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Eber Snow Scales Famous Old Baldhead

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Newspaper clipping from 1927 with the headline "Kalamazoo Man, 80, Climbs Peak of 450-Foot Dune at Saugatuck" Also included with this donation is a print out "The Descendants of Eber Snow" and a digital photo of three family photos of Mr. Snow.
—Photo by L. C. Robinson. EBER SNOW AT TOP OF OLD BALDHEAD Eber Snow Scale Famous Old Baldhead, Feat Many Young People Refuse to Try; Enjoys Rare Views. Shaking his cane at Father Time, Eber Snow, 80, a few weeks ago climbed the sandy summit of Old Baldhead, 450 feet high, The climb is a severe and trying one for youngsters. But the Kalamazoo octogenarian scaled the heights with apparent ease. Mr. Snow resides with his daughter, Mrs. James Myers of Lincoln Avenue. For a long time the Kalamazoo man had a desire to mount to the peak of Saugatuck's famous sand dune. People who have performed the feat relate in glowing terms the splendid panorama which presents itself to view once the top is reached. NO EASY PATHS But the way to the top of the dune is an arduous one. There is no easy path. Tracks at a steep elevation lead through the rolling and shifting sands. Young people who have climbed Old Baldhead are inclined to brag about it. They would scoff at the thought of an 80-year-old man attempting to climb its rugged sides. However, Mr. Snow, when on a family party at Saugatuck last month decided that he would attempt the climb. On a bright Sunday morning he started out. In less than three quarters of an hour he was at the top.
Reverse side of the newspaper clipping; Includes story about 1927 baseball pennant race Digital only; Three photos of Eber Snow from the donor's family collection. The backs of the photos are blank.

2026.05.01

This newspaper clipping from an unidentified publication documents a Mount Baldhead climb — "a trying one for youngsters" — by a 80-year-old man in 1927.

Mount Baldhead, Views from

Winthers, Sally

2026.05

Sulzener, Scott E. 1958-

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