Northern Mich~Mash Preserve
~ MISCELLANEOUS ~
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OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
of interest may be found on the following web pages
of this same webmaster's own other web sites by clicking on the topic below:
CANNONS in Charlevoix and Emmet Counties
CAMP WOLVERINE CCC (CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS)
COBBS & MITCHELL RAILROAD (& LUMBER CAMPS)
HONORING THE EMMET AND CHARLEVOIX COUNTIES MILITARY ~ MAIN PAGE
Petoskey as "MILKWEED Processing Capital of the World" During WWII
MILITARY MEMORIALS in Surrounding Communities
SLOOP WELCOME
SPRINGVALE VILLAGE (Now Non-existent)
of interest may be found on the following web pages
of this same webmaster's own other web sites by clicking on the topic below:
CANNONS in Charlevoix and Emmet Counties
CAMP WOLVERINE CCC (CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS)
COBBS & MITCHELL RAILROAD (& LUMBER CAMPS)
HONORING THE EMMET AND CHARLEVOIX COUNTIES MILITARY ~ MAIN PAGE
Petoskey as "MILKWEED Processing Capital of the World" During WWII
MILITARY MEMORIALS in Surrounding Communities
SLOOP WELCOME
SPRINGVALE VILLAGE (Now Non-existent)
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS BELOW LISTED in FOLLOWING MISC. ORDER:
Beginnings of Petoskey Youth Soccer Association (1981)
Bay View Heights (1967)
Beers Team (1960)
Cemetery Locations ~ Maps for Charlevoix and Emmet counties
City of the Dead ~ Greenwood Cemetery
Crooked Tree Trail of FIRSTS ~ by Judy LaTocha
Thanksgiving a National Holiday (1852)
Area Map (1894)
Indian Head Pennies... No More
Perfect Gasoline Generator for Lighting Source (1903)
Telephones and Telephone Company in Petoskey, Michigan
Bon-Ton Michigan Bakery > 1945 Michigan Bakeries, Inc. (Michigan Sunbeam Bakery)
Radio Stations
Elks Parade (1914)
Local Newspapers
Emmet County Sportsmen's Club
Electricity
Family and Father of 18
Golden Agers Club
McCarthy Barber Shop Pole (1958)
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Chamber of Commerce
Fire Hall
Rubik's Cube Wizards
Ice Cutting
Jarman Lime Kiln (Antrim Iron Company)
ZD Metal Products
Petoskey Smallest Alley Access
Gruler's Shepherd Hooks
Cotton Mattress Making Project in West Traverse Township 1941
Uranium Glass
Beginnings of Petoskey Youth Soccer Association (1981)
Bay View Heights (1967)
Beers Team (1960)
Cemetery Locations ~ Maps for Charlevoix and Emmet counties
City of the Dead ~ Greenwood Cemetery
Crooked Tree Trail of FIRSTS ~ by Judy LaTocha
Thanksgiving a National Holiday (1852)
Area Map (1894)
Indian Head Pennies... No More
Perfect Gasoline Generator for Lighting Source (1903)
Telephones and Telephone Company in Petoskey, Michigan
Bon-Ton Michigan Bakery > 1945 Michigan Bakeries, Inc. (Michigan Sunbeam Bakery)
Radio Stations
Elks Parade (1914)
Local Newspapers
Emmet County Sportsmen's Club
Electricity
Family and Father of 18
Golden Agers Club
McCarthy Barber Shop Pole (1958)
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Chamber of Commerce
Fire Hall
Rubik's Cube Wizards
Ice Cutting
Jarman Lime Kiln (Antrim Iron Company)
ZD Metal Products
Petoskey Smallest Alley Access
Gruler's Shepherd Hooks
Cotton Mattress Making Project in West Traverse Township 1941
Uranium Glass
~ The BEGINNINGS of Petoskey Youth Soccer Association ~
1981
1981
Two of the ORIGINAL primary promoters of youth soccer in Petoskey were Gary Peltier and Jim Pierce (deceased).
The team names were colors: Orange, Green, Blue, and Red Teams!
The team names were colors: Orange, Green, Blue, and Red Teams!
