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    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort Round House

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort Round House

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1886-1893 showing the Seven Islands Resort buildings on the Second Island in the Grand River at Grand Ledge, Michigan. The pagoda-like building - the Round House - was constructed after J. Scott Mudge bought...

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); resorts; recreation; rivers; buildings; cityscapes; aerial views
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    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort pavillion

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort pavillion

    • Black and white photograph of the pavillion on Third Island on the Grand River, part of the Seven Islands Resort in Grand Ledge, Michigan.

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); resorts; recreation; rivers; sports & recreation facilities;
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    • Marquette - "Picnic Rocks"

    • Marquette - "Picnic Rocks"

    • Color postcard from 1938 of the Picnic Rocks islands, viewed from the shore, in Marquette, Michigan. This postcard is part of the Marquette Postcard Souvenir Booklet.

    • Marquette (Mich.); Marquette County (Mich.); Picnic Rocks (Marquette, Mich.); Lake Superior; shorelines; parks; people; swimming; lakes; postcards; islands
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    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort flooded in 1893

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort flooded in 1893

    • 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
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    • Grand Ledge - Round House affected by Flood of 1893

    • Grand Ledge - Round House affected by Flood of 1893

    • 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...

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); flood scenes; resorts; disasters; rivers; buildings;
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    • Grand Ledge - Steamer Lanota on Grand River

    • Grand Ledge - Steamer Lanota on Grand River

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1886-1895 showing the Steamer Lanota on the Grand River at Seven Islands Resort in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The resort, which changed hands three times prior to this period, was built up in the late 1880s and...

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; rivers; steamboats; ferries; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); boats; recreation; resorts;
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    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort on Grand River

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort on Grand River

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1885-1895 showing part of the Seven Islands Resort on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The resort, which changed hands three times prior to this period, was built up in the late 1880s and early 1890s...

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rivers; resorts; tourism; recreation
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    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort on Grand River

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort on Grand River

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1890-1900 of the Grand River and Seven Islands Resort at Grand Ledge, Michigan. On the left is the rollercoaster connecting Second and Third Islands, put in place by the resort's third owner, J. S. Mudge.

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rivers; resorts; rollercoasters; recreation;
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    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort, Island House Hotel

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort, Island House Hotel

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1885-1895 showing the grounds of the Island House Hotel on Second Island. The second owner of the islands, S. M. Hewings purchased the resort islands in 1877, and built the Island House Hotel on Second Island....

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); hotels; resorts; steamboats; boats; rivers; people; recreation; tourism;
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    • Detroit - "Band Concert, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich."

    • Detroit - "Band Concert, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich."

    • Color postcard from circa 1910-1920 showing crowds gathered along the banks of the Grand Canal and in boats on the canal on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. The image is taken from the bandstand bridge, which is why there is no band in the frame....

    • Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.); islands; rivers; concerts; crowds; boats; bridges; recreation; postcards; sports & recreation facilities
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    • Detroit - "Casino, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich."

    • Detroit - "Casino, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich."

    • Color postcard from circa 1910-1920 showing the Belle Isle Casino, on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. Right on the lagoon, the original Belle Isle Casino was built in 1884, designed by Donaldson and Meier. In 1908, it was replaced by the structure...

    • Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.); lakes; recreation; boats; casinos; buildings; parks; islands; postcards; sports & recreation facilities
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    • Detroit - "Upper End, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich."

    • Detroit - "Upper End, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich."

    • Color postcard from circa 1907-1910 showing women and children wading in the Detroit River along the shores of Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan.

    • Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); women; children; swimming; wading; recreation; parks; islands; postcards
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    • Detroit - "Belle Isle Bridge and Approach, Belle Isle in distance, Detroit, Mich."

    • Detroit - "Belle Isle Bridge and Approach, Belle Isle in distance, Detroit, Mich."

    • Color postcard from circa 1910-1915 showing what is now known as MacArthur Bridge Park and the bridge spanning the Detroit River and connecting Detroit to Belle Isle, which can be seen in the background. The bridge in this postcard is the old Belle...

    • Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.); Grand Boulevard (Detroit, Mich.); MacArthur Bridge Park (Detroit, Mich.); Belle Isle Bridge (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); islands; bridges; parks; rivers;...
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    • Grand Ledge - Second Island, Seven Islands Resort

    • Grand Ledge - Second Island, Seven Islands Resort

    • 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
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