abstracts TO furnish one with
the sale of each lot, So that if a pur-
chaser only buys one lot he will get a
the entire property from the time the
Government own.d it, down to the
preSent time. The Summer Hotel
question Is one which will naturally
follow the cottage building though
that feature may not develop before
another year.
This plat of ground which covers
some Ii acres is only small portion Of
the property and presents gradual
rise from the shore, back TO its West
ern boundary-the highway-a portion
Of which is nicely wooded and the
balance has occasionally a fine tree
for shade. The beach which in
general way is terraced, as the name
Terrace Beach" would imply, really
has more good sandy bathing beach
than any 30 rods along this lake,
which will add greatly to its attrac
tiOns. On the West side of the High
way, Monroe Creek winds around
through the property yet unplatUed
and offers delightful place for picnic
ing, fishing and otherwise communing
with nature-a portion of that may
eventually be plated, but much of it
will probably be left as natural park
to be enjoyed by those whose summer
home Is located nearer the lake.