PHOTO PROVIDED A view of one of the cottages can be seen in this historical photo.

“The Eagles Mere Museum invites you to spend an afternoon stepping back into Eagles Mere history during our second bi-annual cottage tour,” a news release from the museum said. “This year’s tour will showcase cottages with interiors and unique original features that have been beloved and preserved by the owners over the years.”

Ten cottages will be open from 1 to 4 p.m., Aug. 17. And, “while we can’t promise a room that looks exactly like the one pictured — after all, family furnishings and amenities do change over the years — we can promise spaces with an ambience that speaks to summers spent in Eagles Mere in the distant past,” the news release said.

Tour locations will include stops in the Park and along Eagles Mere, LaPorte and Pennsylvania avenues. This summer, the museum is celebrating A. C. Little, Eagles Mere’s master builder of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s with a museum exhibit. A number of A.C. Little-built cottages will be among those on the cottage tour.

Tours will begin on the museum porch and visitors will receive a keepsake guide that includes information on the history, and history of ownership, of the cottages. Also, a raffle drawing for original works by Eagles Mere artists and artisans will complete the day.

Reservations for the tour can be made by calling the museum at 570-525-3155 or by visiting. Tour goers are encouraged to make the most of their day and their step back in time by combining their tour with lunch at the historic Sweet Shop prior to the tour or dinner at the Sweet Shop or the equally historic Eagles Mere Inn afterward.