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Paynesville Press - August 7, 2002
Special edition highlighted Koronis cabinsLast week's column reviewed a portion of the "Lake Koronis Special Edition," found in the May 29, 1913, issue of the Paynesville Press. The special edition, sold for ten cents, was geared toward attracting tourists to Koronis. It also included a song written by a local professor, additional pictures of the lake, and a description of residences located near Koronis in 1891 and in 1913. Professor A. H. Hatch authored a song about Lake Koronis sung to the tune of "Red Wing" that appeared in the 1913 special edition.
Koronis Chorus
Ye bells of Paynesville ring! Chorus
Now the moon shines tonight on
Lake Koronis
By 1913, while some of the early sites remained the same, additional summer homes had been built. 'Cool Arbor' continued to be the summer home of Mrs. D. J. Ferree, located near the "Old Landing." Dr. P. C. Pilon had built both a cottage named 'Idle Hours' and a camp named, 'Revenz.' "...the summer homes of J. J. Carlock and W. A. Huntington, the 'Anchorage' the log cabin home of W. I. Fisher, of Minneapolis, the 'Wildwood Home' of E. Asplin, and also the vacation home of W. J. Briggs of Pipestone." At Koronis Park, located between the Old and New landings, tourists could find accommodations in the Far View Inn and the Fair View Place. Summer homes were owned by "...F. L. Goodrich and others of Omaha, Nebraska; the Benepe and Nichols cottage owned and occupied by residents of St. Paul, as well as the resting places of J. H. Boylan, Jr.; C. W. Seavey, T. J. Barrie, Mrs. E. E. Rice, W. E. Schultz, H. K. Hill, M. S. Elliott, J. H. Boylan, D. S. Coleman and Dr. C. A. Erdman, of Minneapolis, C. F. Marsh, of Pipestone, the Linden Hill Cottages of Frank J. Kennedy and W. S. Johnson and many others." Other sites mentioned in the 1913 edition included the Cedar Point home of G. L. Horton of Litchfield and Stony Point summer residence of H. I. Peterson and others from Litchfield. "'Camp Broggie,' the descendant of 'Camp Brog' and occupied by the younger generation and the 'Wolf Camp' and other camps will be found upon the farther shores of the lake."
Above, site of Dr. Benepešs corner, in Koronis Park, where families from St. Paul, Minnesota shared a cottage. Photo dated 1908 and located in the archives of the Paynesville Area Historical Museum. "Anyone locating upon Lake Koronis may be assured that he has located upon one of the beauty spots of this state of Minnesota, and be further assured that the 'pretty, plucky Crow Creek City' of Paynesville is always on the map. Now is the time and here is the place" for a view from the lake. Information for July 31, 2002 and this column was taken from the May 29, 1913 issue of the Paynesville Press.
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