The Lodge sign
Object/Artifact
Hand-painted sign on a thick, solid wood plank with the words "The Lodge" and a shallow-relief construction of the Eyeful Tower at Terrace Park View Resort. The sign has two sets of robust but rusty metal hanging loops along the top edge.
SignsCommercial businesses1930+ Tourism, activites, tours and attractions
Winthers, Sally
SignBusiness
Blue Star Storage unit
Harbor Court Condos/Terrace Park View Resort/Eyeful Tower ?-1964
Text from SDHS/SCA joint exhibit “Signs of the Times” 2009: 7. sign: The Lodge original site: Ferry St. at St. Peter’s Drive—opposite West Shore Golf Course. collection: Recent gift by R. J. Peterson to the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society The entrance to this well-know resort (the Lodge at Terrace Park Resort) had an interesting “tower” at its entrance—as illustrated by this sign. The tower is now gone but the name is still used as Tower Marine. The lodge itself was a large mansion from about 1875.
08/24/2025
09/25/2025