Boarding & guide services, and some say dancing, were offered to fishermen visiting Walloon at Wooden’s Landing. Where was that located?

CAMP DAGGETT Great Cause, Great Venue, Great Fun Submitted by Danny Fellin, WLAC Trustee, Communications + Outreach Committee Chair, Membership Committee Chair You know Summer has arrived at Walloon when it’s time for the Camp Daggett Golf Outing. This year it will be held on June 4th at the Walloon Lake Country Club. 2020 will be the event’s 17th year. While it is truly one of the best events of the year, the support it provides the Camp is the real winner. Over the past ten years, the golf outing has raised over $500,000. Camp Daggett has been a Walloon treasure since 1925, this year will be it’s 95th year serving our young people. Last year was my first time playing and I don’t plan on missing it again. My team didn’t come close to winning, but we had an awesome time. It’s golf at Walloon Lake, just doesn’t get any better than that. The day starts with lunch on the veranda, followed by 18 holes of golf. After golf everyone gathers on the porch to relax and socialize during the cocktail hour while placing their final bids on really selective items via a silent and live auction. The event ends with a sit-down steak dinner, of course vegetarian options are available. After dinner it’s time to hop on your boat and head home. It’s a great start to the Summer and golf season. If you don’t play golf, you can still come for cocktail hour and dinner – for a fee of course. If you are interested in playing and haven’t signed up, just contact Grace Ketchum at grace.ketchum@campdaggett.com. Or you can go to campdaggett.org for more information.

Hotel Walloon, Hospitality from a Bygone Era Submitted by Emily Jensen, Hotel Walloon R ecapturing the sense of place and vintage charm that had epitomized Walloon Lake Village’s identity for so long – while no easy feat – was the driving vision behind the design of Hotel Walloon. “The people at the Township Hall, Planning Committee, Township Board, and the lady at the grocery store: everybody had their input and had good ideas,” Borisch said. The development reflected the Village’s historic character while incorporating walkable entities, white clapboard buildings, public spaces and parks downtown, repurposed structures and relocated historic cottages from the lake to add a distinctive atmosphere. Hotel Walloon’s floorplan was designed to cater to the guest experience, and the visual aesthetics capture the turn of the century charm, inspired by the quintessential Northern Michigan hotel during Walloon Lake Village’s tourism peak nearly 100 years ago. The designers drew inspiration from old photographs of the five hotels that previously existed around Walloon Lake. Framed artifacts such as ice fishing lures, boat flags, and featherhead wooden darts that are found around the Hotel were purchased from an antique dealer in the village or discovered by pickers in Charlevoix and Petoskey. Hotel Walloon, while only a piece behind the revitalization in the village, serves as a crucial link between the past twentieth century charm and hospitality that once helped the community thrive. Through its intentional and thoughtful design, Hotel Walloon has captured the je ne sais quoi of hospitality from a bygone era.