Northern Mich~Mash Preserve
~HARBOR SPRINGS~
(and Harbor Point)
2000 Census for Harbor Springs ~ 1567
2010 Census for Harbor Springs ~ 1194
2020 Census for Harbor Springs ~ 1274
Emmet County FIRST appeared in the census of 1854 with only six white people in Harbor Springs by 1874. The total Emmet County Census then was 4,971. Harbor Springs, originally called Little Traverse, was the FIRST county seat, which later was moved to Charlevoix, then back to Petoskey. In 1875-76 the land of Emmet County was opened to setlers.
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~ Harbor Point ~
5 June 2018 ~ Photography of "Alex Childress Photo" posted here with permission...
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A 1973 publication titled "This Midwest Resort" indicated that Harbor Point included about 81 cottages
with only one of the cottages built after about 1900.
A 1973 publication titled "This Midwest Resort" indicated that Harbor Point included about 81 cottages
with only one of the cottages built after about 1900.
No automobiles are allowed in the grounds of Harbor Point.
The association of property owners operates a line of horse-drawn vehicles.
The association of property owners operates a line of horse-drawn vehicles.
Article Below: Deeds for Harbor Point?
Charles R. Wright was said to have owned Harbor Point?
Charles R. Wright was said to have owned Harbor Point?
2 July 1981 ~ Harbor Light Centennial Edition
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
The post office was established at Little Traverse (LATER Harbor Springs) in 1861.
Famed Ottawa Chief Joseph "Joe" Ettawageshik was born 23 January 1863 in LIttle Traverse
[NOW Harbor Springs]
[NOW Harbor Springs]
9 May 1946 ~ The Emmet County Graphic Photo/Text accompanied the Article Below...
9 May 1946 ~ The Emmet County Graphic Article accompanied the Photo/Text Above...
Click HERE to access A small booklet on the history of Harbor Point;
Sold as souvenir and reprinted from the Harbor Light Newspaper.
"The Tranquil Refuge: The Story of Harbor Point"
Sold as souvenir and reprinted from the Harbor Light Newspaper.
"The Tranquil Refuge: The Story of Harbor Point"
~ 1875 ~
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (1875)
19 May 1987 ~ Petoskey News Review article continued below with photo/text...
19 May 1987 ~ Petoskey News Review photo/text continued from above article...
Photo Below: Harbor Springs from the east...
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
9 July 1875 ~ The County Democrat
Harbor Point with Shay House on the left of photo ~ Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
2 May 1956 ~ Petoskey News Review
Photo Below: An early 1870s view of Harbor Point taken from the bluff in Harbor Springs. Many of the FIRST buildings in Little Traverse (Harbor Springs) show in the foreground; including a store, a government warehouse, a schoolhouse and several homes of the first settlers.
"Public education began in Harbor Springs sometime during the second half of the nineteenth century. Exactly when is unclear. A government school, taught by Margaret Boyd (sister of Andrew J. Blackbird) is thought to have been established for the Indians as early as 1857. Will E. Hampton, in his unpublished memoirs of boyhood in Harbor Springs, said a small schoolhouse opened in the fall of 1875 on the north side of Third Street near Judd Street. Hampton also recorded the opening of the first graded school in the village in 1878." ~ 2 July 1981 ~ Harbor Light Centennial Edition
"Public education began in Harbor Springs sometime during the second half of the nineteenth century. Exactly when is unclear. A government school, taught by Margaret Boyd (sister of Andrew J. Blackbird) is thought to have been established for the Indians as early as 1857. Will E. Hampton, in his unpublished memoirs of boyhood in Harbor Springs, said a small schoolhouse opened in the fall of 1875 on the north side of Third Street near Judd Street. Hampton also recorded the opening of the first graded school in the village in 1878." ~ 2 July 1981 ~ Harbor Light Centennial Edition
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection
“In the summer of 1878, several prominent Lansing businessmen purchased land to establish the Harbor Point Association. It became a playground for early midwest industrialists. They had a mutual interest in creating a ‘pleasant, healthful and inexpensive place to spend the summer months.’” ~ "11 August 2005, Reflections" supplement to the Petoskey News Review
Harbor Point is situated on the hook of land that thrusts itself out into Little Traverse Bay, to form the protected harbor at Harbor Springs. The Ottawa name for this hook was Sing-got, meaning "beautiful point." It was reported in the 14 May 1895 The Independent Democrat that on 28 December 1888 "About half an acre of land on the extreme end of Harbor Point dropped in the lake. This being the third time a similar 'slump of real estate' had occurred in the last few years."
(Undated) HEADLIGHT, a periodical devoted to the interests of railroads and railroad centers.
~ Little Traverse (Later Harbor Springs) and the "One-Time" County Seat ~
1881 >
1881 >
17 March 1881 ~ Petoskey City Record
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7 April 1881 ~ Petoskey City Record
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11 September 1883 ~ The Northern Independent
7 May 1886
Photos Below: This Harbor Springs, Michigan, building was the home of the Emmet County seat... the county's government. Charles W. Caskey, who also built the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, was contracted to build the county's building (photo below) in 1885 for $4,000.00; ready for occupancy in 1886. The Emmet County seat was changed from Harbor Springs to Petoskey in the year 1902 when Petoskey built a $40,000.00 court house and leased the building to the county for 50 years.
26 June 1890 ~ The Daily Resorter
Allan McCune a successful Petoskey businessman and local historian donated several of his albums to Petoskey's Little Traverse Historical Museum which included this postcard of the Emmet County Seat building in Harbor Springs in about 1900.
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Little Traverse Historical Society Archive of Bob and Lila Ball Postcard Collection (About 1900)
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This Harbor Springs building served in many other capacities over the years, and in 2003 the building was acquired by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, founded in 1990. The Harbor Springs History Museum continues to preserve the history of the area and its building.
The 12-18 March 2025 Harbor Light announced that the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society has had the Museum restored with the historic bright red roof. The broad vision of the society is to establish the Harbor Springs HIstorical Corridor; now including the museum, Ephraim Shay Innovation Museum (locted in the Shay Hexagon House), Andrew J. Blackbird Museum, and the Aha and Shay Locomotive in Shay Park.
The 12-18 March 2025 Harbor Light announced that the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society has had the Museum restored with the historic bright red roof. The broad vision of the society is to establish the Harbor Springs HIstorical Corridor; now including the museum, Ephraim Shay Innovation Museum (locted in the Shay Hexagon House), Andrew J. Blackbird Museum, and the Aha and Shay Locomotive in Shay Park.
31 October 2018
26 March 1902 ~ The Petoskey Record
27 June 1902 ~ The Independent Democrat
12 August 1885 ~ The Daily Resorter
~ To Harbor Springs by Rail ~
1885
27 July 1885 ~ The Daily Resorter
~ Harbor Springs' Newspaper Northern Independent ~
1887
1887
16 October 1975 ~ Petoskey News Review Special Issue
9 July 1888 ~ The Daily Resorter
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Article Below: How Harbor Springs got its name? "Harbor Springs, formerly called Little Traverse is the county seat of Emmet County... The new name is particularly appropriate, as it gives two principal attractions of the town, the best harbor on the Great Lakes and the famous crystal springs. The grading for the railroad destroyed many of the springs, but a number of them are left, from which gush streams of water as clear as air, and only twelve to fourteen degrees above the freezing point."
17 July 1888 ~ The Daily Resorter
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22 July 1889 ~ The Daily Resorter
~ Aunt Margaret Boyd's L'Arbre Croche Mission History ~
1892
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"In 1825 Rev. Father Peter DeJean, arrived in the Little Traverse region and built a church at Seven Mile Point, but as it proved unsatisfactory, the mission was moved to the site of the old L'Arbre Croche mission, where a little log church was built by Father DeJean and conducted a day school for Indian children.
On the 21st of April, 1821, the mission was taken charge of by Father Baraga, who arrived from Cincinnati. A few weeks later Bishop Fenwick arrived and installed the zealous priest as pastor... During his stay at the L'Arbre Croche mission he baptized 461 Indians.... A long list of priests succeeded him at the L'Arbre Croche mission, Father Pierz and Father Zorn each remaining a long term of years. The old church that attracted so many tourists in the later years was erected about 1839. Many of my readers have no doubt been shown through the old building by Margaret Boyd, an educated Indian woman, who went by the familiar name of 'Aunt Margaret.' She died at an advanced age in 1892. By a singular coincidence the old church which she had attended since its erection, and with which she had been so intimately connected, was torn down the same year of her death." Above was quoted from The Ottawan A short history of the Villages and Resorts Surrounding Little Traverse Bay, and the Indian Legends Connected Therewith by John. C. Wright published in 1895. |
13 January 1892 ~ The Petoskey Record
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14 October 1880 ~ Petoskey City Record article continued right column...
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14 October 1880 ~ Petoskey City Record article continued from left column...
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~ Harbor Springs AND Harbor Point ~
1902
1902 Map of the Village of Harbor Springs and Harbor Point
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
~ Downtown Harbor Springs, Michigan ~
Harbor Springs was permanently christened with its name when it was incorporated in 1881.
Earlier it had been known as Little Traverse.
Earlier it had been known as Little Traverse.
Photo Below: The Waterfront and Shoreline of Harbor Springs...
Little Traverse Historical Society (Undated)
Photo Below: 4 July 1881
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (1881)
1882 Photo Below
Greenwood Photo Archive from Petoskey Newspapers (1882)
1885 Photo Below: Main Street in Harbor Springs looking west...
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (1885)
Photo Below: 1901
1901 Downtown Harbor Springs, Michigan ~ Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Downtown Harbor Springs, Michigan ~ Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
14 May 1895 ~ The Independent Democrat (Same lithograph as used above in the 1885 newspaper)
Two photos above of Harbor Springs in 1887 were in an undated clipping from the Petoskey News Review
1889
~ Ice was Harvested in the Bay at Harbor Springs for the Summer Resorts ~
~ Ice was Harvested in the Bay at Harbor Springs for the Summer Resorts ~
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (1889)
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspapers (Undated)
~ Ice Harvesting Still a Necessity for Summer Resorts ~
1889 > 1948
1889 > 1948
7 March 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ Harbor Springs a Delightful Location with the Finest Harbor on the Great Lakes ~
1894
5 September 1894 ~ The Daily Resorter continued right column...
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5 September 1894 ~ The Daily Resorter continued from left column...
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Photo Below: 27 June 1906 ~ Harbor Springs
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (27 June 1906)
Greenwood Photo Archive from Petoskey Newspapers (1906)
Petoskey District Library with Library of Michigan Digital Repository (Undated Postcard)
~ About 1911 ~
20 May 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (1919)
28 August 1941 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1944~
10 February 1944 ~ Northern Michigan Review
1 May 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic
11 August 1949 ~ Northern Michigan Review
Three Photos Below: Views of Main Street, Harbor Springs, MIchigan, from the city's upstairs library.
