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1. Edward Seaman, of the Charlevoix Mineral Water Company purchased the Petoskey Bottling Works at Petoskey, Michigan, in 1911, and consolidated the plant with the one he owned in Charlevoix. WHERE was the Petoskey Bottling Works located?
2. Did a bakery, maybe Kilwins, exist on Petoskey Street, where all of the stores have been razed where "The Hole" is now in 2019? The same street, and block, that the old Temple Theatre was located?
ANSWER: From Joyce (Baird) Regan who lived in the old boarding house at 308 Emmet Street called "The Terrace" (see a photo of it on the Hotel web page on this site by clicking HERE). Terrace was located directly across the street from the Northern Auto Company. When the Sunset Boulevard (US 31 by–pass) was built in 1962-63, the bypass, her grandmother's house was taken by eminent domain by the state. At that time, Joyce's father Harold Baird had made six apartments out of the boarding house.
Joyce walked up the Reid Alley at the rear of the Northern Auto store to the bakery almost daily for her mother. The bakery was on the right at the end of the alley in the same block as the Temple Theatre which was to the left on the corner. Crago's grocery store was on the other corner. Joyce lived in an apartment above Crago's with their infant son when her husband was in Vietnam.
ANSWER: From Joyce (Baird) Regan who lived in the old boarding house at 308 Emmet Street called "The Terrace" (see a photo of it on the Hotel web page on this site by clicking HERE). Terrace was located directly across the street from the Northern Auto Company. When the Sunset Boulevard (US 31 by–pass) was built in 1962-63, the bypass, her grandmother's house was taken by eminent domain by the state. At that time, Joyce's father Harold Baird had made six apartments out of the boarding house.
Joyce walked up the Reid Alley at the rear of the Northern Auto store to the bakery almost daily for her mother. The bakery was on the right at the end of the alley in the same block as the Temple Theatre which was to the left on the corner. Crago's grocery store was on the other corner. Joyce lived in an apartment above Crago's with their infant son when her husband was in Vietnam.
3. Where is Page Creek located exactly? Access the "Page" web page on this same web site.
ANSWER: Through the research of Kim Morgan, the location of Page Creek has been substantiated.
Access the additional information by clicking on the Page web page above.
Access the additional information by clicking on the Page web page above.
4. Where does the 4'x8' "Big Mac" painting by Ernest G. Patterson reside at this time? The painting can be viewed on this same web site on the "Mackinac Bridge" web page. The 1959 article stated it was to be hung in the "new" Petoskey city hall.
5. Where is the scale model of the Andrew Porter original Mission School, built by Earnest Priebe, from materials salvaged from the actual building. A picture of the school is posted at the very top of the "School" web page.
6. Where is the model of the Mackinac Bridge as shown in the Petoskey News Review clipping of 24 June 1955 on this "Mackinac Bridge" web page?
7. What has happened to the Emmet County Flag (presented to the 4-H Club) as seen on the "Fairgrounds" web page?
8. It is thought the two photos above show a school (possibly a church) in Emmet County. Any information would be appreciated.
9. Where in 2022 is this collection, or any of its pieces, of Indian quill boxes which were stolen from the Little Traverse Regional Historical Society Museum in 1978? See article below...
10. Article Below: Was this Good Hart Baptist Church bell ever recovered, or where is it?
11. A 1999 article located on the Art and Authors web page on this same web site notes about Gustave Hildebrand that Hildebrand's painting of the former cement plant on US 31 shown in a photo on the Art and Authors web page was put up for sale. It would be interesting to know where this painting has found a home; also, if any others of Gustave HIldebrand's paintings remain in homes and are being treasured.
PARTIAL ANSWER: Not the cement plant painting, but another landscape painting of Hildebrand has been located inside the Episcopal Church on East Mitchell Street in Petoskey. This painting had at one time graced the walls of the Fred and Lola Reusch home in Petoskey. See details about this painting on this same web site on the Church web page by clicking HERE.
