The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-31
ARE BEING SEIZED UPON FOR sUA-
AeR HONE PURPOSES.
FORTUNE LAKES ADVANTAGES
Nssrnen to the City Has Won Il Favor
and Many Cottages Are Being Erect
ed Along Its Banks.


the line OF nearby summer resort
lakes are frequently overlooked. At
tractive though they may be to the
casual visitor. yet TO the resident they
do not come out of their eclipse until
time has established the permanency of
the settlement and the busy resident
may relax little of his atte ention from
his daily pursuit TO that of pleasure.
Thus it has been with Crystal Falls.
This community boasts Of an age OF %
years and during that period the ups
and downs Of business life have deter
red those who would from developing
the resort advantages to be had in the
vicinity.
But, conditions have changed. The
people are awakening to the necessity
for some place of pleasure seeking and
rest. 1t you don't believe IL take a
tip 10 Fortune lake take a boat ride
around the lakes-the chain of lakes
note the number of summer cottages
that dot its banks; get acquainted
with the plans of others to build there
and you will agree with us that the
place promises TO be AN important
summer resort.
These lakes were early spoken OF as
desirable ones for resort purposes.
The writer can remember OF this sub
iect being discussed during his first
year of residence here. nearly 30 years
ago. The roads were in such oondi-
tion at that time that IL was a fatigu-
ing trip to ride out there. Then came
the panic Of '93 and people were
perfectly satisfied with .home in
1own and sack OF fiour Tor the fol-
Towing three years In the mean time
the county road system had been
adopted and the road leading TO the
lake was made passable.
When the revival in business ought
10 have brought the lake again into
prominence rival sprung up in
Chicagon lake. that beautiful sheet OF
water laying further along 10 the west
II 10 took several years for the people
who had the summer cottage bee in
their bonnets to learn that Chicagon
lake IL too far from the city to offer
any inducement TO the man who must
be- at his post each working day in
the week. Gradually the popularity
of Chicagon lake waned. not because
of It's inability TO fascinate, but be-
cause OF its distance away.
For the past two years cottages nave
been quitely under erection at Fortune
lake aud today there are six with a
promise of as many more by this time
next year The most prominent clus-
ter OF cottages Is that Of the Corrigan-
Mckinney Co. officials This cluster
OF four cottages stands on the east
bank OF the second lake about midway
of the lake
Supt. Richards Bungalow Is the
first In order II Is built OF cedar
posts ten feet long stood on ends and
plastered between and the front Is
faced with beautiful wide porch
running the entire length Of the build.
ing
The cottage contains eight rooms
with kitchen In the rear. The in
side partitions are made Of hemlock
ceiling. made on special order. and
gives beautiful effect 10 the interior
Of the building
The PARTITION cut off at eight Feet
leaving the whole upper portion Of the
building open for ventilation.
The next In order Is the cottage OF
John Erikson. This cottage is built
OF lumber with broad porch along
the front and the kitchen forming an
q at the south OF the porch II con.
tains four rooms and is well finished
within.
The next cottage is that OF Y. j.
oswald This cottage and that Of
Jas. ID. Vivian, next south. is built OF
tamarack logs laid fiat and chinkec
between. Both cottages have broad
porches in front and contain foul
rooms
Located on the west side Of the hrs
lake near Frank vanderpools Is Lak'
View. the cottage OF II. b. Webb
This cottage is square and sided will
Norway slabs, the bark side cut Th'
Interior arrangement for sleeping 4
similar 10 a sleeping car with berth
In rows one .aboye, the otner Th'
cottage Is roomy and attractive.
On the south end Of the lake H. th'
cottage Of William Holmes. This cot