~ View from Bay View Heights ~
1967
PRE-building on Bay View Heights...
(Click on Photos to Enlarge for Easier Viewing)
1967
PRE-building on Bay View Heights...
(Click on Photos to Enlarge for Easier Viewing)
Photo Above: Little Traverse Bay is on the left and Round Lake is on the right with Mud Lake in the center. The road in the center is the Harbor-Petoskey Road M–119 a with the old distillery nearby.
Photo Below Left: Includes more of Little Traverse Bay.
Photo Below Right: Very similar view as on left.
Photo Below Left: Includes more of Little Traverse Bay.
Photo Below Right: Very similar view as on left.
Photo Above: Looking toward Kegomic with old tannery on the right near the shore... perhaps cement plant smoke way in the left distance.
Two Photos Below: Viewing the north-easterly end of Round Lake.
Two Photos Below: Viewing the north-easterly end of Round Lake.
~ ALL Beers Bowling Team ~
1960
1960
~ Cemetery Locations - Maps for Charlevoix and Emmet counties ~
~ Greenwood Cemetery ~
1875
Click HERE to access the Greenwood Cemetery web site
which is a fantastic source of information from newspapers, obituaries, and local history writings.
1875
Click HERE to access the Greenwood Cemetery web site
which is a fantastic source of information from newspapers, obituaries, and local history writings.
Dr. William Little Hattie Tracy was the FIRST person to be buried in the cemetery which at first was Bear Creek Cemetery; with name changed in 1888 to Greenwood Cemetery.
~ Cemetery superintendents propose plans for cemetery improvements. ~
1893
~ Beautiful City of the Dead - Greenwood Cemetery ~
1897
1897
Article Above: In 1952, Greenwood Cemetery board member Chalmers Curtis
estimated that 8,400 persons were buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
estimated that 8,400 persons were buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
On 1 November 2021, Karl Crawford, Superintendent of Greenwood Cemetery, shared the following statistics for Greenwood Cemetery burials.
The Burials include scattering garden, casketed burials, cremation burials, and memorials (not actually buried there).
12,672 TOTAL Burials.
615 Known to be buried, but unsure who they are.
13,287 SUM TOTAL (Current VERIFIABLE ~ Quite possibly even more than that)
282 are currently in the scatterings in the Scattering Garden.
The Burials include scattering garden, casketed burials, cremation burials, and memorials (not actually buried there).
12,672 TOTAL Burials.
615 Known to be buried, but unsure who they are.
13,287 SUM TOTAL (Current VERIFIABLE ~ Quite possibly even more than that)
282 are currently in the scatterings in the Scattering Garden.
Article/Photos Below:
~ 1978 Greenwood Cemetery Reveals the Past ~
~ Crooked Tree Trail of FIRSTS ~
by Judy LaTocha in 1964
by Judy LaTocha in 1964
~ Thanksgiving a National Holiday ~
1852
1852
~ Area Map ~
1894
1894
Map Below: PRE-I75
Indian Head Pennies... No More
1909
1909
~ F.S. Vincent of Petoskey designed and perfected a gasoline generator for lighting source ~
1903
1903
~ Telephones ~
1880s >
The FIRST telephone exchange, Petoskey Telephone Company, was organized in 1884 by J.I. Atkins. The office was located within a small nook within Flavious J. Smith's Livery Stable, close to the area of Division and Lake streets.
~ Michigan State Telephone Company to Purchase Local Swaverly Telephone Company ~
1912
The 30 June 1938 Northern Michigan Review reported: "The FIRST Bell telephone wires were set up in Emmet County February 22, 1884 along with the clearing of the ground for the tannery of Kegomic."
~ Metallic Circuits to be Re-Wired ~
1897
1897
~ 9 Miles and a quarter between Harbor Springs and Petoskey Telephone Central Offices ~
1900
1900
The telephone office was located in the Central Drug Store building (Symons General Store in 2023)
on the corner of Howard and Lake streets (401 Lake Street) where the photo below was taken.
Michigan Bell Telephone Co. was putting the cable to Bay View and out Charlevoix Avenue.
Central Drug Store was opened in May 1895, by E.J. Burrell and H.D. Luke.
