Let’s Make You Stay Unforgettable

Cedar Point Resort was born in the late 1930’s.

It was originally an American Plan fishing resort. During the early days all the food was made in the lodge, which is what we use as the kitchen now. All the rest has been added-on since then. The front part of the lodge, where the gift shop area is now, used to be the front porch. There weren’t any kitchens in the cabins. Heck, there weren’t any bathrooms or running water either!

One of the first residents in the area was “Bill.” Bill moved into the area when, quote “there weren’t any trees higher than my waist.” Bill built a cabin on “Bills Pond” and for many decades didn’t have electricity. He helped Carl Bartick build the resort. One-armed Bartick, as he was affectionately called, (he lost an arm when he was a child), was the first proprietor of Cedar Point Resort. Carl could build better than most men with two arms. We have a picture of the first cabins.

Much of the building supplies for the resort came over the lake in the winter, as the first roads into Cedar Point were just trails (ruts). Alder Road was originally a logging trail that consisted of trees laid across as a corduroy. Throughout the years, more cabins were built mostly through the 1940’s. As the time went by, bathrooms, kitchens, and more bedrooms were added. To all our delight.