The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-27
Popular Summer Hotel an
Cottages Will Be Opened
!, for Business June 3o
NINE NEW COTTAGES -
~ UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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Formal Opening to Be Held
Early in Season; Regular
Social Events Planned

With the construction of nine new
cottages well under way, Birchmont
Beach summer. hotel, at the head of
tthe lake, will be able to accommodate
200 guests daily when the. summer
resort season opens June 20. This will
give a total Of 10 cottages Of two
rooms and bath. All are equipped
with electric Lights and are located
within asshort distance of the sum-
mer hotel. z III
Everything about the hotel proper
ty is now being put into shape for the
opening of the season and when the
first guests arrive they will find one
Of the best, If not the best, summer
resort districts in the state of Mime
sofa. After completing very success
full season last year, although the new
hotel was not completed ready for
use until July 4, the local stockhold-
ers of the Bemidji- Birchmont Hotel
company are looking forward to an
. even better season this year. -.
X The management, with which the
stockholders were all we'll pleased last
year, will be continued the same this
year Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Dyer will
have charge of the operation Of the
hotel, while F.. S. 'Lycan Of the Mark
ham Hotel company will act as super
vising manager. - -.
The nine Cottages now being con-
structed under contract with kram-
er. Brothers Of this city, will consist
OF two rooms and a bath, a large
screened porch, and will be modern
in every way, The other cottages, as
we'll as the, MOTEL building, are under
sreis -, i,.s be
decorated throughout, to- be in first
class condition for the summer season.
Some new furniture is being purchas-
ed for the hotel: 49,.
The opening of the season on June
20 will find practically all rooms IN
the hotel and cottages filled. Reser-
vations are coming in daily and very
active season is already assured. At
the present time it is planned to oper-
ate the hotel until September 70, CIV
ing season of three months duration.
Last year the hotel operated only 70
due to the late opening date.
The list of help is now being made up
and assurance has been given that the
best of employees will be secured
throughout the entire establishment.
Four artesian wells are being con-
structed at the present time, making
a total of six wells of this kind. These
wells are proving very popular with
the summer tourists.
A formal opening is being planned
to be held early in the season, soon
after the hotel opens for business.
This will be of similar nature to that
of last year, consisting OF a banquet
and dnace. Two dancing parties are to
be given each week throughout the
season besides occasional private part
les. The afternoon teas and social
gatherings by Bemidji hostesses are
also to be encouraged the same as
last year.
Attention is also being given the
grounds surrounding the hotel and
cottages. The entire hotel yard is be-
ing refilled and re-seeded and a con-
tract has been let for planting shrubs
and making flower beds.
The success of this hotel is due
largely to the board of directors, all
of whom took very active part in the
reconstruction of the resort last
spring. This board is composed of
David Gill, T. S. Erwin, T. J. Burke,
B. W. Lakin, w. L. Brooks, E. A..
Barker, H. l.. Huffman, D. L. Stan
ton, c.. M. Bacon, c. w. Warfield,
and F. S. Lycan. Officers of the COM
pany are: F. S. Lycan, president; T.
S. Erwin, vice-president; H. L. Huff
man, secretary; and W. l.. Brooks,
. treasurer.