The first view I had of Glen Lake was driving into Dunn’s Farm 64 years ago. The cottage we rented was clean and simply furnished with indoor plumbing, but no hot water. We bathed in the lake every morning before breakfast. We had a small wood stove which we fired up on cold days. Sheets and towels were furnished as well as 3 meals a day. For all this we paid $29 per person, per week! A dinner bell was rung at meal time which could be heard around the lake. It meant we had 10 minutes to get to the dining room and, you can be sure we were never late. The meals were wonderful and prepared by Sara Johnson. I still remember baked lake trout on Fridays, hot crispy donuts Saturday mornings, and hand cranked ice cream on Sundays.
We liked to fish. We rented a rowboat and motor at Dec Seeburgers, later called Crystal Harbor Marina, and spent a lot of time fishing. Water skis and jet skis had not yet appeared on Glen Lake. There were no Shore Stations. People who owned boats built boat houses.
We often walked to Burdickville when walking was a means of getting some place, not for exercise or to lose weight. We visited with and bought cards and gifts at El and Lucille Faulman’s gift shop and in later days, ice cream sundays.
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