"The Harbor Springs Library was founded as a community reading room in 1894 in a small wooden building
on the corner of Spring and Main streets in downtown Harbor Springs.
Fourteen years later, the Earl Mead designed library building was built in that same location." ~ Library Pamphlet
"The Harbor Springs Library was founded as a community reading room in 1894 in a small wooden building
on the corner of Spring and Main streets in downtown Harbor Springs.
Fourteen years later, the Earl Mead designed library building was built in that same location." ~ Library Pamphlet
11 May 2023
11 May 2023
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11 May 2023
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~ Harbor Point ~
""Harbor Point was first called the 'Lansing Resort'
from the circumstances which brought it into existence''...
as reported by Perry Francis Powers on page 313 in A History of Northern Michigan and its People.
1878 ~ Harbor Point Association was founded by Episcopalians from Lansing, Michigan.
""Harbor Point was first called the 'Lansing Resort'
from the circumstances which brought it into existence''...
as reported by Perry Francis Powers on page 313 in A History of Northern Michigan and its People.
1878 ~ Harbor Point Association was founded by Episcopalians from Lansing, Michigan.
Headlight ( Undated)
Above Summer Houses at Harbor Point: Clubhouse, S.L. Smith, C. Chapin, F.E. Moore, Frank W. Lacy
18 April 1888 ~ The Petoskey Record
21 August 1888 ~ The Daily Resorter
26 June 1890 ~ The Daily Record
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A 1973 publication titled "This Midwest Resort" indicated that "Harbor Point was owned by Father Weikamp, who came to this area in 1855 with the idea of founding an Indian mission for the cultivation of Indians to the Christian faith--in addition to the one which had been located in Harbor Springs since 1927." In 1878, Father Weikamp sold the peninsula for a price of $12,000.00 to a company, incorporated as the Harbor Point Association intending to moved to Cross village. The men who organized the Harbor Point Association were: B.F. Simmons, Eugene Angell, N.B. Jones, A. Beamer and S.D. Bingham, all residents of Lansing, Michigan. Harbor Point opened as a resort the next year after purchase.
The FIRST resident of Harbor Point was C.R. Wright, of St. James, Michigan. He moved to Harbor Point in 1853 and was in the "cooper" business. A 1973 publication titled "This Midwest Resort" indicated that "There is some record of non-Indian residence at Harbor Point prior to Weikamp's arrival in 1855. There is an account of the arrival of C.R. Wright from Beaver Island in 1852. In 1855, after the death of King Strang, he moved back." Wright's daughter was May Atkinson, the FIRST white child born on Harbor Point. She was born on property then known as the Goodrich property. Her obituary is at right... |
27 January 1936 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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~ Harbor Point Club House ~
1890
1890
~ Describing Social Life in Late 1800s, including the casino (old and new) ~
1890 ~ Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection
Greenwood Archive from Pamphlet "Petoskey The Rising Sun" (Undated)
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
Petoskey District Library with Library of Michigan Digital Repository (Undated Postcard)
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
~ Entertainment Hall Harbor Point ~
1890
1890
1890 ~ Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection
13 Septembr 1916 ~ Petoskey Evening News
~ The Casino, Harbor Point ~
1900
1900
1900 The Casino, Harbor Point ~ Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
~ View of Steamer from Harbor Point ~
Petoskey District Library with Library of Michigan Digital Repository (Undated Postcard)
Lighthouse Preparation
1882
26 September 1882 ~ The Northern Independent
Articles Above and Below: From the 25 May 1882 Congressional Record forwarded by Senator T.W. Ferry who introduced his bill (S. No, 478) which was introduced for the purpose of erecting a light-house and fog signal at Little Traverse, Michigan [Harbor Springs], and which is very important. The appropriation was for $15,000.00 for a lighthouse and fog signal at Harbor Point.
12 January 1884
1888 Clipping Below: "About half an acre of land on the extreme end of Harbor Point dropped in the lake. This being the third time a similar 'slump of real esate' had occurred in the last few years."
28 December 1888
Harbor Point Lighthouse ~ Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
17 November 1914 ~ Petoskey Evening News
22 August 1958 ~ Petoskey News Review
 Photo Archive of Little Traverse History Museum (Undated)
Elizabeth Whitney Williams (Photo Left) was the keeper of the Little Traverse Lighthouse on Harbor Point, Michigan, for 29 years (beginning in 1884) after performing those same duties at the Beaver Island lighthouse along with her first husband. After her first husband Clement Van Riper died from drowning, Elizabeth remarried to a photographer Daniel Williams and moved to the mainland. She led a very active and interesting life which is chronicled on the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society web page. Elizabeth served as a lighthouse keeper on Beaver Island and on Harbor Point for a total of 41 years. In 1905 she published Child of the Sea and Life Among the Mormons.
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28 June 1932 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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22 April 1937 ~ Emmet County Graphic
27 January 1938 ~ Emmet County Graphic
31 October 1946 ~ Emmet County Graphic
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4 October 1948 ~ Petoksey Evening News
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14 October 1948 ~ Emmet County Grapic
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15 May 1941 ~ Emmet County Graphic
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection (1950)
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3 August 1950 ~ Emmet County Graphic photo accompanied article below...
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3 August 1950 ~ Emmet County Graphic photo accompanied photos above, and continued to rest of article below...
3 August 1950 ~ Emmet County Graphic article continued from above...
10 July 1959 ~ Petoskey News Review
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspapers (July 1959)
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16 July 1959 ~ Emmet County Graphic photo/text accompanied article below...
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16 July 1959 ~ Emmet County Graphic article accompanied the photo/text at left...
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspapers (February 1960)
13 March 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
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21 March 1963 ~ Peetoskey News Review
The lighthouse operated from 1884 until it was decommissionerd in 1963
by the U.S. Coast Guard, when it was returned to the ownership of the Harbor Point Association. |
Photo Below: A CAR on Harbor Point?
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspapers (March 1964)
21 August 2019
Harbor Point Lighthouse
Photo Below submitted by Pilot and Photographer Charlie MacInnis of Harbor Springs, Michigan
Harbor Point Lighthouse
Photo Below submitted by Pilot and Photographer Charlie MacInnis of Harbor Springs, Michigan
21 August 2019 ~ Photographed and Submitted by Charlie MacInnis
2–9 August 1966 ~ The Harbor Lite
8 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
~ The Beginnings of Harbor Point ~
12 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News... continued next column
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12 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News... continued next column
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12 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News... continued from previous column
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~ Article Below: Load of Bricks to Harbor Point Across an Ice Road on the Bay ~
1912
1912
17 February 1912 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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21 February 1912 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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~ Article Below: Harbor Point Makes Many Improvements ~
1937
17 June 1937 ~ Emmet County Graphic
Photo/Text Below: This two-story 36X66 foot house was moved a quarter of a mile over the ice to its new location on Harbor Point. William Waller purchased the Louis Sandler property who contracted Clayton Hankins and Son to move the dwelling to Harbor Point. The house was cut in two because no timbers were long enough for support. The structure had a five foot fireplace and and an extra chimney, both of which remained undisturbed. Three huge pairs of steel wheels were used, each pair weighing about 1,125 pounds. A horse and winch provided the moving power. About 800 feet of territory were covered on an average day. A turn of 135 degrees over the dock handicapped the work a short time.
20 January 1938 ~ Northern Michigan Review
~ Advertisement Below: Earl H. Mead Renown Architect from Harbor Springs, Michigan ~
[Mead designed the county building in Harbor Springs which is the museum in 2019.]
1930
Advertisement from a 1930 Magazine
9 July 1936 ~ Northern Michigan Review
15–21 June 1966 ~ The Harbor Lite
~ Photo Below: Celebrities Visit Harbor Point ~
1957
25 July 1957 ~ Emmet County Graphic
Photos Above and Below: The same stone pillars stand at the private entrance to
Harbor Point Association in 1957 and 2018.
To this day no automobiles are allowed on the point.
Cottage owners keep their cars at a park just outside the Point gate
and still have to walk or bicycle, or take a horse-drawn bus, which runs on a schedule.
Harbor Point Association in 1957 and 2018.
To this day no automobiles are allowed on the point.
Cottage owners keep their cars at a park just outside the Point gate
and still have to walk or bicycle, or take a horse-drawn bus, which runs on a schedule.
28 May 2018 (Memorial Day)
~ Two Photos Below: Harbor Point Club House Seasonal Opening ~
1958
26 June 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
26 June 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
25 June 1959 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~Two Photos Below: Harbor Point Club House ~
1958
1958
10 July 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
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10 July 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
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A 1973 publication titled "This Midwest Resort" indicated that "In 1880 the corporation built a Club House, first of fifty rooms, which by 1897 had a hundred and fifty rooms. It had a large restaurant as most of the cottage owners ate their meals there. It was at first leased to a professional manager, but by the turn of the century it became operated by the association as its sole responsibility. The meals there were excellent, and on Thursday nights there would be a vast buffet with roasts of beef, lobster, and other choice delicacies. The waitresses were college girls from Midwestern universities and were a great, colorful attraction.
But the change wrought by the automobile, which wrecked the boat and train service, changed the character of the Club House personnel and there was no place for it in the new environment. People no longer went to a resort and stayed there. It was so easy with an automobile to get about. And so the scene changed.
People with houses which were then equipped with electricity, gas and artificial refrigeration 'kept house.' There was little use for a club house.
In the nineteen sixties, after more than eighty years of operation, the corporation razed the hotel-club house and planted the site to grass and gardens. There was no longer use for it. But they still retained the structure to the east--a large pavilion-- which has a great ballroom where dances can be held, and games played on raining days by the young folk... After the Association razed its club house at the Point it retained the club house on the golf course."
But the change wrought by the automobile, which wrecked the boat and train service, changed the character of the Club House personnel and there was no place for it in the new environment. People no longer went to a resort and stayed there. It was so easy with an automobile to get about. And so the scene changed.
People with houses which were then equipped with electricity, gas and artificial refrigeration 'kept house.' There was little use for a club house.
In the nineteen sixties, after more than eighty years of operation, the corporation razed the hotel-club house and planted the site to grass and gardens. There was no longer use for it. But they still retained the structure to the east--a large pavilion-- which has a great ballroom where dances can be held, and games played on raining days by the young folk... After the Association razed its club house at the Point it retained the club house on the golf course."
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
~ Photo Below: Walloon Lake Ladies on Harbor Point for the Race ~
1958
14 August 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ Article/Photo Below: Harbor Point Light and bell are stilled for the winter.
