Show 243 field Landing a mile and a quarter to the east35 When John Muir visited Utah in 1877 Lake Point was a popular resort and was visited by him Mr Muir praised the resort stating that it merits rze Fine hotels if people but knew half its dance halls bath houses etc were would become very popular found there the east shores of the lake the earliest resort to be built was Lake Shore located about fifteen miles north of Salt Lake City Although promoters advertised that it On had water just right for bathing fine bath houses and all other essentials for recreation Garfield Landing was more popular and got "most of the trade" In 1886 a second resort was established on the east shore west of Farmington This was Lake Park Resort which soon became the most popular of all the lake resorts of that time Founders of the new recreation center were George Goss Simon Bamberger Jacob E Bamberger 17 H Bancroft corporation and cover- ed 120 acres 38 This resort boasted the best in everything: and C W 35 Bennett Salt It was a $100000 Lake Herald June 10 1881 Francisco Bulletin June 14 1877 quoted from "Bancroft’s Scraps" II 443 36 San 37 38 Salt Salt Lake Tribune May 21 Lake Tribune June 26 and 29 1882 1886 |