One of our members asked if we have any pictures from the 60s/70s of the diving boards, lifeguard chair and the big square fishing pier that used to grace the beach of the resort. All were made of 2x4s and 4x4s and painted white. Probably made by a Scharenberg or someone who worked for them in the off-season.
As I recall, the lifeguard chair looked something like this with a square back and the ladder to the side. There may have been armrests.
There were two diving boards, the low dive (which was actually 3 or 4 feet to the water, not that low) and the high dive, which seemed huge, but was maybe 6-8 feet above the water. They would place them right at the drop-off, so it was only 4' of water at the ladder, but plenty deep for a good dive off the front.
The fishing pier came right out from the snack shack (which also used to be a gas shack!) It was a big square - 10' or 12' square I bet - and had benches on the sides.
You can see the pier and a diving board out of the water in this vintage postcard. They don't look like they were painted white at this time.
All of these structures lasted into the 80s. At least one diving board was re-created, but by that time insurance companies did not like such things (at least I think that's why it was removed.) Last I saw the diving board, it was behind the pond on the 9th hole of the golf course.
If you have any pictures of the resort beach from that time period (or others), I would love to see them and post them here. Send them to whitelakepoa@gmail.com. Thanks!