PARTIAL ANSWER: Not the cement plant painting, but another landscape painting of Hildebrand has been located inside the Episcopal Church on East Mitchell Street in Petoskey. This painting had at one time graced the walls of the Fred and Lola Reusch home in Petoskey. See details about this painting on this same web site on the Church web page by clicking HERE.
12. On the Flora and Fauna web page on this same site, a post card postmarked 1914 was labeled as "Swan Lake, City Park, Petoskey, Michigan." Where was this lake and city park located within the city? Was it where the 2019 Petoskey Winter Sports Park is located?
ANSWER: YES, Swan Park (no longer in existence) was located on the land leading into Petoskey Winter Sports Park located in 2022 between Rose Street and Winter Park Lane.
13. What happened to the watercolor painting of Horton Bay's little Methodist Church painted by Mr. Rudolph Dahlgreen who lived across from the church? Mr. Dahlgreen painted it, and the community paid part of the charge for the painting and its framing costs. The framed picture, a wedding gift, was given to Ernest Hemingway and his bride Hadley Richardson who were married in that little church in September 1921. Mr. William Ohle talked of this on page 27 in his booklet 100 Years in Horton Bay Charlevoix County, Michigan 1876 ~ 1976 which may be accessed HERE.
UPDATE: It was thought when I came across this top photo below from the Little Traverse Historical Museum on-line photo of a previous display regarding Hemingway, that perhaps the museum had been given the sought painting. The museum brought out the displayed painting shown below, which I photographed in August 2019 the two photos at the bottom. The artist's dated signature of "Jack Appleton 1982" substantiates that this is NOT the original painting given to the Hemingways in 1921...
so, it is still a mystery; where is the original 1921 painting of Horton Bay's Methodist Church?
14. Where was the McDermott Blacksmith shop located in Petoskey? See additional information about this question as listed under 1955 on the "Vehicles and Bicycles" web page on this same Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site.
ANSWER: From those who lived in that "West Side," the McDermott Blacksmith shop was located on Ingalls Avenue.
ANSWER: From those who lived in that "West Side," the McDermott Blacksmith shop was located on Ingalls Avenue.
15. Is the scale model of the Original Mission School still in existence? It was built from materials of the original building (shown in the photo below) when the original building was torn down in 1952. See additional local schools information on this same web site by clicking HERE.
Photo Above Right: This clipping answers somewhat about where the Porter School model might be... Unlike as previously thought, it is not exactly a miniature model in size.
16. The 12 August 2016 Historical Commission Emmet County meeting minutes below indicate that EIGHT big fish had been donated to the county. WHERE are those eight donated fish located?
17. MISSING: I last saw (and photographed on 9 May 2017 ) the TWO framed valuable historical items belonging to the taxpayers of Emmet County. I was shown the two items in the Conference room... by, then, County Administrator Krupa. Since that time I have asked to see where the items are because they are not showcased in the Emmet County building, but to no avail. Since that 9 May 2017 date, I have asked other county officials where the two items are, and the items are not to be found. Does anyone have any information regarding either/both of these two items as shown below? They had once hung in the lobby of the county building behind the then displayed cannon. That cannon has been disassembled and now is stored away where it is inaccessible to the public, although I was allowed to photograph the cannon "parts and pieces" in 9 May 2017. ~ Karla Buckmaster
UPDATE: Possibly, the picture above [see below] has been located in the office/museum of Camp Petosega where the following photo was taken 13 May 2023. The frame appears to be identical, with even the slight mark to the right of the "1857" in the description at the bottom seems to be the same. The Michigan Maple Block letter above right, however, still is not located.
The photo above shows the two valuable items when they were hung on the wall of the then Petoskey-Emmet County Building lobby in 1992. In the photo are L>R: Reg Sharkey, Petoskey Mayor Barb Waters, and Bud Shulz who had restored the cannon to be displayed in the lobby. More information about the pictures and the cannon can be accessed on the "Cannons" web page of my Charlevoix Emmet History web site.
