The early days of this resort are rather interesting. It was constructed in 1892 with the intent of being a luxury resort for German-speaking Jews. The resort was extremely popular until the start of WWI and the anti-German hysteria. The property was sold to new owners in 1919. At this time, there were multiple buildings spanning across 750 acres of land. They opened the resort with the vision of it being a "workers resort" for NYC executives. However, their business model was failing and they needed help. In 1924, they sold the property to a Workers Union who then made renovations to the resort to better attract clientele.

The resort thrived through the 1920's and no changes were made until the 1930's. A fire broke out in the main building and major renovations were needed. The design came for a new building, the one pictured here. The design was actually one that was rejected in NYC but put to use in this rural state that is surprisingly far away from the city to have as many ties as it does. After WWII, the resort saw its best business yet. New buildings and even a new theater were opened in 1956. All was going well until the late 1980's where many of these resorts began to die off. The cost of maintaining the building and grounds were tremendous. Not nearly enough visitors came to be able to pay the bills and the resort closed in the winter of 1990. Today, the resort is in disrepair and its only visitor is a crossbow carrying caretaker.