The Log Cabin (Hotel), White Star Hotel owned by Capt. James Ennis, article (Ton News, 1897-10-08).pdf
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The Log Cabin (Hotel), White Star Hotel owned by Capt. James Ennis, article (Ton News, 1897-10-08).pdf
Description
Wonderfully descriptive article relates a chance encounter by two wheeling dandies with Capt. James Ennis and his "Log Cabin," "a famous resort on the River Road" located "at the foot of trolley trestle."
Resembling a picturesque tavern from a "Western mining camp," the cabin was said to be 100 years old.
The proprietor is "a genial, hearty, whole-souled man, still rugged and sound—a rough diamond, all the better, perhaps, for not being too highly polished, with a good deal of originality and humor."
"His son, Edgar, an expert mixer of drinks, stood behind the bar."
Many "wheelmen" have been stopping at the new attraction, "finding it an enjoyable daily trip from Buffalo, Tonawanda or Niagara Falls. The fishing is fine and the boating is excellent, while there isn't a better beach along the entire shore."
"Mr. Ennis introduced us to his famous horse Dan and his little red wagon, and told us how Col. Payne—one of Tonawanda's most prominent citizens—had recently stopped at his house and explained that he had dined beneath its log roof 65 years ago, when the early history of Erie County was being made."
He plans to build a proper hotel on the site, and keep the log cabin around as a "curiosity."
Capt. Ennis has owned White Star Hotel it for the "past 15 years," the aritcle claims, though an 1890 Buffalo Courier article says Ennis bought the establishment in 1890, having been the lessee before that.
Resembling a picturesque tavern from a "Western mining camp," the cabin was said to be 100 years old.
The proprietor is "a genial, hearty, whole-souled man, still rugged and sound—a rough diamond, all the better, perhaps, for not being too highly polished, with a good deal of originality and humor."
"His son, Edgar, an expert mixer of drinks, stood behind the bar."
Many "wheelmen" have been stopping at the new attraction, "finding it an enjoyable daily trip from Buffalo, Tonawanda or Niagara Falls. The fishing is fine and the boating is excellent, while there isn't a better beach along the entire shore."
"Mr. Ennis introduced us to his famous horse Dan and his little red wagon, and told us how Col. Payne—one of Tonawanda's most prominent citizens—had recently stopped at his house and explained that he had dined beneath its log roof 65 years ago, when the early history of Erie County was being made."
He plans to build a proper hotel on the site, and keep the log cabin around as a "curiosity."
Capt. Ennis has owned White Star Hotel it for the "past 15 years," the aritcle claims, though an 1890 Buffalo Courier article says Ennis bought the establishment in 1890, having been the lessee before that.
Date
1897-10-08
Collection
Citation
“The Log Cabin (Hotel), White Star Hotel owned by Capt. James Ennis, article (Ton News, 1897-10-08).pdf,” North Tonawanda History, accessed April 24, 2025, https://nthistory.com/items/show/2645.