The light was first established in 1884. ~
1960
17 February 1960 ~ Petoskey News Review
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspapers (Undated)
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Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspapers (Undated)
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Photo Below: Harbor Point Lighthouse
More of Charles Dawley's remarkable videos and photography can be viewed on
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging".
More of Charles Dawley's remarkable videos and photography can be viewed on
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging".
29 July 2019 ~ Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
21 August 2019
Photo Below submitted by Pilot and Photographer Charlie MacInnis of Harbor Springs, Michigan
Photo Below submitted by Pilot and Photographer Charlie MacInnis of Harbor Springs, Michigan
21 August 2019 ~ Photographed and Submitted by Charlie MacInnis
~ Boating at Harbor Point ~
The Beach from the Dock, Harbor Point, Michigan ~ Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (1900)
23-29 July 1997 ~ Harbor Light
Photo Below: The Little Traverse Bay Ferry Line with a schooner off the Harbor Point dock...
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
Article Below: The naval reserve fleet, Wolverine, Hawk, Dorothea and Gopher, steamed out of the harbor at Harbor Springs; circled past Roaring Brook, headed straight down the center of Little Traverse Bay for Lake Michigan waters for maneuvers, leaving the Don Juan de Austria at anchor in the harbor.
15 August 1908 ~ The Daily Resorter & Petoskey Evening News
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
Harbor Point, Harbor Springs, Michigan ~ Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
26 December 1966 through 3 January 1967 ~ Harbor Lite
Photos/Texts Above and Below: Reference made in both clippings about Little Harbor Club.
Click HERE to access additional information about the railroad that once arrived in Harbor Springs
at the depot building which still stands in 2024; now used as a restaurant...
Click HERE to access additional information about the railroad that once arrived in Harbor Springs
at the depot building which still stands in 2024; now used as a restaurant...
1 August 1968 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ Offield Family Summer Residents on Harbor Point ~
27 October 1932 ~ Emmet County Graphic
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6 April 1964 ~ Petoskey News Review
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Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspaper (April 1983)
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspaper (April 1983)
21 August 2019
Compare the Photo Below submitted by Pilot and Photographer Charlie MacInnis of Harbor Springs, Michigan, with the 1983 Photo Above to view the changes of the intervening years.
Compare the Photo Below submitted by Pilot and Photographer Charlie MacInnis of Harbor Springs, Michigan, with the 1983 Photo Above to view the changes of the intervening years.
21 August 2019 ~ Photographed and Submitted by Charlie MacInnis
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspaper (April 1983)
A booklet on-line written by Mary Ann Voorheis titled
"In Tranquil Refuge The Story of Harbor Point"
offers additional interesting information about the beginnings of Harbor Point.
"In Tranquil Refuge The Story of Harbor Point"
offers additional interesting information about the beginnings of Harbor Point.
27 June 2018 ~ Photography of "Alex Childress Photo" posted here with permission...
Photo Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
Troy Lewis Greenier, 79, passed away 6 February 2025. Troy had worked for the
Harbor Point Association for thirty-eight years as the Supervisor of Horse Transportation.
Harbor Point Association for thirty-eight years as the Supervisor of Horse Transportation.
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~ Harbor Springs ~
26 July 1888 ~ The Daily Resorter
~Early Funeral Homes ~
1880s
Erwin Funeral Home > Gillian-Erwin Funeral Home > Schiller Funeral Chapel
The Erwin Funeral Home description below was written by the Greenwood Cemetery:
The Erwin Funeral Home description below was written by the Greenwood Cemetery:
Greenwood History Collection
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection (Undated with unknown person)
26 August 1890 ~ The Daily Resorter
28 August 1941 ~ Emmet County Graphic
30 November 1966 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ Juilleret Businesses ~
1895
In 1895, L.E. Juilleret, Sr. and his grandfather Joseph A. Juilleret started a boat livery AND an ice cream parlor. While the boat livery business was fine, they decided to expand on the ice cream and restaurant business. During the 1920's, big bands played nightly. The atmosphere inspired composer Ange Lorenzo to write and play "Sleepy Time Gal" for the first time at Juilleret's where the original song sheet may still be on display. In 1975, Joseph A. Juilleret's son Jim bought out his father. Click HERE to access an old Juilleret's menu with a short Juilleret's history included.
The 24 April 1971 of The New York Times composer Ange Lorenzo's obituary was reported:
"SAGINAW, Mich., April 23 (AP)—Ange Lorenzo, a musician and restaurateur who wrote the song 'Sleepy Time Gal,' died yesterday in Saginaw Hospital after a long illness. He was 77 years old.
Mr. Lorenzo, a native of the West Branch, Mich., area, played piano with a group called the Tunesters, which traveled the nation in the mid 1930s. He wrote 'Sleepy Time Gal', his best known work, in 1925.
Mr. Lorenzo was not only composer but also a conductor, pianist and singer. He had been a member of the American So ciety of Composers, Authors and Publishers for many years, collaborating with such song writers as Richard Whiting, Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn. Other songs he composed were 'Dreamy Dream Girl' and 'Watching for Your Shadow.'"
The 24 April 1971 of The New York Times composer Ange Lorenzo's obituary was reported:
"SAGINAW, Mich., April 23 (AP)—Ange Lorenzo, a musician and restaurateur who wrote the song 'Sleepy Time Gal,' died yesterday in Saginaw Hospital after a long illness. He was 77 years old.
Mr. Lorenzo, a native of the West Branch, Mich., area, played piano with a group called the Tunesters, which traveled the nation in the mid 1930s. He wrote 'Sleepy Time Gal', his best known work, in 1925.
Mr. Lorenzo was not only composer but also a conductor, pianist and singer. He had been a member of the American So ciety of Composers, Authors and Publishers for many years, collaborating with such song writers as Richard Whiting, Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn. Other songs he composed were 'Dreamy Dream Girl' and 'Watching for Your Shadow.'"
~ Early Fire Fighting Equipment ~
About 1900
About 1900
Undated clipping from OLD personal scrapbook in Michigan Room of Petoskey District Library
23 June 1949 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ Along Bay Street, Harbor Springs ~
Early 1900s
2 July 1981 ~ Harbor Light
~ The original Harbor Springs Imperials baseball team ~
(photographed in the Petoskey Ball Park)
1903
(photographed in the Petoskey Ball Park)
1903
13 May 1966 ~ Harbor Lite
~ Hoover Flower Shop in Parades ~
1907 AND 1957
25 July 1957 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ "Bull Moose" was the scene from 1912 to 1917 ~
The Bull Moose was a steam-powered tractor-like vehicle driven mainly by Ed Whaley.
It could handle steep grades so was driven down the Fourth Street Hill, sometimes called
"Bull Moose Hill."
3 September 1936 ~ Northern Michigan Review
27 October 1949 ~ Emmet County Graphic
11 March 1948 ~ The Emmet County Graphic
Article Above Transcribed: “When people talk of bobsliding on the Bull Moose Hill in Harbor Springs it invariably raises a question in the minds of some. Bull Moose Hill? There aren’t any moose in Harbor Springs now, was one seen nearby, or why then call it by that name?
Origination of the name Bull Moose Hill dates back to the period 1917-18 when this area was being logged off by the lumbering interests of a by-gone era.
The Harbor Springs Lumber Co., owned by the Carey family had for some time used a railroad to transport the timber from the woods north of Harbor to their mill on the east waterfront in town.
When the day came for them to discontinue railroad operation the Careys hauled their logs in winter with sleighs behind caterpillar tractors, form certain sections.
But there was one piece of timberland out the present Shore Drive which they began to cut. To get that timber to town they equipped a coal-burning locomotive with sleigh runners and caterpillar-tread wheels. It wa steered by a wheelsman perched on the pilot at the front end.
This locomotive off the rails roamed through the woods as far as 12 miles northwest of Harbor, pulling its load of four huge sleighs with 12-foot bunkers, holding a greater load per sleigh than in regular use, at a speed of 4 to 6 miles per hour. This was the Bull Moose, a locally-coined named for the steel giant that hauled the logs from up the shore to the mill.
To get this behemoth down the bluff and to the mill a special roadway and hill was graded by the Harbor Springs Lumber Co. at the west edge of the city. Other roads down the bluff were too steep. This was the hill traversed by the Bull Moose hence it became known as the Bull Moose Hill.
The Bull Moose was used from 1917-18 for about two years, when the Harbor Springs Lumber Co. discontinued operations here. The lumber company and its Bull Moose are gone out of the picture, but the Bull Moose Hill remains.”
Origination of the name Bull Moose Hill dates back to the period 1917-18 when this area was being logged off by the lumbering interests of a by-gone era.
The Harbor Springs Lumber Co., owned by the Carey family had for some time used a railroad to transport the timber from the woods north of Harbor to their mill on the east waterfront in town.
When the day came for them to discontinue railroad operation the Careys hauled their logs in winter with sleighs behind caterpillar tractors, form certain sections.
But there was one piece of timberland out the present Shore Drive which they began to cut. To get that timber to town they equipped a coal-burning locomotive with sleigh runners and caterpillar-tread wheels. It wa steered by a wheelsman perched on the pilot at the front end.
This locomotive off the rails roamed through the woods as far as 12 miles northwest of Harbor, pulling its load of four huge sleighs with 12-foot bunkers, holding a greater load per sleigh than in regular use, at a speed of 4 to 6 miles per hour. This was the Bull Moose, a locally-coined named for the steel giant that hauled the logs from up the shore to the mill.
To get this behemoth down the bluff and to the mill a special roadway and hill was graded by the Harbor Springs Lumber Co. at the west edge of the city. Other roads down the bluff were too steep. This was the hill traversed by the Bull Moose hence it became known as the Bull Moose Hill.
The Bull Moose was used from 1917-18 for about two years, when the Harbor Springs Lumber Co. discontinued operations here. The lumber company and its Bull Moose are gone out of the picture, but the Bull Moose Hill remains.”
~ Harbor Spring's East Hill Washout ~
1921
1921
2 July 1981 ~ Harbor Light
~ Horses Plowing Snow on Main Street in Harbor Springs ~
1921
1921
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (1921)
~ A.R. Pontius Flower Shop Began ~
592 East Main Street, Harbor Springs Michigan
1923
A.R. Pontius Flower Shop was begun by Arthur Pontius and his wife Florence in 1923. They grew their gladiolus and lilies behind their shop to add to their vibrant displays. In the 1980s Nancy Rondel purchased the business, and about 2013, Rondel sold it to her niece Jamie Platte. Platte has expanded the business with the flowering of modern technology, and internet progress. Platte enjoys that her floral designs allow her to use her creative background and degree in vocal much and art... each floral design can be as original as her customer desires. Platte is planning a centennial celebration during the business' 2023 season.
