--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups .com, Thomas Baker <bakert@...> wrote:
>
> <snip> Steve, I do not know exactly where the mixed diverged from the GN
> main. Would it have passed through Wayzata.
Tom, the Hutch Local passed along Wayzata Bay, ruining the view of the shop
owners and bathers, past the historic Depot which Ken referenced (built by
James J. Hill as a peace offering for ticking off the local
folks), crossed Ferndale Road and then diverged to the left about 50 yards
beyond. It had tiny station (nothing more than crude coverings usually) stops
at various locations on the way out to the Lafayette Hotel, the hotel he built
and which entertained Presidents and kings in its hey-days in the 1880s. We had
a station stop between our house and our next-door neighbors. No sign left of
this Arcola Station. It was the last stop before the hotel, which burned to the
grounds, suspiciously, the day after Hill removed all the crystal and china at
the end of a season. It then became the Lafayette Club, a gentleman's sports
and card club, and eventually the Lafayette Golf Club. If you use Google Earth
or Bing Maps, you can clearly see the right of way leaving Wayzata and going
all the way out to Hutchinson.
Steve
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