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Local scenes afgahn

Object/Artifact
Green and white cotton lap blanket, throw or afghan with nine images of local landmarks including Dutcher Lodge, the Big Pavilion, Saugatuck Village Hall, the Pump House, the Douglas Union School, All Saints Church, Peterson's Mill, the Chain Ferry and the Wicks Park bandstand. The borer includes the text "Saugatuck-Douglas/Kalamazoo Lake/Singapore/Oval Beach/ Butler/Newark/Lake Michigan and images of ice cream cones, a fish, a passenger steamship and a tube of paint and artists' brushes.
Local scenes afgahn picture number 1
Local scenes afgahn picture number 2

2026.14.01

In 1993, the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Museum and the Saugatuck Area Merchants Association produced this afghan to fundraise for the museum. There was a green-and-white version and a multiple-colors version. In the 2000s, the SDHC commissioned another dozen afghans that were blue and white. This particular afghan was owned by Christina Barber who worked at the Pavilion and lived here until 1957 when she moved to South Haven. Christina Barber was friends with Mary Belle Cobb and Carol Birkholz Troutman, who often babysat Christina's daughter Sharon Saarela.

SDHS/SDHC general

Winthers, Sally

2026.14

Saarela, Sharon 1956-

Donation, unconditional

circa 1993

56 in

43 in

218 Textiles afghan

Dutcher Lodge building 1867-Big Pavilion 1909-1960102 Butler/Saugatuck Village Hall735 Park/S-D History Museum/Shorey Cottage/Pump HouseDouglas Union School 1866-All Saints Episcopal Church844 Holland/Peterson Grist MillDiane (boat) Chain Ferry 1965-presentBandstand, Wicks Park 1976-

05/29/2026

06/11/2026