Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10
Movie Actress Is One OF.
Score Who Frolic in River
side While Camping In
This City; Swimming Pool
Popular With Citizens And
Visitors.

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This tourist campiis just the best
er and then a plunge into the pool,
after a long dusty ride in a. car! Oh
boy, amt it a grand and glorious feel
lng." Thus spoke Gabey Robinson,
OF Kansas City, Mo, movie actress
with the Fox Film Production COM
z after a dip in the swimming
9ol in Riverside park, in connection
with the tourist. camp there.
Mrs. Robinson and party, consist
"a of her husband, j. M. Robinson
and son, Robert. Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
askeen and Riley Wheaton. visited
Grand Forks three days last week,
&camping IN Riverside park. All OF
the party werel very profuse with
their praise of the camping facilities.
better in their tour from Kansas City
northward, and 30 per CEN could not
compare with the Grand Forks camp.
party is now en- route to Cali
fornta. where Mrs. Robinson will re-
sunle her work for the movies. In
making their tour they avoid hotels.
wherever possible, pitch their
.,tsnt, set up camp and live close to
nature. It's the only life for a C
IStion." 'rs. Robinson commented.
#F""Espe, y when can have the
convelicnces Of a place like this
OF course. Grand Forks people
alize-that Riverside park Is an
hafs do not realize what wide recog-
niWbn it has as an excellent camping
tgr&und among tourists. 1t is a real
beAnty spot, a natural grove with
beautiful shade trees, abundant grass,
and blossoming flower beds to give
s&color. 1t has brick fire places. built
this year, for use of ~picnickers and
" avs <hsoA toMnjS o0Ir*S in nor.
feet shape, water and lavatory facili-
4 ties, besides a handsome and COM
Portable pavilion equipped with a rest
room and fireplace, dressing rooms
andSshowers. In fact everything that
will give comfort and convenience to
atravelers and other visitors. It is this
\ part of Grand, Forks with which tour
lists become most~familiar, and the
good impression received will be car
sTed away, and the good word passed
onsto other travellers. @.
Attendants on Hand.
paul Gravelle, the swimming in
strnctor, as we'll a. a lady attendant.
are always on hand to give visitors
any aid needed, n the park custo-
dian makes a personal call daily at
the various camps-for the same pur-
pose. Fire wood is always at the dis
posal Of campers and they also have
thesuse. of tables. and benches.
OF course, the swimming pool is
the chief center OF interest in the
summer time. It is a concrete basin
$50 feet by SO feet. and contains
j. 100000 gallons Of water, which is
changed once q week. It is eight feet
deep al one end and gradually rises
toEsA depth of three feet. It has a
as 500 swimmers have been accom-
mnodated at one time in the pool. &C
cording to Mr.. Gravelle, and Grand
Forks citizens, old and young, as vel
As visitors make daily 8 of the pool
$S- 50 ~ Many Tourists
{ ts7a During the month OF June, thirty
p, three tourist parties from practically
alt parts Of the United States took
advantage of the facilities offered la'
the camp. They came from as fal
east as Chicago, as far west as Port.
fargasouth rs Georgia and. California
registered there. If all we're as IA.
vOrab]y impressed Is the tourists from
Kansas City, recently interviewed
Grand Forks has boosters in all the
far corners of this country.
To d.. b. 81. Healy. president O
the park board, much Of this credit II
due, as. we'll ~ NJ. q. Kannowski, 81
p~erintendeut Of the parks. Amont
VI ~ VIVA
areIssJohn Void. N. F. Murphy, Harry
Randall. Joseph Kennedy and W. v
OConnor, and all these men havs
puass forth their best efforts to make
tAosspark system Of Grand Forks &C
conplish that for which it was in
tended-namely. to provide q place o.
beauty where citizens Of the city cal
fndMrecreation and rest, and wher.
visttnrs can be entertained to the bes
advantage.
1+ &s## Over 900 Acres in Park.
with over 200 acres Of park lant
andssssa limited budget, it is no-eas,
atheshest manner
eve make no attempt to keep al
thissspark area as neat as a landscap'
garden. for it would be impossible
WITH the at hand" avs Mr.
Healy. This land was purchaset
when it could be gotten. reasonably
for use of future generations, ant
oufSssaim now is to maintain as larg'
q portion Of each park as can b
nj emily used by the public, with
outsgtoo great an expense. We ar,
concentrating our efforts on keeping
Central park as beautiful as skilled
garden;ng and are al make it
During the past year we have mad.
exhaustive improvements in Riverside
park including an athletic field, ten
n~is@5Sourts and have improved oul
! tourist camp I think It is none
andSefforts well spent, for 1t produce
a. praiseworthy civic pride among tn
,!tizSnss of Grand Forks, and leaves /