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
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
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;
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;
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...
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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.
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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....
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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...
Bay City (Mich.); Bay County (Mich.); Wenona Beach (Bay City, Mich.); beaches; boats; bathhouses; resorts; recreation; postcards; people; sports & recreation facilities;
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...
Bay City (Mich.); Bay County (Mich.); Wenona Beach (Bay City, Mich.); beaches; resorts; recreation; postcards; people; sports & recreation facilities
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...
Charlevoix (Mich.); Charlevoix County (Mich.); Pine River (Mich.); Chicago Club (Charlevoix, Mich.); resorts; buildings; rivers; recreation; tourism; boats; dwellings; sports & recreation facilities
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 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...
Charlevoix (Mich.); Charlevoix County (Mich.); Chicago Club (Charlevoix, Mich.); resorts; lakes; boats; tourism; buildings; recreation; sports & recreation facilities;
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...
Charlevoix (Mich.); Charlevoix County (Mich.); Pine River (Mich.); Round Lake (Charlevoix County); Chicago Club (Charlevoix, Mich.); lakes; rivers; boats; resorts; boathouses; recreation; tourism; buildings; dwellings; docks; sports & recreation...
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...
Charlevoix (Mich.); Charlevoix County (Mich.); Belvedere Club (Charlevoix, Mich.); Round Lake (Charlevoix County); Lake Charlevoix (Mich.); Pine River (Mich.); rivers; lakes; boathouses; buildings; resorts; tourism; aerial views; cityscapes
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 postcard from approximately 1907 showing the steamer Lanota docked at Second Island, part of Seven Islands Resort in Grand Ledge, Michigan. Steamers were always a part of the Seven Islands Resort, bringing vacationers to and from...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); steamboats; ferries; boats; rivers; docks; resorts; islands; postcards
Black and white photograph of the steamer Lanota ferrying people on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. Steamers were always a part of the Seven Islands Resort, bringing vacationers to and from the islands. The Lanota was launched by the...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); steamboats; ferries; boats; rivers; resorts; islands; postcards