A.R. Pontius purchased the Fetters greenhouse and property,
dismantled one of two greenhouses, and moved the greenshouse to Pontius' Zoll Street property.
dismantled one of two greenhouses, and moved the greenshouse to Pontius' Zoll Street property.
7 March 1946 ~ The Emmet County Graphic
~ Bury the Telephone and Electric Wires ~
1923
1923
4 January 1923 ~ Levering Local
19 April 1968 ~ Petoskey News Review
12 March 1968 ~ Petoskey News Review
Location of Michigan Bell Telephone buiding in Harbor Springs... Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspaper ( 1968 )
20 April 1968 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ Chief Ettawageshik Passed Away in Harbor Springs ~
1946
9 May 1946 ~ Northern MIchigan Review
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Joseph Ettawageshik was born 23 January 1863 in a log hut in Harbor Springs. Joseph's father Mabeese Ettawageshik had been born in the same hut which had been built by the grandfather, Paul Ettawageshik.
article below...
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9 May 1946 ~ Emmet County Graphic article accompanied photo/text above...
~ New Outdoor Amphitheater ~
1948
1948
24 May 1948 ~ Petoskey Evening News
30 June 1949 ~ Emmet County Graphic
31 May 1951 ~ Northern Michigan Review
13 September 1951 ~ Northern Michigan Review
~ FIRST Class of Harbor Springs High School to hold their Commencement Exercises in the Stadium ~
1952
1952
12 June 1952 ~ Emmet County Graphic
Article Below:
"City of Harbor Springs offered the School for $1.00 a long term lease on the Indian Stadium property which was given to the city by the Michigan Indian Foundation when it dissolved recently."
1964
"City of Harbor Springs offered the School for $1.00 a long term lease on the Indian Stadium property which was given to the city by the Michigan Indian Foundation when it dissolved recently."
1964
13 October 1964 ~ Petoskey News Review
22 July 2019
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22 July 2019
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Harbor Springs Stadium
20 November 2019
20 November 2019
20 October 2019
20 October 2019
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20 October 2019
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20 October 2019
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Summer of 2024: Artificial turf was installed at Ottawa Stadium.
~ SCHOOLS ~
Photo Below: Steps Leading up to the Harbor Springs High School...
Little Traverse Historical Society Archive of Bob and Lila Ball Postcard Collection (Undated)
14 May 1895 ~ The Independent Democrat
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26 June 1890 ~ The Daily Record
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~ Undated HEADLIGHT, a periodical devoted to the interests of railroads and railroad centers.
Harbor Springs School ~ Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspaper (Undated)
23 August 1956 ~ Emmet County Graphic article/photos continued below...
23 August 1956 ~ Emmet County Graphic photos/text accompany article above...
The 11 May 2022 Petoskey News Review reported about after the successful passage of the Harbor Springs Public Schools bond proposal in the May 3 election... for $41.5 million bond project. The FiRST phase will begin this summer with the demolition of the current Shay Elementary School. Shay currently houses grades 2–4, but after the new school is built, ALL elementary students will be housed under that roof, with a planned September 2024 opening. Existing Blackbird Elementary will become an early childhood center serving child care needs. Click HERE to access additional information about the Harbor Springs Public Schools.
~ BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS~
Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce Summer Office ~ 1951
And
Harbor Springs Information Booth ~ 1963
And
Harbor Springs Information Booth ~ 1963
21 June 1951 ~ Northern Michigan Review
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29 July 1963 ~ Graphic Resorter
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Postcard Below: Hotels At and Near Harbor Springs; Wequetonsing Hotel, Colonial Hall, The New York, The New Emmet, Roaring Brook Inn, Emmet Beach Hotel, and Club House at Harbor Point.
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection (Undated)
"The resort hotels had become a vestige of the past. Instead of being luxurious and comfortable they were sparse and antiquated. Maintenance costs were high, and association members finally had to question the value of keeping them up for the sake of tradition…in 1963 the Harbor Point Hotel was razed. That same year the Wequetonsing Association hired a Lansing construction company to tear down the Wequetonsing Hotel." ~ 27 January > 2 February 1999 Harbor Light
~ 1876 ~
FIRST President of Harbor Springs Village–Dr. Carlos D. Hampton
Dr. C.D. Hampton's last name was misspelled in the newspaper clipping under his photo below.
Very informative articles may be accessed on the Greenwood Cemetery website
about Dr. and Mrs. Corneila Hampton's interesting lives by clicking HERE and HERE.
FIRST President of Harbor Springs Village–Dr. Carlos D. Hampton
Dr. C.D. Hampton's last name was misspelled in the newspaper clipping under his photo below.
Very informative articles may be accessed on the Greenwood Cemetery website
about Dr. and Mrs. Corneila Hampton's interesting lives by clicking HERE and HERE.
14 May 1895 ~ The Independent Democrat
~ 1876 ~
The Government Blacksmith's House
The Government Blacksmith's House
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspapers (1876)
~ 1879 ~
Flouring Mill of A.J.Southard
Flouring Mill of A.J.Southard
2-8 February 1966 ~ The Harbor Light
~ Since 1880 ~
Erwin's Drug
Erwin's Drug
1 May 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic
18 October 1955 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ Late 1800s ~
Toothpick Factory
Undated clipping from OLD personal scrapbook in Michigan Room of Petoskey District Library
1800s >
Ephraim Shay
Shay built his FIRST Shay Locomotive in Haring Township, in about 1877,
with a locomotive on display in the Cadillac City (Michigan) Park, still in 2023.
Shay lived a great deal of his life in Harbor Springs, Michigan.
Ephraim Shay
Shay built his FIRST Shay Locomotive in Haring Township, in about 1877,
with a locomotive on display in the Cadillac City (Michigan) Park, still in 2023.
Shay lived a great deal of his life in Harbor Springs, Michigan.
In 1991 Stan Stutsman wrote to the Harbor Light editor (published 25 September-1 October 1991): “My father, Rhinard R. Stutsman, now deceased, was born on April 18, 1886, in Friendship Township on the John Stutsman homestead (in later years known as the Albert Sydow farm). As a young man, my father worked for Ephraim Shay and his son Lettie and also worked as a brakeman for Shay’s locomotive engineer, Mr. Homer Armstrong, on their narrow-gage logging line north to the Indian Gardens.
My father also worked for Ephraim and Lettie Shay in and around Shay’s locomotive machine shop as well as their sawmill in Harbor Springs.
My grandfather, Reverend Joseph S. Stutsman, along with two of his brothers, Abraham and Isaiah, established a sawmill and company store before the turn of the century and his sawmill community became Stutsmanville, Michigan, which was in close proximity to Shay’s narrow-gage rail line.
...Haring, MIchigan, evidently enjoys recognition as the place where the Shay, gear-driven, narrow-gage locomotive was built, not Harbor Springs!
Excerpts from the Time-Life book: ‘For years, bearded Ephraim Shay of Haring, Michigan, had been seeking ways to speed up the leisurely movement of logs from the forest and his mill. He had tried using horses to drag log-carrying cars running on maple rails, set far enough apart so that a team could plod between them. This crude railroad was an advance over the team and the skidroad but, as Shay said, ‘the cars would catch the horses on downgrade and sometimes kill them.’ Not satisfied, he kept searching for a better idea.
‘…All through the 1870s Shay tinkered with the design of a radical engine that would be light in weight and that would work without the conventional piston-and-rod arrangement. Ephraim Shay’s better idea was introduced to the logging world in 1880 and it looked like some mad inventor’s nightmare. 'The pilot model of the locomotive that was destined to become respected around the world,’ wrote logging historian Kramer Adams,’ consisted of a short railroad flatcar with a wooden water tank at one end, a wood bin at the other and an unsightly boiler in between. What’s more, the thing was lopsided, with the boiler on one side, and geared transmission machinery on the other.’
“… 'My friends remonstrated with me,‘ Shay remember later, ‘for spending so much time and money on such a crazy idea, and in fact, they really thought I was a little cracked, and did not hesitate to say so.'
“By June 14, 1881, when Shay was awarded Patent No. 242,992, he was already at work on more powerful two-and three-cylinder versions of his invention. In time, thousands of Shay-geared engines were built by various locomotive works; and while many served in the Lake States, where the inventor himself logged, most of them labored in the much steeper forests of the West.
“The Shay was widely admired. It was a gold medal for excellence in 1905 at the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, and loggers swore by it. They contended that a Shay could hunker down and climb a tree if it had a mind to, and that was only a slight exaggeration.
“…Ephraim Shay never got rich, or wanted to, from his invention. The first engine he sold brought him exactly $1,070. When he turned his design over to other manufacturers, he accepted $10,000 in royalties and then refused further payments. Shay was evidently content to know that, from 1880 on, the fame of his name spread with every geared locomotive that chuffed into the deep forests.”
My father also worked for Ephraim and Lettie Shay in and around Shay’s locomotive machine shop as well as their sawmill in Harbor Springs.
My grandfather, Reverend Joseph S. Stutsman, along with two of his brothers, Abraham and Isaiah, established a sawmill and company store before the turn of the century and his sawmill community became Stutsmanville, Michigan, which was in close proximity to Shay’s narrow-gage rail line.
...Haring, MIchigan, evidently enjoys recognition as the place where the Shay, gear-driven, narrow-gage locomotive was built, not Harbor Springs!
Excerpts from the Time-Life book: ‘For years, bearded Ephraim Shay of Haring, Michigan, had been seeking ways to speed up the leisurely movement of logs from the forest and his mill. He had tried using horses to drag log-carrying cars running on maple rails, set far enough apart so that a team could plod between them. This crude railroad was an advance over the team and the skidroad but, as Shay said, ‘the cars would catch the horses on downgrade and sometimes kill them.’ Not satisfied, he kept searching for a better idea.
‘…All through the 1870s Shay tinkered with the design of a radical engine that would be light in weight and that would work without the conventional piston-and-rod arrangement. Ephraim Shay’s better idea was introduced to the logging world in 1880 and it looked like some mad inventor’s nightmare. 'The pilot model of the locomotive that was destined to become respected around the world,’ wrote logging historian Kramer Adams,’ consisted of a short railroad flatcar with a wooden water tank at one end, a wood bin at the other and an unsightly boiler in between. What’s more, the thing was lopsided, with the boiler on one side, and geared transmission machinery on the other.’
“… 'My friends remonstrated with me,‘ Shay remember later, ‘for spending so much time and money on such a crazy idea, and in fact, they really thought I was a little cracked, and did not hesitate to say so.'