18. A rare referenced manuscript book painted in 1895 by Elfrida de Jaffa was donated to the local Historical Society in 1968 as noted in the article below. In January of 2020 the archivist of the Little Traverse Historical Museum searched for the precious manuscript, but it was not found. The museum was not created by 1968 so the manuscript may not have made it from the Historical Society to the Historical Museum. Does anyone know where this rare manuscript may reside? More information about the Countesses de Jaffa may be found on this same web site under "Art & Authors."
UPDATE: The following photos were submitted 17 September 2022 by the Little Traverse Historical Museum director who just recently came upon the previously thought missing manuscript book of Elfrida de Jaffa. It has been in the museum all this time. What a precious beautiful treasure has been revealed. Additional photos of the manuscript book are accessible on this same site on the Art & Authors web page by clicking HERE.
The Countesses Kathleen and Elfrida de Jaffa also donated a valuable musical manuscript to the Petoskey Library. On 28 January 2020 the Petoskey District Library was asked to give an update with what is known about this manuscript. So far, nothing has been discovered, or at least, not shared that it has been found (see photo/text below).
19. This eagle with the scroll beneath once decorated the old Petoskey Post Office on Mitchell Street. This interesting and precious piece was obviously preserved near the entrance to the Little Traverse Historical Museum as in the photo below. In 2019 the scroll was haphazardly resting on the hillside behind the museum, but the eagle is no where to be found. Does anyone know WHERE the eagle is in 2023? Click HERE for additional clues and known information about this very special missing piece.
Photo Above: The Eagle when it was preserved by the Little Traverse Historical Museum.
Photo Below: The Eagle when it was originally located over the door of the Petoskey Post Office
when located on Mitchell Street.
Photo Below: The Eagle when it was originally located over the door of the Petoskey Post Office
when located on Mitchell Street.
20. The owner of a home on Walloon Lake wonders just what this particular item that hangs on the wall actually is?
21. Stanley Kellogg's rare "Bugler Boy" bronze statue had been missing for years even when in 1972, the Petoskey News Review reported that the Crooked Tree Arts Council was searching for the sculpture to include in an upcoming display to honor the then late Kellogg. Additional information regarding the missing "Bugler Boy" may be accessed on this same web master's web site titled "Patriot Historian Editor ~ Bruce Catton (With a Stanley Kellogg, Sculptor, Connection) by clicking HERE.
Another Stan Kellogg work of art titled the "Rising Sun" that used to hang in the OLD PHS auditorium wall, is missing with the razing of the OLD school. Below is a photo of the plaque. School District art teacher Frances Pailthorp wrote the following in March 1953: “There is a Bas Relief called the ‘Rising Sun’ or ‘Petoskey’ in the high school auditorium. This was done by Stanley Kellogg when he was studying with Lorado Taft and Norman in Chicago. It should be hung lower and lighted from the bottom.”
UPDATE: ON 15 AUGUST 2023 The Little Traverse Historical Society/Musem Director told that the museum does have the Stanley Kellogg bas reiief (in above photo0 now is in museum storage. Director Jane Garver is contemplating a public display, including this work of art, perhaps in Summer 2024.
22. Interestingly, the Emmet County Historical Commission agreed to "transfer or dispose of proposed donations in any manner which it deems to be lawful and appropriate" per the Historical Commission policies. So, at the 9 October 2020 ECHC meeting the minutes reported the following items would be dispersed.
UPDATE: By the 12 February 2021 Emmet County's Historical Commission meeting it was reported that "all of the items in the boxes that had been stored at the Petoskey (Eppler Road) Emmet County EMS Station in 2020 have been distributed to other organizations as voted at the 9 October 2020 meeting.
Decision on what to do with Items in Boxes (Ryan Bauman ~ P&R Director):
Commissioner Drier read the following from the Historical Commission Policies relative to unattended donations (#2).