Besides their drug business here they have a soda fountain and ice cream trade.
Click HERE to access additional information on this same web site about Symons General Store.
on the corner of Howard and Lake streets (401 Lake Street) where the photo below was taken.
Michigan Bell Telephone Co. was putting the cable to Bay View and out Charlevoix Avenue.
Central Drug Store was opened in May 1895, by E.J. Burrell and H.D. Luke.
Besides their drug business here they have a soda fountain and ice cream trade.
Click HERE to access additional information on this same web site about Symons General Store.
1905
Telephone Office
Telephone Office
~ The BEGINNINGS of Petoskey Telephone Dial Service ~
Men used horses to help excavate for the Michigan Bell Telephone Company building on East Mitchell Street,
and corner of Waukazoo; the same location and building in 2023 of the Petoskey District Library building.
and corner of Waukazoo; the same location and building in 2023 of the Petoskey District Library building.
Photo Below: This same building is the main part of the Petoskey District Library (2021)
in Petoskey, Michigan.
in Petoskey, Michigan.
Two Photos Below:
4 December 2019 ~ Gathering of former Petoskey, Michigan, Michigan Bell Telephone Operators
at JW Filmore's Restaurant in Petoskey, Michigan
4 December 2019 ~ Gathering of former Petoskey, Michigan, Michigan Bell Telephone Operators
at JW Filmore's Restaurant in Petoskey, Michigan
Photo Above Left > Right:
Fran Foster, Betty Walker, Gertrude Marquardt, Betty Zaremski, Mary Wimer, ?
Photo Below Back >Front:
JoAnn Locke, Joan Kahgee, Jean Reberg, Donna Johnson, Nan Behan
Fran Foster, Betty Walker, Gertrude Marquardt, Betty Zaremski, Mary Wimer, ?
Photo Below Back >Front:
JoAnn Locke, Joan Kahgee, Jean Reberg, Donna Johnson, Nan Behan
Donna Case Johnson (above two in from the right) who worked for
Michigan Bell Telephone Company in Petoskey for 13 years passed away on 19 February 2022.
Photo Left: Barbara Ann Fannin worked as a telephone operator for Michigan Bell for 30 years. Until recently before her death, Barb was still having lunches with her MIchigan Bell girlfriends (photo above) once a month. Barb passed away 1 March 2022 in Petoskey, Michigan. Two of Barb's "very dear friends, Joan Kahgee and Fran Foster" are in the photos above.
4 November 1969 ~ Michigan Bell area manager stated "our ghastly tower (the radio antennas to service Beaver Island with additional circuits) will be removed and the antennas will be housed in a brick bell tower which would not detract from the downtown area."
~ Micro Wave Tower for Michigan Bell Erected Downtown Petoskey in 1969 ~
(Site of Petoskey District Library in 2019)
(Site of Petoskey District Library in 2019)
Photo Right: This was the Michigan Bell Parking Lot at the corner of Waukazoo and Mitchell streets. In 2019 this is the front corner lawn of the Petoskey District Library after an addition was put on to the previous Michigan Bell Telephone building.
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Bon-Ton Michigan Bakery > 1945 Michigan Bakeries, Inc. (Michigan Sunbeam Bakery)
522 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey, Michigan
Two Photos Below: Michigan Bell Telephone additional building
in place of old Bon Ton–Michigan Bakery building
1970
522 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey, Michigan
Two Photos Below: Michigan Bell Telephone additional building
in place of old Bon Ton–Michigan Bakery building
1970
~ Public Telephone Service FIRST Came to Petoskey in 1884 ~
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Petoskey Radio Station WBBP to Broadcast Petoskey Basketball Game
1924
1924
WBBP Program being arranged with Sunday concerts from the Canary studio of the Hotel Perry
where a special room had been outfitted by the hotel for radio broadcasting.
Other programs were to be broadcast from various places about the city
where connecting telephone wires were, or would be, installed.
1925
where a special room had been outfitted by the hotel for radio broadcasting.
Other programs were to be broadcast from various places about the city
where connecting telephone wires were, or would be, installed.
