The Local History Gallery
For the White Lake Area
Website & Imaging: Jerry Grady     Research: Barb Brow

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Originally the summer home of H. F. Harvey, it was given the name “Oak Glen”.

In 1913, Dan Christian, his wife Emma, and their son Glenn came to White Lake where they purchased “Oak Glen” and opened their resort which they called Glenn Villa. In 1922, a new cottage and several automobile booths were added. Mrs. Christian died in 1937.

In 1939, Glenn Villa was leased to Capt. W. Raatz of Bloomington Springs, TN, who operated the resort as a camp for young boys under the name Camp Glenn Villa. The following year he started accepting family group reservations.

Glenn Villa was purchased by John Krauss in 1941. By the mid 1940s, John Strmic and his family were operating the Glenn Villa. Mary Strmic, a daughter who had previously been involved in the running of Glenn Villa, and her husband Elwin Dow announced in 1955 that they would be taking over the operations of Glenn Villa. They also changed the name to El Du Mar Inn. It is unclear how long the El Du Mar Inn was in operation.

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