The Emmet County Historical Commission and the County may consider the historical items as abandoned and the County may transfer or dispose of the proposed donations in any manner which it deems to be lawful and appropriate.
Bauman took items out of the boxes for display so the members could make a determination on where the items should go.
In the end there were three boxes.
1. Box of items that Bauman will use for display at McGulpin Point Lighthouse or other park facilities. Some of the items kept are a periscope, iron, pottery, baskets, ice skates, blankets, arrowheads.
2. Box of Native American Items that he will offer to the Tribe. Some of the items are a plaque – The Journey of the Odawa, moccasins, necklaces, knife sheath, apparel, tobacco pouch.
3. Box of items (mainly furs) that will be offered to the Mackinac State Historic Parks and if they don’t want them then they will be offered to the AuSable Institute in Mancelona.
There was a Display of Civil War Buttons. Bauman will check with the Greenwood Cemetery to see if they are interested in this display.
There are also a number of papers and other miscellaneous items that Bauman will go through before he decides what to do with them.
Motion by Baldwin that the box with potential Native American artifacts be donated to the Tribe.
Supported by Wurster.
Motion carried in a 5 to 0 roll call vote.
Yes: Drier, Lyman, Baldwin, Goodman, Wurster No: 0
Motion by Baldwin that the boxes containing furs be offered to the Mackinac State Historic Parks and if they are not accepted by the Mackinac State Historic Parks, that they then be offered to the AuSable Institute.
Supported by Goodman.
Motion carried in a 5 to 0 roll call vote.
Yes: Drier, Lyman, Baldwin, Goodman, Wurster
Public Comment: None.
No: 0
UPDATE: By the 12 February 2021 Emmet County's Historical Commission meeting it was reported that "all of the items in the boxes that had been stored at the Petoskey (Eppler Road) Emmet County EMS Station in 2020 have been distributed to other organizations as voted at the 9 October 2020 meeting.
Decision on what to do with Items in Boxes (Ryan Bauman ~ P&R Director):
Commissioner Drier read the following from the Historical Commission Policies relative to unattended donations (#2).
The Emmet County Historical Commission and the County may consider the historical items as abandoned and the County may transfer or dispose of the proposed donations in any manner which it deems to be lawful and appropriate.
Bauman took items out of the boxes for display so the members could make a determination on where the items should go.
In the end there were three boxes.
1. Box of items that Bauman will use for display at McGulpin Point Lighthouse or other park facilities. Some of the items kept are a periscope, iron, pottery, baskets, ice skates, blankets, arrowheads.
2. Box of Native American Items that he will offer to the Tribe. Some of the items are a plaque – The Journey of the Odawa, moccasins, necklaces, knife sheath, apparel, tobacco pouch.
3. Box of items (mainly furs) that will be offered to the Mackinac State Historic Parks and if they don’t want them then they will be offered to the AuSable Institute in Mancelona.
There was a Display of Civil War Buttons. Bauman will check with the Greenwood Cemetery to see if they are interested in this display.
There are also a number of papers and other miscellaneous items that Bauman will go through before he decides what to do with them.
Motion by Baldwin that the box with potential Native American artifacts be donated to the Tribe.
Supported by Wurster.
Motion carried in a 5 to 0 roll call vote.
Yes: Drier, Lyman, Baldwin, Goodman, Wurster No: 0
Motion by Baldwin that the boxes containing furs be offered to the Mackinac State Historic Parks and if they are not accepted by the Mackinac State Historic Parks, that they then be offered to the AuSable Institute.
Supported by Goodman.
Motion carried in a 5 to 0 roll call vote.
Yes: Drier, Lyman, Baldwin, Goodman, Wurster
Public Comment: None.
