The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-29
PARK TO BE
OPENED FOR The SEASON
First Excursion Trains Will Run To-
morrow TO Points on keweenaw
Central-Daneing at the
Park All Day.

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view park for the season will occur to-
morrow. The management of the Ke-
weenaw Central railroad has arranged
To run the first excursion trains of the
season tomorrow and there will be
dancing at the popular amusement
place both afternoon and evening. A
large number of Calumet people con-
template spending the day at Crest
view and other points on the Kewee-
nav Central road. among them Eagle
River Eagle Harbor, Lac La Belle and
Gratiot Lake.
The train for Lac La Belle will leave
Calumet at o'clock i'm the morning
and returning will leave Lac la Belle
at 6:05. This viii enable those who
own summer homes at Bette Girls to
spend the day there. The arrange
ment will be continued each Sunday
during the summer season and as the
train leaves one hour earlier i'm the
morning than il did last season. IL will
provide that much longer for those
who care to spend the day at these re-
sorts.
The trains for Crcstvew will leave
at A. m. and 20 pm and returning
will leave Crestview at 4:45, GAS, 7:45
and p. IN. The indications point to
the fact that Crestview will be more
popular than ever this summer and as
there is a growing interest i'm the 9TH
er amusement places, ii is believed that
the Keweenaw Central excursion sea
son, which will be ushere1 in tomor-
row, will be a very successful one.
Electric Park Opening.
Electric park, the Houghton Coun-
~ Traction company's delightful re-
sort. was opened for the season yester-
day, the concert by the Calumet &
Hecla band i'm the afternoon being the
feature. Despite the cool weather,
which was too cool for comfort, n large
number were present, Calumet and
the Portage Lake towing being espc-
cially well represented. a splendid
rogram was rendered by the band di-
rected by George ID. Barnard. Classical
and popular selections were played,
eacn pleasingly perfect and arousing
the admiration and applause of the
auditors. a vocal solo, Asleep i'm the
Deep" by Prank Simonich, member of
the band, followed bv an encore. "I2v-
cry Little Movement were received
with delight. Mr.. Slmonich pos sesses
a voice that is most pleasing, 1t being
tn,ttgfaaI tsffh al oil
and deep and powerfui. The large at
tendance present Yesterday presagcs
well for n successful season for the
park this year The SUNDAY concerts
attract the crowd, and the C. & H.
band ia the magnet. The band is play
ing splendidly as usual. discoursing n
class of selections that delight the
lovers of the best in music. on Mon
day evenings, and several times during
the week. II is announced that free
a feature at the park this summer.
From now on the park will be open
% the public. The program for each
week follows:
Every afternoon exhibitions of free
moving pictures inside the pavilion, 1t
$500 o'clock and at 500 p. IN. Free
dancing on Tuesday, Thursday and
Immediately after the exhi-
oition of the pictures.
The park this year looks better than
ever before. Several new swings have
been added, new trees planted, and all
.ables and benches repainted.