View of the Geneva Beach Hotel from Lake Geneva. There are people standing at the top of the stairs and down by the water. A sailboat, the dock and gazebo are all visible. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
This photograph shows Mrs. John A. Johnson (at left) and Mrs. Will Perry, both from St. Peter, in bathing costumes at an area lake, probably Lake Emily east of St. Peter. Mrs. Johnson's husband, John A. Johnson, served as the governor of Minnesota from 1905 until 1909.
This photograph shows future Minnesota governor John A. Johnson, from St. Peter, and a number of his friends camping at Case's Point at Lake Emily in a view from about 1898. Johnson is standing at far right.
Swimmers are enjoying the upper lake. Chester Creek runs through Chester Park (also known as Chester Bowl Park) and is dammed, which results in designation of lakes, or ponds, of "upper" and "lower" or "above" or "below" the dam.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Children are swimming in the upper lake with adults looking on in Chester Park (also known as Chester Bowl Park). Creek runs through Chester Park and is dammed, which results in designation of lakes, or ponds, of "upper" and "lower" or "above" or "below" the dam.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections