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Michigan's Favorite Summer Resort 1890s

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The map strongly resembles the map from the "Beauties of Saugatuck and Douglas" guide map and is an example of early tourism marketing.

1880 Tourism steamship era -1930Transporation: Rail - other than Interurban1899 Interurban electric train -19261897 Forward Movement Park, Gray and Presbyterian Camps -20141870 Fruit growing, farming, agriculture

Winthers, Sally

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Schmiechen, James A.

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Interurban Railroad 1899-1927186 S. Maple/Crissy/Hibberdine place116 Riverside/Riverside Rest/Bandle Farm/Bandle's Addition 1890-2024Ox-Bow Inn/Riverside Hotel/Shriver family homePresbyterian Camp/Camp Gray/Forward Movement Park 1899-2014McVea HomesteadDouglas Park and Bryan BeachDouglas Beach, Stairs and ParkReid, Robert Sr. 1827-1906Turnbull, Ellen (Heath) 1854-1936

08/07/2025

08/07/2025