No: 0
23. Which church is this, and where is/was it located?
24. Where was/is the "G. Donald Kennedy" state park noted on US-31 between Petoskey and Charlevoix located?
The following Biography was found in the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, but it does not say exactly where this park is located:
"BiographyG. Donald Kennedy was a prominent public official. Trained as a civil engineer, Kennedy served as Michigan state highway commissioner, chairman of the Mackinac Straits Bridge Authority, and as president of the Chicago-based Portland Cement Company. Kennedy was noted for his interest in the development of the Michigan's highway system. He was also a proponent of the need for constructing a bridge across the straits of Mackinac.
G. Donald Kennedy, civil engineer, was born in South Lyon, Michigan, on January 25, 1900. He graduated from Ann Arbor High School in 1917, and from the University of Michigan in 1921 with majors in political science and engineering.
Kennedy was registered as a professional engineer in Michigan and several other states, and had a distinguished career in structural, municipal, and highway engineering. During his career he was employed by Hoad and Decker, consulting engineers of Ann Arbor, and by the cities of Jackson and Pontiac as a municipal engineer. He planned the construction of the municipal airport in Pontiac and became an avid promoter of aviation. From 1933 to 1942 he served the Michigan State Highway Department as business manager, consulting engineer, deputy commissioner, and commissioner. He was Vice-President in Charge of Highway Development for the Automotive Safety Foundation from 1943 to 1949, and closed his career at the Portland Cement Association of Chicago, Illinois, where he was consulting engineer and assistant to the president, vice-president, executive vice-president, and president.
Kennedy also served on many boards and committees and was active in the Democratic Party. He managed the gubernatorial campaigns of Murray D. Van Wagoner and Frank Murphy. Among the positions he held were chairman of the Mackinac Straits Bridge Authority from 1938 to 1944, member of the Michigan Council of Defense during World War II, Vice-Chairman of the National Interregional Highway Committee from 1941 to 1944, President of the American Association of State Highway Officials from 1941 to 1942, member of the Board of Commissioners of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority from 1941 to 1945, member of the Highway Traffic Advisory Committee to the War Department, Consultant to the United States Senate Post-War Planning Committee, and member and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Highway Research Board, National Research Council.
Among the honors received by Kennedy are the George S. Bartlett Award in 1948 for outstanding contribution to highway progress, and the University of Michigan Sesquicentennial Award in 1967. A roadside park near Charlevoix, Michigan, was named in his honor in 1961.
Kennedy died March 16, 1988."
"BiographyG. Donald Kennedy was a prominent public official. Trained as a civil engineer, Kennedy served as Michigan state highway commissioner, chairman of the Mackinac Straits Bridge Authority, and as president of the Chicago-based Portland Cement Company. Kennedy was noted for his interest in the development of the Michigan's highway system. He was also a proponent of the need for constructing a bridge across the straits of Mackinac.
G. Donald Kennedy, civil engineer, was born in South Lyon, Michigan, on January 25, 1900. He graduated from Ann Arbor High School in 1917, and from the University of Michigan in 1921 with majors in political science and engineering.
Kennedy was registered as a professional engineer in Michigan and several other states, and had a distinguished career in structural, municipal, and highway engineering. During his career he was employed by Hoad and Decker, consulting engineers of Ann Arbor, and by the cities of Jackson and Pontiac as a municipal engineer. He planned the construction of the municipal airport in Pontiac and became an avid promoter of aviation. From 1933 to 1942 he served the Michigan State Highway Department as business manager, consulting engineer, deputy commissioner, and commissioner. He was Vice-President in Charge of Highway Development for the Automotive Safety Foundation from 1943 to 1949, and closed his career at the Portland Cement Association of Chicago, Illinois, where he was consulting engineer and assistant to the president, vice-president, executive vice-president, and president.
Kennedy also served on many boards and committees and was active in the Democratic Party. He managed the gubernatorial campaigns of Murray D. Van Wagoner and Frank Murphy. Among the positions he held were chairman of the Mackinac Straits Bridge Authority from 1938 to 1944, member of the Michigan Council of Defense during World War II, Vice-Chairman of the National Interregional Highway Committee from 1941 to 1944, President of the American Association of State Highway Officials from 1941 to 1942, member of the Board of Commissioners of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority from 1941 to 1945, member of the Highway Traffic Advisory Committee to the War Department, Consultant to the United States Senate Post-War Planning Committee, and member and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Highway Research Board, National Research Council.
