From the September 28, 2016, Hi-Liter "Looking back at the Mineola" by Sandra Landen Machaj.
"Once the Grand Dame of Fox Lake it now sits deserted on those same shores. Built in 1884, it has had a long journey from largest hotel on the Chain of Lakes, to a restaurant and bar and finally as an empty building in disrepair fighting to avoid demolition, a long journey since its glory days."
Tjhis pretty well sums up its history.
If you've ever seen a picture of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, this is essentially the Mineola, only smaller. We never went to it as a hotel, but have had many fun times in the bar and restaurant over the years. It was located on the lower level and is now all boarded up. there was even a short time when they had banquets on the main level and, of course, there was that great veranda with that gorgeous view of the length of Fox Lake.
--Cootola
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