The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-17
TOURISTS CLAMOR FOR INF0R-
NATION REGARDING HOTELS
HEAVY TRAFFIC INDICATED
Demand For inexpensive But Ade-
quate Structures Holds 0ppor-
tunities for Resort Men

All propaganda, aside, will you
fellows please tell me weather or not,
II ] make a trip 10 upper Michigan
this year, am going to find a place
to sleep when night overtakes me, or
will / be required TO carry tentage
and camping equipment TO assure
myself a bed?@--is the Ffher di-
rect and plausible inquiry which we
recently picked out of dozen or
more received by the Development
Bureau.
II Is deplorable fact that this re-
gion "narth OF the straits" which
during the past few years, has come
TO be recognized as one Of the fourth
or five popular touring objectives in
the entire country, is quite incompe-
tent TO adequately accommodate the
annual rush OF summer visitors
II isn't the broad terraced, that
sand-roomed, palatial resort estab-
lishment that upper Michigan wants
or needs at this time. 1t isn't any
manner or form OF superfiuous archi-
lecture or artificial beauty that is de-
manded by the tourist himself. II
is just room enough for his own ac-
modation-sufficient provision to
assure nights sleep and a break
fast, that the tourists asks, and asks
reasonably, and experience has prov
en- that hundreds were literally
turned down" on this simple request
last season. The hotels could not
hold them, and told them so.
The Detroit Free Press, last week,
carried special artical on the sys-
tenn being carried out by the Great
Lake Way Camp associations, through
which chain OF ten tourists camps
are TO be conctructed throughout
Lower Michigan this season, with a
financial backing approximating $780,
600. The camps will be set up along
the trunk line tourist highways of the
Great Lakes Way The establis-
ments open for business July Each
camp will consist OF large hotel
building and a group OF near-to-nature
sleeping cottages The association is
incorporated under the laws of the
state OF Michigan.
The summer hotel game in upper
Michigan is not or would not be
gamble
Reports declare that up 10 June 10
this year, over 500 tourists automo-
biles had crossed the Straits OF Mack
mac into Cloverland. Similar news
comes from the four or five other
points OF entry into upper Michigan,
with corTespondingly heavy trafiic
What are we going 10 do with them
What are we going TO do with them
II would be comparatively simple
task 10 name, off-hand. half dozen
or more locations which would be ad-
mirable for such establishments.
There is sault ste. Marie. the home
world; there is Munising, the Jump
ing of" point 90 the popular resort
OF Grand Island; Manistique and the
steuben lakes region; Marquette
near Presque isle. another popular
reserve; Lake Michigamme. where
two girls summer schools are already
established; the Fortune Lakes re-
eion in Crystal Falls; Copper and
Eagle Harbors. in the Copper Coun-
try, and many other excellent sites
where the summer visitors would find
all OF the attractions and natural ia
cilities which would make his visit
enjoyable.
II is problem and an opportunity
which invites the serious considera-
ton OF upper Michigan's Industrial in
terests.