This Clear Lake house and associated buildings were built in their present form by political impressario H.H. Hamilton in the early 1900s. The Robert L. Smith family occupied the principal house from 1946 to 1969. The pages linking from this page concern mainly that period, with a follow-up covering the tenure of John and Edy Steinmann, the owners from 1977 to 2001. To explore the areas in the bulleted list below, click on the underlined leaders.
- Some History. A reprint of articles from the Forest Lake papers in 1985 and1997/8 describing the early history and stories surrounding the property, with comments from the current owners.
- The Early Years. An environment entirely new and different for everyone in the Smith family. The children ranged in age from teenagers on down.
- The Fifties. The children grew up and began leaving the nest.
- The Sixties. The last of the chiildren had gone their various ways by the early sixties, but frequently returned for visits, with their own children.
- Since Then. Recollections and pictures from succeeding decades.