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Vintage Mackinac Island Postcards

admin — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:24:09 +0000

It was on the shore near Arch Rock that I proposed to my beautiful bride of 11 years. Happy Anniversary!

Old downtown Mackinac Island looking towards the fort

The name is Bond, Bond Falls

admin — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:13:22 +0000

Bond Falls 04, originally uploaded by Jeff Milton.

Bond Falls is just one of the many beautiful waterfalls that grace Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. This black and white with the fog rising is one of the prettiest photos of Bond Falls I have seen.

WWII Sea Jeeps – Ford Amphibian Vehicles in Rouge River

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:28:07 +0000

This photo is from the early 1940s (1940-46) showing the “Sea Jeeps” – amphibian vehicles made by Ford. The Sea Jeeps were not a success due to the fact that they were too slow on land and not seaworthy enough in the open water.

This was one weapon in Detroit’s “Arsenal of Democracy” that had to go back to the drawing board.

Detroit Skyline at Night circa 1915

admin — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:36:09 +0000

I found this interesting old shot of the Detroit city skyline at night while poking around at the Library of Congress website. The photo was taken between 1900 and 1915 and shot from Windsor.

Beautiful Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore photo

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:27:41 +0000

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, originally uploaded by ER Post.

Wow, this is just beautiful. I love how the light plays on the crashing waves and the golden leaves on the birches.

I haven’t been up to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in far too long. Maybe next summer the family and I can make it up there. I know the kids would love it.

Anyone that lives in Michigan and has never really explored the Upper Peninsula is missing out on the majestic beauty that is found all along the shores of Lake Superior.

30 pound cherry pie delivered to President Roosevelt on July 6, 1939

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:19:19 +0000

Photo’s information via the Library of Congress –

30 pound cherry pie for president. Washington, D.C., July 6. A 30 pound cherry pie was accepted for President Roosevelt today by Presidential Secretary Edwin M. Watson from nineteen year old Jean Halmond, Queen of Michigan’s National Cherry Festival. The queen flew here to make the presentation of the pie which was baked here from Michigan cherries under

The Beach at Harbor Point, Michigan circa 1902

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:55:45 +0000

Old Mackinac Bridge photo

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:08:38 +0000

Love the look of this old photo of the Mackinac Bridge. You can view more of these great old slides at my Flickr photo page.

Sailboats at Mackinac Island

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:45:04 +0000

This is yet another slide I have scanned from the box of old slides from around Michigan in the 1950s and 1960s. Still many more to come. The image of sailboats on the water kind of spoke to me of summer and with the recent summer weather we have had and it being Friday and all I thought this was appropriate to post today.

View more of these slides from around Michigan

The Mackinac Bridge under construction ca. 1956

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:10:44 +0000

Included in the slew of old photos I found quite a few gems from Michigan’s past. There are about 16 or 18 shots of the Mackinac Bridge during its construction in 1956, the year before it opened.

Watch a slideshow of all of the photos I have uploaded so far –