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May Program Reminder
May Program Reminder
May 4, 2018
THE GILDED AGE OF GRAND ISLAND
Overview of the Clubs and Resorts of Grand Island 1850-1920
Presented by the Grand Island Historical Society
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 7:00pm
Community Room of Tonawanda City Hall
Most of us have heard of the Bedell House resort on Grand Island, but did you realize that at the turn of the last century, more than a dozen resorts dotted the shores of the Island? Join us on May 9 to hear Grand Island Historical Society members Curt Nestark and Mary Cooke present a PowerPoint program covering many of the posh private clubs and fabled resorts where Tonawandans flocked to escape the dirt and noise of their industrialized environment. The resorts offered a multitude of activities from the most elegant to the mundane; formal dinner to cookouts, croquet to horseshoes, garden walks to bicycling, and even carriage rides around the island. For thrill seekers there were amusement rides at Edgewater and the power boat races sponsored by the Buffalo Launch Club.
If you couldn’t afford a holiday stay at a resort, daytrips around the island by excursion boats were readily available. Businesses and social clubs all celebrated their summer events either at a resort or cruising the waters around the “green isle.” Back in the day, Grand Island was touted as the healthiest place in the country and to those living amidst factories and lumber mills, trains and horses, it was just this side of heaven.
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Also a reminder that we are now on Facebook. Visit and Like us at:
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There have been some very interesting posts to the page recently, so come and check them out.
There is also a "Find Us On Facebook" link on the home page of our website in the bottom right corner of the page.
Official Home: The Historical Society of the Tonawandas, Inc.
Museum and General Office: 113 Main Street, Tonawanda, NY, 14150-2129
(716) 694-7406 Email tonahist@gmail.com
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