for accommodations on a more extensive scale. It was to meet these re- quirements that Clark House opened its doors in 1873. Located on the site of the warehouse presently owned by Cyrene MacDonald, this impos- ing structure, owned by Mr. W. E. Clark, was widely known as “a com- fortable halting place for the tourist.” Mr. Clark died in 1881, and the business was carried on, until 1900, by his widow, Sarah, and, thereafter, until 1910, by their daughter, Eva. In 1910, the hotel was purchased by Mr. Gilbert Bennett who had been in the same business in Boston and other American cities. He renamed it the Savoy Hotel. The rates in 1912 were $1.25 per day and $5.00 per week. In 1919 the business once more changed hands and became the property of Mr. James Atkins. His sister, Mrs. James Egan, ran it until 1927, and, after his marriage on July 4th of that year, it was operated by his wife, the former Zilla Feehan. Mrs. J. MacDonald, the final owner, bought it in 1935. The old landmark was subsequently known as the Mirimar Hotel until, in 1945, it was made over into the warehouse which occupies its site.

After the death of James Ross in 1902, his widow, the former Rose Alice Rogerson, converted their home into the Ross Hotel. This large structure, located on the site of Keith Coffin’s present home, was capable of accommodating fifteen guests. Mrs. Ross, later Mrs. James McCarthy, operated the business for many years. It was destroyed by fire in 1937.

At the turn of the century, accommodations could also be hadI Manson House, located near the site of the store presently owned by L. Gallagher. The taverns of P. Doyle and Susan Coffin, situated on the south side of Railway Street, may also have kept overnight guests. The Doyle business was styled the “Doyle Hotel” when it was offered for sale in 1920.

During the past years, with the expansion of the tourist industry, there has been a resurgence of the hotel business. Thus, in 1969, the Fox- lands Vacation Estate, operated by Mrs. LeClair, began operations on a magnificent location, the site of the farm buildings once owned by Russell Clark, overlooking the Hillsborough River. A view of the Gulf of St. Law- rence is a featured attraction of Collings Place, a number of motel units in Savage Harbour, opened by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Collings in the same year. The Heather Dunes Motel was established in that locality by Mrs. George Fraser of Charlottetown in 1971. In October, 1972, the property which includes 46 acres of woodland, sand dunes and beach frontage, was purchased by Anne Murray, the well-known singer. It is now maintained as her private summer resort. A number of smaller establishments, termed “tourist homes,” have also come into being, These include the “Maples,” operated by Mrs. Adrian Feehan in Mount Stewart; the “Happy Acres Tourist Home,” located in St. Andrew’s and operated by Ed and Mary Baker; and the “Gulf Shore Summer Home,” the “Red Gables Cottage” and “Whiffen’s Cottage,” owned by Clarence and Linda Murphy, Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Peterson and John P. Whiffen, respectively, all in Savage Harbour. Of a somewhat different nature is the Killiecrankie Tent and Trailer Park, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph MacDonald and located on the south shore of Savage Harbour. Here the tourist may set up his own home and enjoy, if he wishes, such diversions as deep-sea and tuna fishing throughout the season.

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