“By June 14, 1881, when Shay was awarded Patent No. 242,992, he was already at work on more powerful two-and three-cylinder versions of his invention. In time, thousands of Shay-geared engines were built by various locomotive works; and while many served in the Lake States, where the inventor himself logged, most of them labored in the much steeper forests of the West.
“The Shay was widely admired. It was a gold medal for excellence in 1905 at the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, and loggers swore by it. They contended that a Shay could hunker down and climb a tree if it had a mind to, and that was only a slight exaggeration.
“…Ephraim Shay never got rich, or wanted to, from his invention. The first engine he sold brought him exactly $1,070. When he turned his design over to other manufacturers, he accepted $10,000 in royalties and then refused further payments. Shay was evidently content to know that, from 1880 on, the fame of his name spread with every geared locomotive that chuffed into the deep forests.”
18–20 May 1966 ~ The Harbor Lite
Two Articles Below:
Early 1902 and 1903 accountings of Ephraim Shay's Harbor Springs Railway Company...
Early 1902 and 1903 accountings of Ephraim Shay's Harbor Springs Railway Company...
13 December 1903 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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31 March 1903 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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8 September 1980 ~ Petoskey News Review
8 September 1980 ~ Petoskey News Review
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8 September 1980 ~ Petoskey News Review
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14 January 1987 ~ Petoskey News Review
11 June 1992 ~ Emmet County Graphic photo continued with article below...
27 NOvember 1947 ~ The Emmet County Graphic
Photo Below: Hemlock Central #1 Shay Excursion Train loaded with passengers...
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
11 June 1992 ~ Emmet County Grapic article continued below...
11 June 1992 ~ Emmet County Graphic article continued below...
11 June 1992 ~ Emmet County Graphic article continued from above...
From Above Article: "The waterworks reference in the plat book was a result of Ephraim Shay's fertile imagination. Almost from the moment he arrived in town, Shay concluded that demand for fresh water would soon exceed supply, even in a village that boasted a number of natural springs. To accommodate the rapidly growing population Shay built a town waterworks, and laid 12 miles of water mains to appreciative subscribers. Eventually he sold the water operation to the city for $20.000.00." Photo Below: The water works pumping plant in front with the distinctive octagonal home of E. Shay in the background...
(Undated) HEADLIGHT, a periodical devoted to the interests of railroads and railroad centers.
Article Below: Before Shay built the town waterworks the whole town carried water from a bubbling spring at the foot of Spring Street. At that time, the janitor at the school house, for eight years, used to tote two buckets of water up the 103 steps to the school every morning, so the pupils could have drinking water. Later wells were driven, the first driven where the Len Shaw residence stood until about 1935. It was driven by NIck Therry, the father of Mrs. Warren Carpenter.
11 July 1935 ~ The Emmet County Graphic
9 April 1964 ~ Petoskey News Review
In the 1964 news article above, the Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce wanted to raise $5,000.00 to buy a 70 ton Shay engine then owned by the Klickitat Log & Lumber Co. in Washington state. Evidently, that feat never happened because on 24 November 2021, the Petoskey News Review headlined: "Shay locomotive to find home in Harbor Springs." The article reported, "This year, the Harbor Springs Historical Society succeeded in a decades-long mission to bring one of those locomotives into its possession as part of the Ephraim Shay collection." Harbor Springs' Ephraim Shay had patented the locomotive in 1881. The engine had formerly been owned by Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Although only about 115 Shay engines still are in existence around the world, the college decided to part with it, for the engine to find its true home in Harbor Springs. Upon the engines arrival, it will take several years before it is ready for display to perhaps join Shay's recently renovated boat "Aha" which is proudly on display as viewers enter Harbor Sprays... resting just across the street from Shay's unique octagonal house.
~ Ephraim Shay ~
Additional information about Ephraim Shay and his contributions to Harbor Springs and the area
may be found on this Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site on the "Railroads" web page.
AND
Shay's boat creation of the "Aha" on the "Vehicles and Bicycles" web page.
OR
Biographical information about Ephraim Shay may be found on this same website
on the "People" web page.
Additional information about Ephraim Shay and his contributions to Harbor Springs and the area
may be found on this Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site on the "Railroads" web page.
AND
Shay's boat creation of the "Aha" on the "Vehicles and Bicycles" web page.
OR
Biographical information about Ephraim Shay may be found on this same website
on the "People" web page.
4 May 1900 ~ The Independent Democrat
In October 2021 the Harbor Springs Historical Society finalized plans to transport a Shay Engine from a university in Texas to Harbor Springs. The Historical Society plans to have the engine renovated. Click HERE to access additional information about this transfer of ownership of the artifact to the Harbor Spring Historical Society. This Shay Engine was built in 1907 by the Lima Locomotive and Machine Works of Lima, Ohio. C/N 2005 is a two-truck Shay which ferried countless loads of timber from East Texas forests to sawmills until the early 1920s. Originally this engine was owned by W. T. Carter and Brother Lumber Company. The locomotive was donated to the University in 1970.
Article Below: In 1958 John R. "Jack" Davis and Fred Renker, co-ownersof the picturesque Colonial Inn, remodeled in 1957 one of the Northern Michigan's finest and most exclusive resort hotels, announced plans to expand the Inn's properties to enable them to accommodate additional executive meetings and conventions beginning with the 1959 season. Colonial Inn is the only hotel in Harbor Springs, Michigan.
28 August 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
Fred Renker, Hoagy Carmichael and "Sleepy Time Gal"?
In 1999 Fred Renker was a frequent contributor to the Harbor Light newspaper. Mr. Renker had been a resort club/hotel operator, and owned and managed many well-known properties. He had hosted many celebrities including Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman, Errol Flynn, and Hoagy Carmichael. Stories abound that Hoagy Carmichael wrote his "Sleepy Time Gal" in Harbor Springs Juilleret's Family Restaurant (since 1894), although no known record, or written document backs that up. Renker's 1999 article below does talk of Hoagy Carmichael, with an accompanying photo. Another source told that "Sleepy Time Gal" was written by Ange Lorenzo. Click HERE to please contact this web master with any information about this topic.
17–23 November 1999 ~ Harbor Light
In 1976, Hoagy Carmichael's son Randy moved to Harbor Springs.
The 1994 article below tells of the life of Randy Carmichael.
The 1994 article below tells of the life of Randy Carmichael.
26 August 1994 ~ The Graphic article continued below...
26 August 1994 ~ The Graphic article continued from above...
Hoagy Carmichael
Greenwood Photo Archives (Undated)
~ 1895 ~
Grist Mill and Elevator Docks
14 May 1895 ~ The Independent Democrat
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspapers (undated)
Photo Description with Photo Below:
"The logs are dumped from cars and sleds into the harbor. From Here, they are towed to Montreal
where they were shipped to England.
There, they were made into toothpicks. Hankey Milling Company Harbor Springs."
"The logs are dumped from cars and sleds into the harbor. From Here, they are towed to Montreal
where they were shipped to England.
There, they were made into toothpicks. Hankey Milling Company Harbor Springs."
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspapers (undated)
~ 1886, 1890 and 1895 > 1941 ~
Hotel Kensington
Hotel Kensington was first called Lake Park House; built and owned in 1881-82 by Earl E. Hartwell.
Later, after ownership changes, the hotel became Hotel Dewey.
Hotel Kensington was located where New York Restaurant is located in 2024.
17 August 1886 ~ The Northern Independent
26 June 1890 ~ The Daily Resorter picture accompanied article below center...
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14 May 1895 ~ The Independent Democrat
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26 June 1890 ~ The Daily Resorter article accompanied picture above left...
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7 July 1894 ~ The Daily Resorter
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28 August 1941 ~ Emmet County Graphic
The 1939 Chronicles below by Harbor Springs writer John C. Wright
reveal stories that took place around the above noted Kensington Hotel.
reveal stories that took place around the above noted Kensington Hotel.
26 January 1939 ~ The Emmet County Graphic
~ 1895 ~
Kneale's Mill
14 May 1895 ~ The Independent Democrat
~ 1899 ~
Hotel Dewey
Hotel Dewey
8 July 1899 ~ The Daily Resorter
~ Early 1900 ~
The Melching Boat Works purchased in 1946 by Ward Walstrom and Paul Griffith... still Walstrom's
31 March 2010 ~ Petoskey News Review
Photos/Text Above and Below: Similar vantage views of Walstrom Boat Works in early 1900 and a 1952, photo by Virgil Haynes showing cut channel in the ice to prevent shifting ice from crushing the boat house docks.
27 March 1952 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ Early 1900s ~
The Republican newspaper was located on the corner of Main and Gardner streets;
where Homer Armstrong's shop stood in 1965.
11>17 August 1965 ~ Harbor Light
~ About 1906 ~
The New York
Harbor Springs, Michigan
The New York, Harbor Springs, Mich. ~ Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
~ 1908 ~
Carey Mill... Harbor Springs Lumber Company
Undated clipping from OLD personal scrapbook in Michigan Room of Petoskey District Library
Photo Below: Log cars on a logging railroad near Harbor Springs
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
J. Edwin Waldron, Friend and Cassidy Hardware Store
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (J. Edwin Waldron; bearded man, at Walrond, Friend, and Cassidy Hardware Store, Harbor Springs.
~ 1927 ~
Stewart Grocery > Hilderbrant Grocery
28 January 1927 ~ Petoskey Evening News
~ 1938 ~
Sinclair Service Station with Hahn Auto Repair
Corner of Main and State streets, Harbor Springs, Michigan
12 May 1938 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~1938 ~
Polar Bear Market
State Street in the Darling Building, Harbor Springs, Michigan
Polar Bear Market
State Street in the Darling Building, Harbor Springs, Michigan
26 May 1938 ~ Emmet County Grapic
~ 1941 ~
The Katydid Shop
The Katydid Shop
21 August 1941 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1943 ~
Emmet Hotel to be Razed
9 September 1943 ~ Emmet County Graphic
Emmet Hotel
Emmet House was built in 1876, and later about 1900 the house was "rebranded" into the New Emmet Hotel.
The New Emmet Hotel, years later, was torn down, and replaced by the Harborside Inn (closed in the 2000s).
Photo Below Labeled: "Miss Goldstien outside of the New Emmet Hotel on June 10th in Harbor Springs"
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
~ 1944 ~
Elliott's Garage
127 State Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
Site originally was part of the old New York Hotel building built in 1904.
Next the site became the Lyric theatre until 1927 when Lyric moved to Main Street.
Former theater turned into a garage for Robert Peterson.
L.R. Elliott purchased Peterson's site on 15 December 1944 for Elliott's Garage
shown in the 1948 photo below.