1925
Petoskey Moves To Keep Radio Station
1927
1927
"Petoskey's Radio Station WBBP, Wonderful Bay–Beautiful Petoskey"
By Rick Wiles includes such information as:
"In 1923, Petoskey High School (PHS) science teacher Frank Jacobs decided
to install an amateur ham radio transmitter at PHS
to help teach radio theory to students and to benefit the 35–student PHS Radio Club."
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1997 Northern Michigan AM and FM Radio Stations ~ Call letters and Dial numbers
1997 Northern Michigan AM and FM Radio Stations ~ Call letters and Dial numbers
25 June 1914
Elks Parade in Petoskey
Elks Parade in Petoskey
~ LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ~
Dr. Little printed the FIRST tiny news sheet in Petoskey... shown above.
The Emmet County Democrat was the FIRST Petoskey newspaper printed on 14 May 1875,
owned and founded by Rozelle Rose.
The Rozelle Rose Emmet County Democrat's presses and equipment were all sold
to Charles S. Hampton and they formed the first equipment of his publications,
later to become merged into the present [1955] Petoskey News Review.
Mr. Hampton took charge of the Harbor Springs Independent when it was established in
Harbor Springs and Mr. Hampton conducted it as editor and proprietor.
This paper was sold to Petoskey business men and brought to Petoskey
and consolidated with the Petoskey Democrat in 1887.
Hampton also founded the Daily Resorter, at that time called the "Pink of Perfection,"
being printed on pink paper.
The Petoskey City Record was established in 1878 by
James Buckley and George A. Mosher (owner and editor).
The Emmet County Democrat was the FIRST Petoskey newspaper printed on 14 May 1875,
owned and founded by Rozelle Rose.
The Rozelle Rose Emmet County Democrat's presses and equipment were all sold
to Charles S. Hampton and they formed the first equipment of his publications,
later to become merged into the present [1955] Petoskey News Review.
Mr. Hampton took charge of the Harbor Springs Independent when it was established in
Harbor Springs and Mr. Hampton conducted it as editor and proprietor.
This paper was sold to Petoskey business men and brought to Petoskey
and consolidated with the Petoskey Democrat in 1887.
Hampton also founded the Daily Resorter, at that time called the "Pink of Perfection,"
being printed on pink paper.
The Petoskey City Record was established in 1878 by
James Buckley and George A. Mosher (owner and editor).
The "Emmet County Graphic" must have been called the Emmet County Democrat (issue #1 was 30 April 1875). The name, and actual Emmet County Graphic history, is found to be rather confusing. Note the article below from the 13 May 1944 Ypsilanti Daily Press…still confusing regarding the “Beginning of the Emmet County Graphic”. Actual old digitized Emmet County Graphics include an issue as early as 25 December 1930. In more recent years the ECG can be found in various issues of the Petoskey News Review.
~ The Independent Democrat ~
1875–1895
Photo Below: Petoskey Democrat Printing Shop
South-east corner of Mitchell and Petoskey streets (where original large Petoskey Post Office was located)
South-east corner of Mitchell and Petoskey streets (where original large Petoskey Post Office was located)
Article Below: George E. Johnson was Petoskey's FIRST newspaper printer. Johnson set the type and had charge of the mechanical work for the FIRST issue of the Emmet County Democrat, the weekly paper founded in Petoskey by Rozelle Rose in 1875. Mr. Johnson passed away in 1925.
1883
Newspapers Preserve the Changes
Newspapers Preserve the Changes
Petoskey Record
Editor and Proprietor J. C. Bontecou
Editor and Proprietor J. C. Bontecou
Photo Below Labeled: "G. W. Delezenne Grocery and the printing offices of the Independent Democrat in Petoskey."
The William Schaller Family owned and operated, and has been associated with the Emmet County Graphic, Otsego County Herald Times in Gaylord, Petoskey Evening News, and the Petoskey News Review. Click HERE for additional information about the Schaller Family and their connections to the local area newspapers.
Article Left: Josiah "Jay" Barnes was a printer most of his life and was with the Petoskey Evening News from 1920 to 1939.