Among the honors received by Kennedy are the George S. Bartlett Award in 1948 for outstanding contribution to highway progress, and the University of Michigan Sesquicentennial Award in 1967. A roadside park near Charlevoix, Michigan, was named in his honor in 1961.
Kennedy died March 16, 1988."
25. This bridge photo has no name label, although the photo was in the Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection. Click HERE to contact the web master with any information about this particular bridge.
cUPDATED information for #25 from Mark Hill: This photo [below] is of "M-68 Bridge in Alanson crossing the Crooked River. The view is looking NE from the area in back of Youngs Baitshop / store. The bridge has been re-worked several times, I believe the pic is from right after construction, as the wetland areas in forefront are mature, and that area is now dredged for small craft access to the Crooked River."
cUPDATED information for #25 from Mark Hill: This photo [below] is of "M-68 Bridge in Alanson crossing the Crooked River. The view is looking NE from the area in back of Youngs Baitshop / store. The bridge has been re-worked several times, I believe the pic is from right after construction, as the wetland areas in forefront are mature, and that area is now dredged for small craft access to the Crooked River."
26. Click HERE to contact the web master with any information about the existence of the Army-Navy Production Award Flag presented to the Michigan Maple Block Company on 9 February 1943 for the company's military war effort; also any remaining "E" Award pins given to employees. Click Here to access additional information about the award flag (shown in color) and/or award pins on this same web site's Petoskey Business page about Michigan Maple Block Company.
27. Not necessarily looking for answers, but this article presents some great questions regarding Harbor Springs.
28. What is the meaning of U.G.T. Grand Council as seen in this photo below that includes the Cushman Hotel on Lake Street, Petoskey? This was located near where The Elks Parking Lot (near the sheriff's office) is located in 2024... looking east on Lake Street.
UPDATED information for #28 from Ross Brooke: The initials hanging from the WELCOME sign read U.C.T. rather than the misreading of the C as a G which stands for Order of "United Commercial Travelers" of American. Th U.C.T. logo rests on a piece of luggage as illustrated in the sign. The U.C.T. is a non-profit financial service that supports communities and causes across the United States and Canada., with headquartrs in Columbus, Ohio. The U.C.T. was formed 16 January 1888 so was in its early year when this sign was hanging near the Cushman Hotel, in Petoskey, Michigan, in the photo below. The U.C.T. operated as a secret society, and at one time referred to itself as "travelers masonry". Click HERE to access a Wikipedia expanded explanation of the organization.
Keep scrolling beyond the photo below for additional information.
UPDATED information for #28 from Ross Brooke: The initials hanging from the WELCOME sign read U.C.T. rather than the misreading of the C as a G which stands for Order of "United Commercial Travelers" of American. Th U.C.T. logo rests on a piece of luggage as illustrated in the sign. The U.C.T. is a non-profit financial service that supports communities and causes across the United States and Canada., with headquartrs in Columbus, Ohio. The U.C.T. was formed 16 January 1888 so was in its early year when this sign was hanging near the Cushman Hotel, in Petoskey, Michigan, in the photo below. The U.C.T. operated as a secret society, and at one time referred to itself as "travelers masonry". Click HERE to access a Wikipedia expanded explanation of the organization.
Keep scrolling beyond the photo below for additional information.
Photos Above and Below: This WELCOME arch sign was located on Lake Street between the Cushman Hotel and the Suburban Train Station. In the photo below a photo, probably of advertising of the Hamill Route Line on the Inland Waterway, much as the U.G.T. sign advertised in the above photo. [In 2024, the Cushman Hotel was in the Meyer Hardware Parking Lot, and the Suburban Station was in the City's Elks Parking Lot]