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This is the future home of a series of historical articles, interviews, and images pertaining to Lake Sarah's colorful history. Until the content is developed, this page will feature interesting photos and tidbits as they are discovered. Anyone with information regarding any of the images found here or with images or stories to share is encouraged to contact or email Brad Spencer or Dolores Ullstrom. Remember, images on this page are used by this website by permission, any reproduction of the images without the image owners consent is prohibited. Until the website can be constructed with search, it will feature links to files. Text in blue is a link that can be opened by clicking on it.

The two Hillcrest Resort postcards above were found on Ebay. Persons with information regarding this resort are invited to email this site. Kathy Hahn writes; it (Hillcrest) was on the North side and the son of the family who owned it, was working at the Napa gas station on Co, Rd. 116 & Co. Rd 10. It was located on the far West end, where the  old house is. The County bought up most of it.  Kinda where the first bog was pushed to.

Perry Buffie forwarded a photo of the old advertising postcard above for the J.H. Eschman resort (click on the thumbnail photo to enlarge image) to the website. Dr. Buffie thought someone might know more about this former area resort. Coincidentally, I just recently acquired an unused copy of this postcard on Ebay. The back of the card reads; A delightful place on the north shore of Lake Sarah, Minnesota for a vacation or a day's outing. Twenty two miles northwest of Minneapolis via Minneapolis bus or Soo Line railway. Furnished housekeeping cottages with electricity, ice, use of boat or canoe, fishing rods, sandy bathing beach, and swings at $8.00 to $20.00 per week, $30.00 to $60.00 per month, $75.00 to $100.00 for the entire season.  Driving distance on the North Shore we conduct an equipped camp and picnic grounds with free auto parking, sandy bathing beach, water toboggan, boat livery, tackle and live bait. Drive out via Robbinsdale and Hammel. Minneapolis address, 4280 Queen Avenue South, Telephone Walnut 1333, or Rockford 11-4 . (Brad 12/12/03)  

The Escman postcard is reportedly an image of the John Wise' property on North Shore Drive. He writes; I don't know a lot about the resort but I do know that the picture is of our property.  When we purchased the property in 1975, we still had the two cabins on it.  When we tore them down in 1983 to construct our house, we found writing in the wall dating back to the early 1900's with visitors coming out via train from then North Minneapolis.  We did save a couple of the boards with the writings.  Most of the houses on the far west North Shore Drive were from the divided resort.  Parsons was the first house to be built and I believe it was 1965 when they built it.  Marge Parsons, who turned 85 this past summer, still lives in the house and would be able to tell you more I am sure.  The cabin on the left was on Joey Schmit's property.  The Ollingers built that house in 1971.  Don Ollinger died in 1991 and Lorraine moved to Robbinsdale.  Their daughter was Mary Lou who married Greg Ebert - a name familiar in the area "Ebert Construction". (John Wise 12/18/03)