Vintage Postcard |
A recent photo of the great Lakeland Lodges sign |
I did an earlier post about Lakeland Lodges back in 2012 (here).
The back of the vintage postcard above (published by Richard Koontz, Vermilion, Ohio) shown above gives a nice description of the place in the old days:
Lakeland Lodge, 1 1/2 Miles West of Vermilion, Ohio on Routes 2 & 6. A seasonable, strictly modern Motel on the shores of Lake Erie. Catering to Weekly Reservations. Most rooms with Kitchenettes. Splendid private beach. 3/4 of a Mile from Public Golf Course, Dancing, Tennis, Bowling and other forms of Recreation and fine Restaurants near by.
Here’s another vintage postcard view (below).
Here’s the link to the Lakeland Lodges website. It includes some photos of the cottages today, such as this one (below), seen on the far right of the vintage postcard.
Courtesy Lakeland Lodges website |
2 comments:
Dan,
I'm loving the "Vacationland" series! I have lots of fond memories (as a kid with my parents and as a teenager) driving up and down Lake Road from East Harbor State Park to Miller Road Park in Avon Lake for picnic and summer fun. I always wanted to stay at one of those Lake Erie cottages, but it didn't make sense living in Lorain (as my Dad would say). But we did stay at the Breakers Hotel once in the late 60's when it was still a sprawling 1,000 room hotel! It was showing its age then, but really cool to explore as a kid (not to mention Cedar Point)!
Thanks for rekindling these great memories.
Chuck Short
Jackson, MI
HI Chuck,
Thanks for leaving the nice comment and reminisce! I love that stretch of Route 6 too, especially from Vermilion to Sandusky and never get tired of its sights. I have a few one-shots on the blog that stray off the theme for a few days, but I have a few more Vacationland posts planned for next week. Gotta head out and grab some photos this weekend!
Dan
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