Dedicated
to the stockholders and patrons of the Orchard Lake Hotel: The Saratoga of
Michigan. Composed by J.H. Whittemore and published by Whittemore
& Stephens in 1871.Dedicated
to the stockholders and patrons of the Orchard Lake Hotel: The Saratoga of
Michigan. Composed by J.H. Whittemore and published by Whittemore
& Stephens in 1871.
Mary J. Shaull writes: I own a copy of "Orchard Lake Polka" a piece of sheet music that my Grandmother had in her attic. My father's Aunt Louella Lockwood Moore, was a composer, and this piece of music was in with her own compositions.
In 1872, Joseph Tarr Copeland entered into partnership with a group of Pontiac businessmen to expand his "Castle" into the splendid Orchard Lake Hotel. However, the Panic of 1873 and poor management drained away the financial resources of the hotel.
Despite Copeland's personal efforts, it was closed in 1877.
The third era of fame for the Castle/Residence/Hotel structure began shortly after the closing of the Hotel when Col. J. Sumner Rogers, Professor of Military Science and Tactics in the Detroit High School under a Presidential Appointment, acquired the property for the establishment of the MICHIGAN MILITARY ACADEMY which opened in September 1877 with Col. Rogers as Superintendent.