Article Below: Donald H. Barnes was a Petoskey newspaperman. He started employment with the Petoskey Evening News in 1920, moving to linotype operator and a top mechanical repairman. He became general manager in 1942 for advertising. |
Article Below: In 1957 a new branch office was opened in Petoskey by the Emmet County Graphic. Paul E. Verseput, business manager of the Harbor Springs publishing company announced that Bertram Rowe would be in charge of editorial, advertising, and circulation for the Graphic in the Petoskey area.
Photo Below: The tallest building in the photo was Review Printing Company; owning that location from 1930 > 1978. In 2019 > this building is the location of Julienne Tomatoes at 421 Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan. The house to the right of the tall building has been gone for many years, and is now a small patio and a parking lot for Julienne Tomatoes. Other businesses also have been in this same location such as 1899 Schilling's Feed Store, 1903 Cornwell's Beef Company, 1905 City Bottling Works, 1911 Hamill's Grocery and Meat Market, 1924 Parrish's Market, 1928 Vacant, then the Review Printing until it was purchased by Grain Train Natural Foods Market in 1978. Julienne Tomatoes moved in in 2003.
Photo Below: The News Review was located on Mitchell Street to the left of The Colwell Agency.
News Review signage barely can be seen...
News Review signage barely can be seen...
THE 29 JANUARY 2019 Petoskey News Review announced Schurz Communications, a privately held communications company formed in 1872 has sold it publishing division which includes the Petoskey News Review. The purchaser is GateHouse Media. The sale also includes Gaylord Herald Times, Charlevoix Courier and the PhoneGuide in the surrounding area.
~ Local Newspaper People ~
Photo Above: The horse carriage was owned by Bill Reid, who distributed the Petoskey Evening News and Grand Rapids Herald in Petoskey for many years. The Newsboy second from the left is Merton Carter. Building behind is the Emmet County/City of Petoskey building on the corner of Lake and Division streets.
~ Early Days of Local Newspapers ~
Jim Doherty
Additional Petoskey newspaper information can be found on this same web site page of "People"
which includes the Schaller Family newspaper publishers by clicking HERE.
which includes the Schaller Family newspaper publishers by clicking HERE.
One time Petoskey News Review editor Ken Winter has written an historical perspective of the local Petoskey newspaper in the on-line magazine Dome titled "Michigan's Continued Journalism Drain." The article may be accessed by clicking HERE.
The 14 January 2020 Petoskey News Review announced the news below:
'Heart and soul:' Petoskey News-Review presses fall silent
PETOSKEY — It’s been a staple of the Petoskey News-Review’s history for more than 135 years.
However, following myriad upgrades, an expansion, a raising-of-the-roof, technical changes and millions upon millions of papers printed, the press at the News-Review printed its last scheduled production run on Friday — the one some readers are now holding in their hands.
As announced earlier this month, the Petoskey News-Review, Charlevoix Courier and Gaylord Herald Times will be moving printing production operations of all associated products from Petoskey to a sister facility in Detroit.
The first local papers to be printed in Detroit are scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28.
“There’s been a lot of good people who’ve come and gone,” said 40-year pressman John Wolf, who started working on the press initially part-time right out of high school in 1978. He was named pressroom manager in 2002.
Wolf said changes in technology and press equipment over the years has led to better quality. This resulted in more publications and speciality products being produced in Petoskey for neighboring areas.
“I couldn’t even guess how many millions,” Wolf said of the number of newspapers he’s produced over his 40-year tenure.
Each month, the pressroom produces a total product printout. As of Friday morning, the press was at 661,000 papers printed so far this month.
“We used to do over a million a month,” Wolf said.
In 2002, the News-Review received a building permit and began a pressroom modification project which included removing an old gas station building on the corner of Howard and Michigan streets behind the News-Review building to make room for a 2,400-square-foot addition to the back of the pressroom.
The final phase of the project, which cost around $750,000, was modifying the press to enhance color printing capability which included four-color pictures on the front page of the sports section and in other parts of the second section.
“Instead of manually doing it (color printing) we could now do it on the console where we can adjust all the colors,” Wolf said.
To accomplish that goal, a 12-foot high “four-high press unit” was added, and, to make room, the roof of the pressroom had to be raised.