~ 1948 ~
Fire Sweeps Harbor Businesses
Fire Sweeps Harbor Businesses
29 April 1948 ~ Northern Michigan Review
~ 1948 ~
Photography by Haynes
Photography by Haynes
1 May 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1948 ~
"Land of the Crooked Tree"
by U.P. Hedrick
"Land of the Crooked Tree"
by U.P. Hedrick
14 October 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic
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14 October 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic ~ About the Author section of article that continues below...
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14 October 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic article continued from above... AND continued below
14 October 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic article continued from above... AND continued below
14 October 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic article continued from above...
~ 1948 ~
Rosenthal's Apparel
188 East Main Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
Rosenthal's Apparel
188 East Main Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
1 May 1948 ~ Emmet County Grraphic
~ 1948 ~
Variety Wood Products (wood dowels and wooden salad bowls)
Variety Wood Products (wood dowels and wooden salad bowls)
13 October 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic article continued next column...
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13 October 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic article continued from previous column...
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~ 1948 ~
Walstrom-Griffeth Co. Addition
(Trusses from the OLD Ramona Park Casino)
Walstrom-Griffeth Co. Addition
(Trusses from the OLD Ramona Park Casino)
14 October 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1948 ~
Warren D. Carpenters Associated with Harbor Springs Businesses...
Dairying
Retail Shoe Merchandising
Owned and Operated the Hollywood Service Station
Warren D. Carpenters Associated with Harbor Springs Businesses...
Dairying
Retail Shoe Merchandising
Owned and Operated the Hollywood Service Station
28 October 1948 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1949 ~
New Addition to Furniture Plant
20 January 1949 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1945 > 1949 ~
Grand Re-Opening of The Pier
Grand Re-Opening of The Pier
19 April 1945 ~ Emmet County Graphic
27 January 1949 ~ Emmet County Graphic
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27 January 1949 ~ Northern Michigan Review
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Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
9 November 2023: All of Stafford's Hospitality sold by equity partners, Dudley Marvin, Brian Ewbank, Butch (Christian) Paulsen, David Marvin, and Reginald Smith... to Jon and Lauren Cotton of Grosse Point, Michigan.
The portfolio of Stafford’s Hospitality properties include: The Bay View Inn in Bay View, The Perry Hotel in Petoskey, The Crooked River Lodge in Alanson, The Pier Restaurant in Harbor Springs, The Weathervane in Charlevoix, The Noggin Room Pub in Petoskey.
The portfolio of Stafford’s Hospitality properties include: The Bay View Inn in Bay View, The Perry Hotel in Petoskey, The Crooked River Lodge in Alanson, The Pier Restaurant in Harbor Springs, The Weathervane in Charlevoix, The Noggin Room Pub in Petoskey.
Harbor IGA (Basil Thompson)
The Pier (Co-Partners Ward Walstrom & Basil Thompson [Retired in 1971])
The Pier (Co-Partners Ward Walstrom & Basil Thompson [Retired in 1971])
~1949 ~
Blaze Detroyed Greenier Sawmill, Harbor Springs
Blaze Detroyed Greenier Sawmill, Harbor Springs
13 June 1949 ~ Petoskey Evening News
16 June 1949 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1949~
Accessibility of the Walstom–Griffeth Boat Yard
Accessibility of the Walstom–Griffeth Boat Yard
30 June 1949 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1950 ~
Jay Gage the Harbor Springs Torch Bearer
Jay Gage the Harbor Springs Torch Bearer
9 March 1950 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1954 ~
Modern Beauty Shop on 181 West Main Street, Harbor Springs
Modern Beauty Shop on 181 West Main Street, Harbor Springs
16 June 1954 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1954 ~
Little Harbor Club and Beachview Inn
29 May 1954 ~ Petoskey Evening News
20 May 1954 ~ Emmet County Graphic
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspapers (1954)
2 October 1963 ~ The Harbor Lite
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Article Left and Photo Below: The Beachview Inn (built in 1930) still exists on the waterfront in downtown Harbor Springs, at 160 West Bay Street. It is no longer a public hotel, but rather now is owned by The Little Harbor Club and serves as housing for their staff, 500 feet feet south, since it was sold to the Little Harbor Club in about 1970.
When Rowland Stebbins bought the Beachview Inn from Mrs. Irene Sears in 1963, his parents already had owned their nearby Roaring Brook beachfront cottage since 1902, so Rowland really had no use for another summer cottage. He desired to have winter lodging during ski weekends. Rowland bought it for $11,000 at a time when skiing was just beginning near Harbor Springs. Rowland's idea was to get 10 other skiers from Lansing to invest and buy shares for year-round use of their bedroom, since Beachview was already winterized and contained 11 bedrooms; 6 on the second floor and 5 on the third floor, plus a manager's apartment and large kitchen on the first floor. [The sleeping capacity has been increased for many years.] Beachview was/is located directly across the street from the City Bathing Beach, so Rowland envisioned it as a year-round cottage investment for 10 other Lansing skiing families and summer vacation, with available bedrooms rented out when not occupied by the owner. But Rowland found no interest from his skiing friends in Lansing, so after three or four years ownership, he listed it "For Sale" through his Lansing Real Estate business, Advance Realty; and the Little Harbor Club expressed interest and purchased it from Rowland. |
Photo Below: Beachview Inn > Staff Housing for the Little Harbor Club
106 West Bay Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
106 West Bay Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
September 2019 Photo ~ Google Map Screen Capture
Article/Photo Below: Opposite the Little Harbor Club, Mrs. Howard Vincent O'Brien, was in the driveway of her new home on Traverse Street. Mrs. O'Brien would sponsor a sale sponsored by the Hull House in Chicago. Click HERE to access additional information about the Hull House, a settlement house.
26 August 1954 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1957 ~
3 July 1957 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ 1958 ~
Obituary Below:
Mr. James T. Clarke's parents were one of five white families in the village of Harbor Springs
in 1877 when James T. Clarke was born.
3 April 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1958 ~
Low Waters Created Harbor Springs Difficulties
Low Waters Created Harbor Springs Difficulties
19 June 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1958 ~
Trailer Park Proposal Discussion
Trailer Park Proposal Discussion
6 September 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1958 ~
The Harbor Pointer was to be used as SSS Antler for training and cruises on the Inland Water Route.
The Harbor Pointer, a 36 footer with a 40 hp Model A engine,
once carried passengers between Harbor Springs and Harbor Point.
The Harbor Pointer was to be used as SSS Antler for training and cruises on the Inland Water Route.
The Harbor Pointer, a 36 footer with a 40 hp Model A engine,
once carried passengers between Harbor Springs and Harbor Point.
~ 1959 ~
5 March 1959 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1959 ~
Harbor Springs Dairy delivering milk on snowshoes after a blizzard...
Harbor Springs Dairy delivering milk on snowshoes after a blizzard...
12 March 1959 ~ Emmet County Graphic
10 August 1950 ~ Northern Michigan Review
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Guy Ingalls was born in 1880 on the family homestead which was located where Birchwood Farms development is located. He operated an ice business in Harbor Springs for 33 years.
11 May 1968 ~ Peotskey News Review
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13 November 1962 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ 1965 > ~
Chief Blackbird Museum
Additional information about Chief Blackbird may be found on this same web site by clicking HERE.
Chief Blackbird Museum
Additional information about Chief Blackbird may be found on this same web site by clicking HERE.
21 July 1965 ~ The Harbor Lite
29 June > 5 July 1966 ~ The Harbor Lite
~ 1966 ~
New Brick Face for Bar Harbor After the Fire
New Brick Face for Bar Harbor After the Fire
29 June > 5 July 1966 ~ The Harbor Lite
~ 1966~
Blackbird Letter Started Stamp Collection by Tom Graham
Blackbird Letter Started Stamp Collection by Tom Graham
10–16 August 1966 ~ The Harbor Lite
Article Below: Dr. Frank Graham was a builder in many respects; he built a Pioneer Farm for his family to experience, and then sold the land to Everett Kircher to build his ski resort... Boyne Highlands.
[The Highlands of Harbor Springs in 2022].
[The Highlands of Harbor Springs in 2022].
21-27 July 1965 ~ Harbor Lite article continued below...
21-27 July 1965 ~ Harbor Lite article continued from above...
~ 1966 ~
Mrs. Miles Gerou, FIRST resident, stood in the new trailer park on Lake Road on her FIRST day in her new home.
Mrs. Miles Gerou, FIRST resident, stood in the new trailer park on Lake Road on her FIRST day in her new home.
1966 May 22-28 ~ Harbor Lite
~ 1966 ~
Natural Gas Mains have come to Main Street
8-10 August 1966 ~ Hi Lite
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28 September 1966 ~ Petoskey News Review
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~ 1967 ~
Dilapitated Boardwalk Divides Habor Poll
Dilapitated Boardwalk Divides Habor Poll
14 February 1967 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ 1970 ~
Clarke Building - FIRST Alterations in 38 Years
Clarke Building - FIRST Alterations in 38 Years
14-20 January 1970 ~ Harbor Light
~ 1976 > 1977 ~
Harbor Springs Businesses
Harbor Springs Businesses
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspaper (February 1976)
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspaper (February 1976)
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspaper (September 1977)
~ 1976 and 1978 ~
The Pier Chart Room
The Pier Chart Room
22 March 1976 ~ Petoskey News Review
3 August 1978 ~ Emmet County Graphic
Postcard Below:
"the Harbor Pier, on the waterfront 'excellence in dining' featuring the Pointer Room and the Stein Room"
"the Harbor Pier, on the waterfront 'excellence in dining' featuring the Pointer Room and the Stein Room"
Advertising postcard for Harbor Pier (Undated)
~ 1978 ~
The Tin Soldier
3 August 1978 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ 1978 ~
New Street Lamps Cast Turn-of-Century Glow
New Street Lamps Cast Turn-of-Century Glow
6 November 1978 ~ Petoskey News Review article was accompanied by photo/text below...
6 November 1978 ~ Petoskey News Review photo/text accompanied the article above...
~ 1981 ~
Mrs. Irene Ayers looked back from 1981 at Harbor Springs' History.
Mrs. Irene Ayers looked back from 1981 at Harbor Springs' History.
1 July 1981 ~ Harbor Light article continued below...
1 July 1981 ~ Harbor Light article continued from above...
~ 1984 ~
Businesses Move into Harbor Springs
Businesses Move into Harbor Springs
31 May 1984 ~ Petoskey News Review
Perry Farm Village is just minutes from downtown Harbor Springs.
Perry Farm Village is Adult Foster Care in a senior living community setting for those 55 and over.
Perry Farm Village is Adult Foster Care in a senior living community setting for those 55 and over.
2 July 2004 ~ Petoskey News Review
Architectural Rendition Below... Did this ever materialize?
Contact Web Master by clicking HERE.
