This sign is located at N41 51.546 W80 57.472.
Sit down, take your shoes off, sit a spell …
Irma S. and Sidney Ramsey built the Idle-A-While on the lakefront in the 1920s. It was one of several inns/hotels built to accommodate the growing tourist trade.
A post card image captures the comfort and restfulness of Ramsey’s Idle-A-While’s dining roo
Ramsey’s Idle-A-While was one of the most elegant and accommodating inns on The Strip.
Inside pages of the Idle-A-While souvenir booklet.
An older post card of Ramsey’s Inn.
Our guests remember:
We vacationed every summer at Idle-A-While in the late 50s and early 60s, partially because my aunt was the receptionist there. I often got to ring the bell summoning guests to breakfast, lunch and dinner in the dining room which was staffed by co-eds from various universities. Evenings were spent playing bingo, fascination and other games on the strip or bridge and poker back at Idle-A-While. Great memories.
John Bloom