Hiram and Janette Ricker had six children, all but one of whom eventually had a hand in operating the resort.
In the photo, from left, are Alvan, who ran the farm that fed as many as a thousand mouths daily; Sarah, who supervised a Sunday School that served both the young people at the resort and in the surrounding community; eldest son Edward, responsible for the hotels; eldest daughter Cynthia, the only daughter to marry, who moved to Massachusetts with her husband, Oliver Marsh; the youngest son, Hiram, who oversaw the water business; and Janette, known as "Nettie."