The press was shut down for several weeks during that transitional period and the paper was temporarily printed in Gaylord.
Christy Lyons, general manager of the Petoskey News-Review, said the press has been the heart and soul of the company.
“Everything that each of us works on every day ultimately is done to get that paper on the press and out the door to our readers,” Lyons said. “Most of us get to walk out the door at 5 p.m., but our pressroom and mailroom staff work into the evening and sometimes into the early hours of the morning to make sure we hit deadlines.”
Lyons lauded the News-Review’s pressroom team of Wolf, Dave Hume, Dylan Edwards and Chris Schira.
“John Wolf has been with us for 40 years and his team includes Dave Hume, who is not far behind him with 35 years,” Lyon said. “We have had many top-notch pressmen throughout our history and quality has always been their top priority.
“I want to thank each of them for their hard work and commitment to this company.”
Andy Bruns, regional vice president at Gannett, said decisions such as closing the press in Petoskey are in no way a reflection on the hard-working and talented folks that have produced products over the years, “but simply a financial reality we must now face.”
Bruns added, “We want to thank all the folks in our production department for all their time and talents over the years and wish them the best in the years ahead.”
PETOSKEY — It’s been a staple of the Petoskey News-Review’s history for more than 135 years.
However, following myriad upgrades, an expansion, a raising-of-the-roof, technical changes and millions upon millions of papers printed, the press at the News-Review printed its last scheduled production run on Friday — the one some readers are now holding in their hands.
As announced earlier this month, the Petoskey News-Review, Charlevoix Courier and Gaylord Herald Times will be moving printing production operations of all associated products from Petoskey to a sister facility in Detroit.
The first local papers to be printed in Detroit are scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28.
“There’s been a lot of good people who’ve come and gone,” said 40-year pressman John Wolf, who started working on the press initially part-time right out of high school in 1978. He was named pressroom manager in 2002.
Wolf said changes in technology and press equipment over the years has led to better quality. This resulted in more publications and speciality products being produced in Petoskey for neighboring areas.
“I couldn’t even guess how many millions,” Wolf said of the number of newspapers he’s produced over his 40-year tenure.
Each month, the pressroom produces a total product printout. As of Friday morning, the press was at 661,000 papers printed so far this month.
“We used to do over a million a month,” Wolf said.
In 2002, the News-Review received a building permit and began a pressroom modification project which included removing an old gas station building on the corner of Howard and Michigan streets behind the News-Review building to make room for a 2,400-square-foot addition to the back of the pressroom.
The final phase of the project, which cost around $750,000, was modifying the press to enhance color printing capability which included four-color pictures on the front page of the sports section and in other parts of the second section.
“Instead of manually doing it (color printing) we could now do it on the console where we can adjust all the colors,” Wolf said.
To accomplish that goal, a 12-foot high “four-high press unit” was added, and, to make room, the roof of the pressroom had to be raised.
The press was shut down for several weeks during that transitional period and the paper was temporarily printed in Gaylord.
Christy Lyons, general manager of the Petoskey News-Review, said the press has been the heart and soul of the company.
“Everything that each of us works on every day ultimately is done to get that paper on the press and out the door to our readers,” Lyons said. “Most of us get to walk out the door at 5 p.m., but our pressroom and mailroom staff work into the evening and sometimes into the early hours of the morning to make sure we hit deadlines.”
Lyons lauded the News-Review’s pressroom team of Wolf, Dave Hume, Dylan Edwards and Chris Schira.
“John Wolf has been with us for 40 years and his team includes Dave Hume, who is not far behind him with 35 years,” Lyon said. “We have had many top-notch pressmen throughout our history and quality has always been their top priority.
“I want to thank each of them for their hard work and commitment to this company.”
Andy Bruns, regional vice president at Gannett, said decisions such as closing the press in Petoskey are in no way a reflection on the hard-working and talented folks that have produced products over the years, “but simply a financial reality we must now face.”
Bruns added, “We want to thank all the folks in our production department for all their time and talents over the years and wish them the best in the years ahead.”
