The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
ADIRONDACKS HAS
MANY BEAUTY SPOTS
NATIONAL EDITORS SPEND SEW.
ERAL ENJOYABLE DAYS AT
FAMOUS RESORTS
HISTORIC PLACES VISITED
NEW YORK STATE HAS SPLEN-
DID SYSTEM OF PAVED
HIGHWAYS

Most of the cities Of New York OPP
crate on the daylight saving plan and
the editorial party had considerable
trouble keeping their time pieces up
to the minute. The worst difficulty
had in this respect was when they
reached Buffalo. The party left
Chicago at 500 o'clock Central
Standard time, and arrived in Buff
falo at 900 o'clock Eastern nme,
and then found their watches were
two hours out of the way as Buffalo
was operated on the daylight saving
plan.
Herald readers will recall that last
weeks story stated that Malone was
in the foothills of the Adirondacks.
Bright and early Saturday, July IA
the good citizens of Nal one loaded the
editorial party into automobiles fer
the wonderful driie to Lake Placid
Tark. Enroute, farm devoted to
the propagation Of silver foxes was
visited, and the party arrived at SAL
anac Lake about nocl time. TINS is
a beautiful little city, made famous
tor its sanitarium for the dread d.
sease of tuberculosis patients. Base
ball fans will remember that Christy
Mathewson, the worli's greates-
nitcher, spent three years at this
point, fighting the dread disease, and
finally won out. Just before Saranac
was reached halt vas made at IN
PERMISSION Inn, a splendid summer
home owned by William Morris, man
ager for Harry Lauder, and several
other celebrities. The Inn proved to
pe a regular oasis of dainty food anu
palletable refreshments zssss ,.ss--
Lake Placid is about II miles. up
the hill from Saranac Lake. 1T is
called the hear. of the Adirondacks.
That is not true relative to the geo
graphical location of the park. The
Village proper occupies tire west shore
of Mirror lake. Here live about
5000 of the common herd all year
round. Lake Placid Park is across
the lake, and it is private property
comprising about + 1000 acres of
land, 5000 of which is IN park besides
81 farms, 311 building Goo WITH
14OO bedrooms and 100 batns) be-
sides five central club houses. This
is a very exclusive resort and We
presume the only reason the editoria!
party was admitted was becaus. tie
season proper had not opened. We
were supposed to have reduced rates.
AS an indication of what it costs
even at reduced rates, the Herald
editor paid $14.05 for five meals
and two nights lodging; we were one
of five men in one room ir. a frame
building with limited Accommodations,
blocks away from the place where
meals were served. Editor Emil
Leicht of Winona paid $108.00 for
a party of six, quartered in the main
building, for two nights and five
meals.
Lake Placid Club is the result of
a plan evolved by DR.. Melvil Dewey
and wife, 20 years ago. Mr.. Dewey
was fogamost educator of the East
and in his talk to the newspaper men
he stated that the idea back of the
plan was to found a place where
educators and other workers could
spend their summer vacations in Il
healthy manner. The original invest
ment of $4,000 has grown to ex-
coed $3,0O0,000 at the present time.
Lake Placid is perhaps a couple OF
miles from the main club house and
Sunday afternoon the party were CIV
en- a 80 mile ride across and around
this beautiful little body of water
hemmed on every side by mountain
peaks.
In the last few years Lake Placid
has become one Of the foremost
spots for winter sports IN the world.
The White season usually runs from
about December 1s+ to April 1st, and
the winter sports are conducted usu-
ally from December els: to February
28th.
During the year some of the fore
most artists and lecturers are brought
to Lake Placid Club for the benefit
and enjoyment of the guests at the
club. On Saturday and Sunday eve
ming, while the editors were there,
an orchestra composed of 40 pieces
made up from some Of the best ar
fists of symphony orchestras of the
country, gave two wonderful concerts
in room in which the acoustics are
perhaps the most perfect of any in
the country.
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It will be recalled that at The time
Mckinley was assassinated, Roosevelt