Starke County (Ind.) ; Hotels; Lakes & ponds; Tourism;
The Smith Hotel is rather a mystery to those who live or vacation at Bass Lake. It is thought to have been owned by a Dr. Smith who lived at the north end of Bass Lake. It may easily have been more of a family guest house or what we would call a...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Hotels; Lakes & ponds; Tourism; Tourists;
The Bass Hotel or Old Bass Hotel as it was sometimes known was located on the west side of Bass Lake near today's intersection of 500 South and State Road 210. Built around 1890, it was right on the lake. A road did not pass by that area then and...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Hotels; Boats; Lakes & ponds;
The Bass Hotel or Old Bass Hotel as it was sometimes known was located on the west side of Bass Lake near today's intersection of 500 South and State Road 210. Built around 1890, it was right on the lake. A road did not pass by that area then and...
The Best View Hotel was located on the north end of Bass Lake. It boasted two floors and the wide porches and rockers looking out over the lake made it a popular place for vacationing. This hotel was later home to the Shore Room, a popular...
Built in 1869 by Colonel T. N. Stillwell, the Doxey Hotel was originally the Stillwell House. Acquired by Major C. T. Doxey in the late 1870s, it was the Doxey Hotel for several years, after which it reverted to the Stillwell family. In later...
This image shows Elizabeth Pollock and a group of people standing by the Spink Hotel gardens. Elizabeth Pollock is the woman on the far right of the photo and was the phone operator of the Spink Hotel during this time.
This image shows Elizabeth Pollock and a group of people standing by the Spink Hotel gardens. Elizabeth Pollock is in the back row on the far left and was the phone operator of the Spink Hotel during this time.
This image shows Elizabeth Pollock and a friend standing by the Spink Hotel gardens. Elizabeth Pollock is on the left and was the phone operator of the Spink Hotel during this time.