7 January 2021 headline: "Petoskey News-Review staff continuing to work remotely, building for sale"
[UPDATE: The PNR building sold to Citizen's National Bank in 2021.]
[UPDATE: The PNR building sold to Citizen's National Bank in 2021.]
Photo Left: Executive Editor of the Petoskey News Review announced in the newspaper on 7 January 2021 that the Petoskey News Review building on 319 State Street, Petoskey, Michigan, is "For Sale." The staff continues working from home, mostly due to the Coronna Virus which struck in the wave of a pandemic in March 2020. The corporation (Gannett) is searching for a smaller office building in Petoskey. Echoing the sentiment of many area citizens, McBain said, “It’s heartbreaking to see a building with such history for the newspaper and our related products empty and the changes over the past couple of years have been difficult."
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The listing price of the building, according to the BellCornerstone Commercial Real Estate website, is $1.3 million. The sale price is not the most of what a potential buyer must be aware. The property taxes on the two parcels of Gateway Media Michigan Holdings/Gannet-Gatehouse are of future annual consideration in the line of expenses. The larger holding property with building at 319 State Street had a total 2019 Winter and Summer taxes of $45,268.32 with an assessed value being the same as the taxable value: $847,200. The smaller holding of mostly parking area located at 500 Howard Street had a total 2019 Winter and Summer taxes of $3,659.44 with the assessed value being the same as the taxable value of $145,100.00. That is a total of $48,927.76 for Gateway Media Michigan Holdings to have paid in 2019 taxes. That amount would require quite a few newspapers be sold to at least pay for the annual taxes! For comparison's sake, that is more money than MANY families in the Petoskey area earn with two wage-earners in the family!
This tax situation does not pertain only to the Petoskey News Review properties, but also to many other downtown business properties... so, how can city council members and staffers wonder at the number of vacant buildings in downtown, detracting from the city area. The charges for rents, or leases, have to be HIGH for the landlords to pay their taxes, and that is considering that the landlords own their own properties, and are hopefully, not also paying on a mortgage on the property. Unless taxes are reigned in, downtown buildings will continue to remain vacant.
This tax situation does not pertain only to the Petoskey News Review properties, but also to many other downtown business properties... so, how can city council members and staffers wonder at the number of vacant buildings in downtown, detracting from the city area. The charges for rents, or leases, have to be HIGH for the landlords to pay their taxes, and that is considering that the landlords own their own properties, and are hopefully, not also paying on a mortgage on the property. Unless taxes are reigned in, downtown buildings will continue to remain vacant.
The 1 April 2021 Petoskey News Review announced the sale of its 319 State Street Property to the Citizens National Bank. For additional information about this property sale on this same web site click HERE.
Executive Editor Jeremy McBain (Photo Above) announced in the 14 May 2021 Petoskey News Review that he would be retiring 28 May 2021 from the newspaper after about 22 years. Jeremy reiterated the massive changes in the newspaper industry for a newspaper that has been in existence since the late 1800s.
In 2022, although the Petoskey News Review no longer has a physical presence in Petoskey, the newspaper still is published, and can be accessed in a digitized form on-line, as well as hard copies which are printed downstate and transported north to be accessed on the street.
Fred Gray, spent his career as a journalist and the world news editor for the "FIRST" AP, and then Reuters.
Fred Gray retired his career at the Petoskey News Review.
Fred Gray retired his career at the Petoskey News Review.
The Emmet County Sportsmen's Club
~ The Emmet County Sportsmen's Club building was formerly at Harbor Point...
moved to US 31 south of Conway, Michigan. ~
1948
In 2018 the Emmet County Sportsmen's Club facility is located at
6835 Robinson Road, Harbor Springs, Michigan.
moved to US 31 south of Conway, Michigan. ~
1948
In 2018 the Emmet County Sportsmen's Club facility is located at
6835 Robinson Road, Harbor Springs, Michigan.
~ Emmet County Sportsmens Club Dedication ~
21 August 1952
~ Updated Version of Old Emmet County Sportsmen's Club Building Becomes Gas Station ~
2001
2001
The 20 August 2021 Petoskey News Review reported: "Pure beauty: Emmet County Sportsmen's Club thriving, set to host tournament." George Moilanen who currently serves as the club's president, told of the unique woodland setting that past president Bill Sutton had designed, and the course designer took advantage the terrain. It is located on 95 acres with 70 acres dedicated to sporting clays courses which opened in 2014. The club is a nonprofit, volunteer club; open to the public. The club includes a modern clubhouse with amenities; comfortable seating, sporting library, kitchen with refreshments, and large restrooms. The club began in 1939, but in 2008, preservation of the property truly began with an easement agreement between the Little Traverse Conservancy and the Emmet County Sportsmen's Club.
