Octochrome postcard of the boat and bath houses at Wenona Beach resort in Bay City, Michigan. Wenona Beach was founded in 1887 and included a casino, vaudeville entertainment, boating, bathing, dancing and other entertainment. It was a vacation...
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Black and white postcard from circa 1901-1907 of Wenona Beach, a resort complex in Bay City, Michigan, on the Saginaw River. Wenona Beach was founded in 1887 and included a casino, vaudeville entertainment, boating, bathing, dancing and other...
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Black and white prints of vies of the Chicago Club summer resort on the Pine River in Charlevoix, Michigan. Founded in 1881 by University of Chicago professors as the Chicago Club Summer Home Association, they soon built their club house on a...
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Black and white copy print from circa 1900-1910 of the Belvedere Club boathouses along Pine River between Round Lake and Lake Charlevoix in Charlevoix, Michigan. The Belvedere Club was one of several private summer resort clubs that were created by...
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Black and white copy print of an aerial photograph of the Belvedere Club main building and surrounding area and lakes in Charlevoix, Michigan. The Belvedere Club was one of several private summer resort clubs that were created by prominent Chicago...
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Black and white copy print of a photograph from circa 1900-1910 of the Chicago Club boathouse along Pine River (leading into Round Lake) in Charlevoix, Michigan. Founded in 1881 by University of Chicago professors as the Chicago Club Summer Home...
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Black and white copy print of the Chicago Club building on the Pine River in Charlevoix, Michigan. Founded in 1881 by University of Chicago professors as the Chicago Club Summer Home Association, they soon built their club house on a prized piece...
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Black and white postcard from approximately 1919, showing the bridge to Second Island and the Island House Hotel, part of the Seven Islands Resort on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The resort, which changed hands three times, was...
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Black and white postcard showing the bridge to Second Island and the Island House Hotel, part of the Seven Islands Resort on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The resort, which changed hands three times, was significantly built up in the...
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Color postcard from circa 1907-1915 showing the Island House Hotel and Round House on Second Island, part of the Seven Islands Resort on the Grand River at Grand Ledge, Michigan.
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Color postcard from circa 1907-1911 showing the Island House Hotel on Second Island, part of the Seven Islands Resort in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The resort, which changed hands three times, was significantly built up in the late 1880s and early...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); hotels; islands; resorts; postcards
Black and white postcard from approximately 1912 showing the steamer Lanota on the Grand River in front of Third Island, part of the Seven Islands Resort in Grand Ledge, Michigan. On the island can be seen the casino - not a modern-day gambling...
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Black and white postcard showing the boat landing and Round House on Second Island, part of Seven Islands Resort, on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. J. S. Mudge, then-owner of the resort, had envisioned the Round House as a mechanical...
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Black and white postcard of the rowboat launch at Seven Islands Resort on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The resort, which changed hands three times, was significantly built up in the late 1880s and early 1890s by the third owner J. S....
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Black and white photograph from circa 1891-1893 of the pavillion and part of the rollercoaster on Third Island, part of the Seven Islands Resort in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The rollercoaster, built in 1891, was one of the first in Michigan and was...
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Black and white photograph from 1893 showing the flood waters surrounding the iconic Round House on Seven Islands Resort in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The flood, which carried with it dangerous chunks of ice, severely damaged the Round House, causing...
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Black and white postcard showing the bridges to Second Island and the Island House Hotel, part of the Seven Islands Resort on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The resort, which changed hands three times, was significantly built up in the...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rivers; bridges; islands; resorts; Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); hotels; buildings; postcards
Black and white photograph from 1893 showing the buildings of the Seven Islands Resort (including the iconic Round House in the background) surrounded by flood waters along the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The flood of 1893 is also known...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); resorts; rivers; flood scenes; disasters