Contact Web Master by clicking HERE.
18 August 2006 ~ Petoskey News Review
Tom's Mom's Cookies Celebrates 25 Years in Harbor Springs in 2010
267 South Spring Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
25 February 2010 ~ Petoskey News Review
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Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspapers (25 February 2010)
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7 July 1985 ~ Petoskey News Review
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Photo Below: Ralph Gerson and
Tom Kneeland who established Tom's Mom's Cookies 
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspapers (undated)
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14 July 2015 ~ Petoskey News Review
Click HERE to see a video of Tom's Mom's Cookies by "Under the Radar Michigan #311".
The 05/22/24 Harbor Light News reported: "Otis Harbor Springs is 'the revitalized vision of the historic Birchwood Inn.' It takes its name from Joseph E. Otis as banker-turned-farmer who originally owned the property. It was later turned into the Birchwood Inn in 1958 by different owners who wanted to share this special spot with locals and out-of-towners to the area." The boutique hotel will offer 31 rooms of 'mid-century respite.' The Fireplace Lounge is the center of the main lodge. Outdoor seating wtill be in The Grove of old growth trees. Birchwood General is a shop feathuring locally made goods.
~ 2024 ~
The Outfitter
The Outfitter
Northern Origins ~ Annual 2024
~ 2024 ~
Harbor Springs new skatepark opened with official ribbon cutting.
Harbor Springs new skatepark opened with official ribbon cutting.
The new $400,000 Harbor Springs community skatepark opened the last week of June 2024. The park had been a well-used patchwork of wooden activity centers for skateboarders into a smooth cement attraction. The Harbor Light announced "The new skatepark was designed as a memorial project by the family of Tes Swarthout, who summered in Harbor Springs and was often at the skatepark with his daughters."
Skeletons Were Showing, and Sewing, in Harbor Springs
View the Slideshow Below (Photos taken 7 October 2024) by clicking on "Play" on upper left corner.
View the Slideshow Below (Photos taken 7 October 2024) by clicking on "Play" on upper left corner.
True North Golf Club in its Fall Glory
Photo submitted by Pilot and Photographer Charlie MacInnis of Harbor Springs, Michigan (16 October 2024)
10 November 2025
Downtown Harbor Springs with the FIRST Snowcover of 2025 Season
Downtown Harbor Springs with the FIRST Snowcover of 2025 Season
Photo submitted by Pilot and Photographer Charlie MacInnis of Harbor Springs, Michigan (10 November 2025)
TOP
~ SKI AREAS ~
Beginning of Boyne Highlands > Harbor Highlands
[LATER RE-branded as The Highlands of Harbor Springs]...
Beginning of Boyne Highlands > Harbor Highlands
[LATER RE-branded as The Highlands of Harbor Springs]...
A 21-27 July 1965 Harbor Lite article [posted closely just above] explained how Everett Kircher procured the land for Boyne Highlands [The Highlands of Harbor Springs, in 2022]. Everett Kircher had purchased the property in Boyne Falls for Boyne Mountain for the sum of $1.00 from Boyne Falls resident Senator William Pearson. The above 1965 article told about Dr. Frank Graham having built a "pioneer farm" for his family to experience, and then… “The family-building done, Dr. Graham sold his land to Everett Kircher for his Boyne Highlands ski area. Although Dr. Graham forfeited his pioneer farm, he sympathized with Mr. Kircher who is a 'builder'.
Dr. Graham still enjoys the pioneer farm, though. Three times a week, Mrs. Dorothy Macmillan, who has been living with him since his wife’s death five years ago, and his dogs Susie and Midge and he climb into a rather dilapidated Chevy, used only for such jaunts and head out to his pioneer farm.
They follow the path leading to the barn and house. On top of the house, Dr. Graham is raising bees, which he ocasionally checks. A tour of the house offers evidence of ‘camp’ sessions: wooden cooking utensils, a two-sided fireplace, a cook’s stove, three bunks, a table and chairs, and a loom.
Following the trail to the top fo the ridge, carrying a large saw in his hand, Dr. Graham expressed his views on various facets of life… Once on the top of the ridge, looking down on the bay on one side and Boyne Highlands on the other, Dr. Graham said, 'Resorts are what this area is good for. People are spending more money on pleasure now.' From the ridge Dr. Graham pointed out the area where he once had a sugarbush.”
Dr. Graham still enjoys the pioneer farm, though. Three times a week, Mrs. Dorothy Macmillan, who has been living with him since his wife’s death five years ago, and his dogs Susie and Midge and he climb into a rather dilapidated Chevy, used only for such jaunts and head out to his pioneer farm.
They follow the path leading to the barn and house. On top of the house, Dr. Graham is raising bees, which he ocasionally checks. A tour of the house offers evidence of ‘camp’ sessions: wooden cooking utensils, a two-sided fireplace, a cook’s stove, three bunks, a table and chairs, and a loom.
Following the trail to the top fo the ridge, carrying a large saw in his hand, Dr. Graham expressed his views on various facets of life… Once on the top of the ridge, looking down on the bay on one side and Boyne Highlands on the other, Dr. Graham said, 'Resorts are what this area is good for. People are spending more money on pleasure now.' From the ridge Dr. Graham pointed out the area where he once had a sugarbush.”
~ New Shack to House the Electric Ski Tow Motor ~
Members of the Harbor Highlands Ski Club
1956
27 December 1956 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ Inventor of the Pomalift Paul Pomagolski installed lift at Harbor Highlands Ski Club, Inc.~
1957
26 December 1957 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ Harbor Highlands Clubhouse ~
1957-58
12 December 1957 ~ Emmet County Graphic
6 March 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
21 August 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
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4 September 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic (SAME photo as above used earlier)
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3 December 1959 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ Winter Sports Queen Janet Krullik Atop Harbor Highlands ~
1958
6 November 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphis
~ Six Area Excellent Ski Resorts ~
1959
1959
Photos/Text Below: Harbor Highlands was included within the descriptions of the six area excellent ski resorts.
~ Harbor Highlands Grand Opening of New Bar ~
20 February 1959 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ Night Skiing ~
1960
1960
9 March 1960 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ Harbor Highlands Unveiled ~
1963
1963
8 January 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
30 July 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
Text accompanied the photo below: "Progress at Boyne Highlands, formerly Harbor Highlands, is impressive from the air... Before many moons pass, the runways will be snow-covered and provide breath-taking thrills for the hardy swarms of skiers who will flock to Northern Michigan."
4 September 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ Air Compressors for Boyne Highlands snow machines arrived ~
1964
1964
18 November 1964 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ Highland 18-Hole Golf Course to Open ~
1967
1967
1–7 June 1966 ~ The Harbor Lite
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoksey newspapers (1977)
~ Heather Highlands Subdivision of Boyne Highlands ~
1979
25 May 1979 ~ Petoskey News Review
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspapers (October 1980)
~ Boyne Highlands Under Construction ~
1963
Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspaper (21 October 1963)
23 October 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Collection (Undated)
27 December 2016 ~ Photography of "Alex Childress Photo" posted here with permission...
Photo Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
30 May 2020 ~ Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
Photo Above: More of Charles Dawley's remarkable videos and photography can be viewed on his
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging".
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The Highlands of Harbor Springs
Celebrates 60 Years
Click HERE to access information about the Highlands' newest lift.
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging".
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The Highlands of Harbor Springs
Celebrates 60 Years
Click HERE to access information about the Highlands' newest lift.
The 60th Anniversary Season Celebration commenced with the opening of the new Camelot 6 chairlift on 15 December 2023. The lift is a continuation of the innovation that first started in 1963 at the resort when first named "Boyne Highlands"; progressing to "Harbor Highlands" and now re-branded as "The Highlands of Harbor Springs". The Camelot is a six-person, high-speed Doppelmayr D-Line bubble chairlift, which is the FIRST and the fastest lift of its kind in the Midwest.
Slide Show Above 8 July 2023 AND/OR Slide Show Below 21 July 2023: Click PLAY in upper left corner of main photo to view earth movement preparation for new Camelot 6 chairlift. Main Photo Below showed the new "bubble chairs" for the lift waiting in the parking lot. The old chairs were sold in an auction with the proceeds donated to charity.
Compare 2023 Chairlifts above to the 1967 Chairlifts below...
18 February 1967 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ Harbor Highlands in its Fall Glory ~
18 October 2024
18 October 2024 ~ Photographed and Submitted by Habor Springs Pilot Charlie MacInnis
~ NEW Nub's Nob Ski Club to Open ~
1958
4 September 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
~ Norman "Nubby" Sarns developed the ski resort... Nub's Nob ~
1958
1958
30 August 1958 ~ Petoskey News Review
6 November 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic photos accompanied the article/photo below...
6 November 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic clipping continued from article/photo above...
4 December 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
30 July 1959 ~ Emmet County Graphic
1960
16 March 1960 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ Biggest Snow Machine with 1 1/2 mile of Pipe for Nub's Nob"
1961
1961
26 September 1961 ~ Petoskey News Review
Below: Nub's Nob People ~ Carol Bates, Linda Carlson, and Ted Arbaugh
7 December 1961 ~ Petoskey News Review
Nub's Nob DECAL ~ Submitted by S. Buckmaster
~ Nub's Nob Dedicated New Ski Slope named "Mr. Charlie" ~
1963
1963
14 January 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
11 - 19 November 1969 ~ Harbor Light
5 - 11 January 1966 ~ Harbor Lite
9 December 1977 ~ Petoskey News Review
1984 Photo/Text Below: Former owner Doris Sarns and present owner (since October 1977) Walter Fisher (co-owner Alfred Fisher) were celebrating Nub's Nob 25th anniversary. Norman "Nubb" and Doris "Dories" Sarns first saw the site for Nub's Nob from the top of the old Harbor Highlands ski hill; not even knowing how to reach the site, until reaching a trail leading to the heavily wooded hills. The FIRST Nub's Nob ski lift began operating in January 1959. The site was converted into a thriving 200 acre playground with 13 ski runs, lodge, sleeping facilities, and a covered swimming pool. Jim Dilworth, who had been associated with Boyne Highlands since its inception in 1963, was swayed to manage Nub's Nob. Dilworth, was an inventor and designer of snow making machines, which was instrumental in improving Nub's skiing conditions. The Fishers restored the ski lodge, and added new ski lifts and slopes; from 13 to 21 runs, seven lifts and an uphill capacity from 4,400 skiers per hour, to 8,400 skiers per hour.
9 January 2023 ~ Petoskey News Review
Marty Moore, Northern Michigan Snow Maker
13 November 1990 ~ Petoskey News Review
Photo/Text Below:
Seeing the best of both ski worlds...From Nub's Nob with Boyne Highlands in the background...
