It was located on a beautiful piece of property on Stony Point. I think it was closed in the last 10-15 years. When my kids were little, we used to camp at the Stony Point campground. We would stop at Doc's Lodge for things occasionally. I really thought it was JUST A GOOD SPOT!
I have seen it on lake maps dating from the 40's. It was a really beautiful place! I'm sure it has a very interesting history! I would love to know more about it. Your stories are always welcome.
I posted this in the comment section, but thought I would update the actual post in case someone looked at this.
I read a story by Otto Ringle in the Walker Pilot-Indepentent about Doc's Lodge. You HAVE to read this article. It is called Doc's Lodge because it was started and ran by Doc Christenson from Albert City, Iowa. It is an amazing story.
A quote from Otto's article: "Most dentists would wait until they retired to fulfill that dream, but not Doc Christenson. He was the only dentist in the small town of Albert City, so he was able to leave his practice for six months during the year and schedule his appointments accordingly. Dentists from neighboring towns took care of his emergencies when he was gone during the summer months, and his patients still returned to him when he came back to his office in the fall. Therefore, his dream came true when he was only 45 years old."
Please read this and if you love Leech Lake and Walker, you should subscribe to to the the Walker Pilot-Independent. It keeps you up on the interesting things going on up "at the lake"
http://www.walkermn.com/news/the-old-and-the-new/article_99c74e7e-93f9-11e8-ba4a-ebbf88387097.html
A quote from Otto's article: "Most dentists would wait until they retired to fulfill that dream, but not Doc Christenson. He was the only dentist in the small town of Albert City, so he was able to leave his practice for six months during the year and schedule his appointments accordingly. Dentists from neighboring towns took care of his emergencies when he was gone during the summer months, and his patients still returned to him when he came back to his office in the fall. Therefore, his dream came true when he was only 45 years old."
Please read this and if you love Leech Lake and Walker, you should subscribe to to the the Walker Pilot-Independent. It keeps you up on the interesting things going on up "at the lake"
http://www.walkermn.com/news/the-old-and-the-new/article_99c74e7e-93f9-11e8-ba4a-ebbf88387097.html
From the late 1950's early 60's Chamber of Commerce map:
Doc's Lodge - Strictly modern, including showers. Eighteen and twenty-foot boats every size motor. Beach, launching facilities. Everything for the Discriminating Fisherman and Vacationist. Dr. and Mrs O.A. Christenson, Tel. KI 7-1772. Walker, MN
nice post
ReplyDeleteThank you Liza. I hope you have continued to follow. I have sporadically updated the posts.
DeleteI read a story by Otto Ringle in the Walker Pilot-Indepentent about Doc's Lodge. You HAVE to read this article. It is called Doc's Lodge because it was started and ran by Doc Christenson from Albert City, Iowa. It is an amazing story.
ReplyDeleteA quote from Otto's article: "Most dentists would wait until they retired to fulfill that dream, but not Doc Christenson. He was the only dentist in the small town of Albert City, so he was able to leave his practice for six months during the year and schedule his appointments accordingly. Dentists from neighboring towns took care of his emergencies when he was gone during the summer months, and his patients still returned to him when he came back to his office in the fall. Therefore, his dream came true when he was only 45 years old."
Please read this and if you love Leech Lake and Walker, you should subscribe to to the the Walker Pilot-Independent. It keeps you up on the interesting things going on up "at the lake"
http://www.walkermn.com/news/the-old-and-the-new/article_99c74e7e-93f9-11e8-ba4a-ebbf88387097.html
After you subscribe, you should read all of Otto's stuff!