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Waupaca Record
CHAIN O’ LAKES NEVER SO POPULAR
More People at This Resort Than Ever Before In Its History
Hotels Over-Crowded.
The lake season at Waupaca is at its height and never before in the history of our “Killarnies of Wisconsin” have our shores echoed to the sound of so many voices – Never have so many boats plyed our placid waters, never have so many people gathered in adoration of the natural beauty of our lakes, woods and hills.
Each year our resort has grown in popularity until now every cottage about the shores is occupied and the capacity of all the hostelries tested to the fullest.
It is estimated that fully twenty thousand people have visited our lakes this season and with continued effort there is no reason why Waupaca should not lead the summer resorts of the Northwest.
GRAND VIEW
Grand View is enjoying a most prosperous season. Every room and cottage is full and cots have been called into service. There are now 185 guests at the hotel and families waiting in the down town hotels for vacancies.
Aside
from the guests which come each year from
Fourteen
years ago four of our public spirited progressive businessmen, the late Maj.
R.N. Roberts, C.J. Shearer, E.B. Jeffers and C.A. Spencer saw a future for our
lakes and erected the Grand View Hotel.
From time to time since additions and improvements have been made which brings
that hostelry into first rank among the summer resorts of
A new bath house has been erected this season, the property put in good shape and the hotel is now on a paying basis.
The present management have been in charge for the past three years, and are constantly growing in favor with their patrons. They are putting forth every effort to secure only a select patronage and to establish a reputation which will attract that patronage and make Grand View a select resort.
The rates were advanced this season on an average of $2.00 per week over the past year and the managers are endeavoring to secure a high class service. They are also assured of improved train service for next season which will add greatly to the convenience and comfort of those who must come and go on night trains.
LOYOLA VILLA
Loyola Villa, the resort for students and teachers of the Jesuit colleges of the Roman Catholic church will close their home today and by Monday all will have departed to their homes and their schools preparing for the work of the school year.
About
seventy has been the average number at this restful place during the summer and
on Tuesday evening a special and very interesting program was given in honor of
the Rt. Rev. J.J. Fox of
BRINSMERE INN
Brinsmere Inn is full to overflowing. There are now 80 guests all comfortably housed under this hospitable roof and each season adds patrons for all time to Brinsmere for those who come once come to stay.
Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Smith opened this delightful resort about seventeen years ago and
have added cottages and enlarged the buildings until now they can accommodate
eighty guests. The popularity of the
Lakes is each year spreading and new guests from
The aim of the proprietors has been to make this a desirable family resort, with wholesome, good, well cooked meals and the entire surroundings devoid of pretense and artificiality.
LOCKSLEY HALL
Locksley
Hall has its little colony of guests on the quiet and secluded
Locksley Hall claims the distinction of being the oldest hostelry on the lakes and the quaint philosophy of the proprietor and the great mother heart of his good wife have endeared them to the southern people who come year after year to this quiet place for rest and recreation.
Some of the guests have built and own their cottages and come to the general dining room for their meals where each family have their own table.
There are now about one hundred guests there and plans are being made for additional accommodation for those who expect to come next year.