"Camp Grounds in Much Favor"

The Cleveland Avenue campground's first summer was proving its value to travelers.


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From the Hobart Gazette 10 June 1921.


How I wish I had the picture taken May 10, 1921:


From the Hobart Gazette 17 June 1921.

(Also: Wood-Rose genealogy revealed in the "Local Drifts"!)


Here a Gary newspaper mentions a Chicago newspaper's praise of the Hobart campground:


From the Hobart News 23 June 1921.

(Also, the obituary of William Scharbach, Sr.)


Local people found the campground a convenient and pleasant spot for outings, too, and Augustana Lutheran Church held its annual picnic there on June 30, 1921.


From the Hobart Gazette 8 July 1921.

The "Local Drifts" column of the same issue noted the entrepreneurial spirit of the McAfees' 15-year-old son, Warren:

Warren McAfee has established a refreshment stand near the park entrance, and is meeting with very good success supplying tourists with refreshments. His stand is also well patronized by campers.