Seeing the best of both ski worlds...From Nub's Nob with Boyne Highlands in the background...
2 January 2014 ~ Petoskey News Review
Two Photos Below: Nub's Nob opened 17 November 2018, one of its earliest openings in years.
Early continued COLD temperatures permitted snow guns to fill the air with man-made snow.
13 November 2018 ~ Submitted by D. Phelps
Snow-guns shooting snow into the air... 13 November 2018 ~ Submitted by D. Phelps
~ Nub's Nob Fall Season ~
Photo submitted by Pilot and Photographer Charlie MacInnis of Harbor Springs, Michigan (16 October 2024)
6 March 1958 ~ Emmet County Graphic
"No one visiting this vicinity should miss the climb to the top of the bluff in Harbor Springs. The majestic beauty of the bay, the ceaselessly rolling waters of Lake Michigan, the panorama of colors on the far-reaching hills; the smoke of modern commerce, the peaceful setting of forest, slow-moving canoe, wind-tossed sailboat, spray-throwing motorboat, deep-laden freighter; all together make a memorable picture." ~ Transcribed from page 20 in the old booklet, "Where Michigan Began A Guide to Emmet County"
9 October 2011 ~ Harbor Point from the Bluff
9 March 2012 ~ Harbor Bluff View Marches In
28 June 2013 ~ Boats on a Still Harbor
The view from The Bluff in Harbor Springs is gorgeous.
Demands for maintenance of that bluff view have led to the 5 August 2020
Petoskey News Review article titled "Who owns west bluff?"
Demands for maintenance of that bluff view have led to the 5 August 2020
Petoskey News Review article titled "Who owns west bluff?"
13 October 2013 ~ Fall from the Bluff
~ Drawing Below by Dante Melotti Jr. in 1975 ~
Dante Melotti Sr. passed away 14 January 2008, survived by his sons Dante, Jr. and David.
Dante Jr.'s mother Erdi Melotti passed 14 June 2019.
Iride "Erdi" and Dante Jr. started Dante of Harbor Springs on Main Street,
featuring fine jewelry, handbags, collectibles and giftware.
Dante Melotti Sr. passed away 14 January 2008, survived by his sons Dante, Jr. and David.
Dante Jr.'s mother Erdi Melotti passed 14 June 2019.
Iride "Erdi" and Dante Jr. started Dante of Harbor Springs on Main Street,
featuring fine jewelry, handbags, collectibles and giftware.
2 August 1984 ~ Emmet County Graphic
cView the Slideshow Below (Photos taken 28 May 2018) by clicking on "Play" on upper left corner.
Harbor Springs Shops, Restaurants, and Galleyways Beckon...
Harbor Springs Shops, Restaurants, and Galleyways Beckon...
In 2020 Harbor Springs has a lighted Christmas Tree set up in front of the Holy Childhood Church
at the end of the street in the photo above.
Other possibilities for tree display were being discussed by the Harbor Springs Council in 1938
as noted in the article below.
~ 1938 ~
at the end of the street in the photo above.
Other possibilities for tree display were being discussed by the Harbor Springs Council in 1938
as noted in the article below.
~ 1938 ~
14 December 2017 ~ Photography of "Alex Childress Photo" posted here with permission...
Photo Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
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8 December 1938 ~ Emmet County Graphic
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Beside the public beach, with Harbor Point in the background,
is the Boathouse Club for Members and Guests Only.
Photos in the Slideshow presentation below were taken 28 May 2018, Memorial Day.
Click "Play" to view the Slideshow below.
is the Boathouse Club for Members and Guests Only.
Photos in the Slideshow presentation below were taken 28 May 2018, Memorial Day.
Click "Play" to view the Slideshow below.
Irish Boat Shop (Ephraim Shay house with red roof in background)
2025
2025
5 March 2025 ~ Harbor Light advertisement
Harbor Springs Community Shopping Center
~ Fairview Square ~
930 & 1030 State Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
Photos in the Slideshow presentation below were taken 18 August 2018.
Click "Play" to view the Slideshow below.
~ Fairview Square ~
930 & 1030 State Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
Photos in the Slideshow presentation below were taken 18 August 2018.
Click "Play" to view the Slideshow below.
Slideshow Below: Guantlet Sailboat with a Black Sail
More of Charles Dawley's remarkable videos and photography can be viewed on
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging".
29 July 2019 ~ Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
More of Charles Dawley's remarkable videos and photography can be viewed on
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging".
29 July 2019 ~ Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
Click HERE for a link which explores
"Fashion, Function, and Material Composition" for "Why are Racing Sails Balck?"
"Fashion, Function, and Material Composition" for "Why are Racing Sails Balck?"
Photo Below: Downtown Harbor Springs
2020
2020
15 June 2020 ~ Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
The Harbor Springs Veterans Memorials are featured on the Charlevoix Emmet History website,
on the "Lakeview Cemetery" and "Zorn Park" web pages.
on the "Lakeview Cemetery" and "Zorn Park" web pages.
Little Traverse Historical Society Photo Archive Collection (Undated)
7 JUne 1951 ~ Northern Michigan Review
~ Harbor Springs Pillars ~
~ Harbor Springs Historian Earl DeLaVergne ~
5 February 1982 ~ Petoskey News Review article continues below left...
5 February 1982 ~ Petoskey News Review article continues from above...
Erwin/C.F. "Fay" ~ Registered pharmacist and licensed mortician (Owned and operated Erwin Funeral Parlors and Erwin Drug Store)
~ Wesley "Wes" Hovey ~
Owner of Hovey's Pharmacy
Owner of Hovey's Pharmacy
5 November 2021
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28 August 1941 ~ Emmet County Graphic
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~ Frank Jessick ~
Harbor Springs Police Chief
Harbor Springs Police Chief
22 > 28 September 1965 ~ Harbor Light
~ Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lee ~
Civil War Romance
Civil War Romance
9 May 1923 ~ Petoskey Evening News article continued below left...
9 May 1923 ~ Petoskey Evening News article continued right column...
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9 May 1923 ~ Petoskey Evening News article continued from left column...
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~ Norine [Coon] McBride ~
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Norine McBride died at 98 at Bay Bluffs Medical Care Facility in Harbor Springs on 25 September 2024. Her obituary told, "Norine carried her mother Laura's legacy as the elected Treasurer of the City of Harbor Springs. Norine was the longest serving elected City Treasurer in the state of Michigan's history. Norine was an active member of the United Methodist Church of Harbor Springs, the Historical Society of Harbor Springs, and the Harbor Springs Public Library Board."
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Norine Fay McBride ~ Photo From McBride's Obituary
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~ John "Kevin" O'Neil ~
"Kevin and his wife Ruth, together for 50 years built the Harbor Light
into a cherished weekly newspaper in Harbor Springs."
"Kevin and his wife Ruth, together for 50 years built the Harbor Light
into a cherished weekly newspaper in Harbor Springs."
11-17 December 2024 ~ Harbor Light
~ Ephraim Shay ~
Additional information about Ephraim Shay and his contributions to Harbor Springs and the area
may be found on this Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site on the "Railroads" web page.
Additional information about Ephraim Shay and his contributions to Harbor Springs and the area
may be found on this Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site on the "Railroads" web page.
Photo Below: Ephraim Shay's notoriety and brilliance were noted in the 11 April 1971 Lansing State Journal picturing his Shay engines on the Mason & Oceans Railway AND another in Keno, Michigan, in 1892.
Undated clipping from OLD personal scrapbook in Michigan Room of Petoskey District Library
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Undated Photo Below: Ephraim Shay's gasoline loader on a narrow gauge railroad north of Harbor Springs, owned by Crowl Lumber Camp... Later the railroad was owned by Cadillac Handle Company.
McRae Collection of Photos from Little Traverse Historical Society
Photo Below about 1899: Ephraim Shay's railroad north of Harbor Springs with the engine known as "Baby".
McRae Collection of Photos from Little Traverse Historical Society
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10 December 1971 ~ Petoskey News Review
28 August 1972 ~ Petoskey News Review
12 October 2010 ~ Petoskey News Review article continued below...
12 October 2010 ~ Petoskey News Review article continued from above...
~ Orland "Bill" Thayer ~
(1929 - 2024)
(1929 - 2024)
After living in Levering, then Petoskey, and in 1963 moving to Harbor Springs, Bill was a community asset. He was a residential builder who constructed several new homes in the Harbor Springs area; retiring in 1998. Bill owned and operated the Harbor Springs school buses for 13 years. Loving most sports, Bill was inducted into the MIchigan Softball Halll of Fame in 2001.
9-15 October 2024 ~ Harbor Light
~ Robert H. Wright ~
Pellston Journal
~ The Current Harbor Springs Logo in 2021 ~
Logo Description: The current circular Harbor Springs red, white, and blue, logo includes images of a crosscut saw, trees, stars, a teepee and a sailboat. Harbor Springs settlement year of 1829 and the phrase "All America City 1976" also are included on the logo.
The idea for a new Harbor Springs logo was put before the community as a logo design contest in October 2019. By February 2021 a redo of the present logo was presented to the city council, as well as a total new design. When final versions of the designs are completed, the city council will make the final decision, as to whether to approve a new logo, or retain the current logo.
Access to the logo options presented to the council may be accessed in the Harbor Springs City Council Agenda packet for 15 February 2021.
The idea for a new Harbor Springs logo was put before the community as a logo design contest in October 2019. By February 2021 a redo of the present logo was presented to the city council, as well as a total new design. When final versions of the designs are completed, the city council will make the final decision, as to whether to approve a new logo, or retain the current logo.
Access to the logo options presented to the council may be accessed in the Harbor Springs City Council Agenda packet for 15 February 2021.
During the 1 March 2021 Harbor Springs City Council meeting, a new city logo was approved. The logo had been professionally designed by Pro Image Design. The council selected the city logo option shown below which is a modified version of the existing city logo shown above.
3 March 2021 ~ Petoskey News Review (Courtesy Image)
Information about Emmet County's Medical Care Facility, located in Harbor Springs,
may be accessed on this same web site on the Bay Bluffs web page, by clicking HERE.
may be accessed on this same web site on the Bay Bluffs web page, by clicking HERE.
Information about Harbor Springs Holy Childhood of Jesus School (Mission School),
may be access on this same web site on the Schools web page, by clicking HERE.
may be access on this same web site on the Schools web page, by clicking HERE.
~ 29 Historical Photos of Harbor Springs ~
Click HERE.
Click HERE.
Click HERE to access additional information about Harbor Springs and the Surrounding Area
as presented in Headlight Periodical and posted on the Greenwood History Archive website.
as presented in Headlight Periodical and posted on the Greenwood History Archive website.