~ Electric Lines Anticipated for Northern Emmet County ~
1938
1938
~ Petoskey Needs New Lights - Who Will Pay the Tab? ~
1958
1958
~ Father of 18 ~
Father John Godzik in photo with his OLDEST and YOUNGEST child...
1951
Father John Godzik in photo with his OLDEST and YOUNGEST child...
1951
Photo Left and Article Below: John Godzik 75, has the biggest family in Emmet , Charlevoix , or Cheboygan counties posed with his oldest and youngest daughters.
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~ Golden Agers Club ~
1966
1966
Near or Far
~ Take Time for FAMILY! ~
1954
~ Take Time for FAMILY! ~
1954
~ Home for the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs ~
1958
1958
Petoskey's Chamber of Commerce was begun on 16 May 1919.
~ Chamber of Commerce;
LOCATION Main intersection of Howard & Mitchell Streets. ~
1945 and 1951
LOCATION Main intersection of Howard & Mitchell Streets. ~
1945 and 1951
~ Presidents of Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce ~
1962
1962
See additional information/photos of the Chamber of Commerce on the Petoskey web page of this same Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site by clicking HERE.
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~ City Fire Hall to be on Elizabeth Street ~
1965
1965
~ Rubik's Cube Wizards ~
1982
1982
~ Another Puzzle ~
~ Ice Cutting ~
1953
1953
~ Jarman Lime Kiln ~
BEFORE 1967 and AFTER 1967
BEFORE 1967 and AFTER 1967
Photo Below: The red arrow points toward the Jarman Lime Kiln.
Two Clippings Below: IN 1967, Dr. and Mrs. Dean C. Burns owned the property where Bay Mall [in 2019] includes Bed Bath & Beyond, Dunhams, Peebles, and other stores. This location once was the Antrim Iron Company and later the Jarman Lime Kiln. This kiln was on the property between Greenwood Cemetery Road and US 131 (Spring Street).
1968 Aerial Mapping Below: The huge kilns had been removed as Dr. and Mrs. Dean Burns who owned the property then, did not want the liabilities that ensued with the land, and the enticement of the pond. The 1967 news article as posted above stated, "Dr. Dean C. Burns announced he was having the old lime kiln razed for safety reasons. It was operated here for many years, but Dr. Burns didn't know when it was built."
1978 Aerial Mapping Below: During the past nine years from the previous 1968 aerial map posted above that the Jarman Lime Kiln had been removed, the 1978 photo shows the Bay Mall was developed with several cars in the parking lot. J.W. Filmore's had been built on a lower level of the old lime kiln. One still wonders what happened to all of the water that previously had filled into the kiln pond. The Burns property behind the mall still had not been sold off and/or developed where in 2020 so many businesses and so much housing is located.
Mr. Jarman arrived in Bear Creek (Petoskey) after having spent seven years in Charlevoix, Michigan, when the only two white families in Bear Creek were those of Andrew Porter and Hazen Ingalls. Mr. Jarman worked on shares for the Porter farm for several years, even operating the Mission Farm for five years following Mr. Porter's moving to the East Coast. Then, Mr. Jarman bought the Porter Farm/Mission Farm. Mr. Jarman knew fifteen acres which he purchased adjoining the Mission Farm, would make an excellent lime quarry; thus the Jarman Lime Kiln and Quarry and giving reason for the name of the "Jarman's Addition to Petoskey" as in the advertisement below, and also Porter Street so close to the Jarman Lime Kiln. Additional information about Mr. Jarman... and the Mission Farm and the Porter Family may be accessed on the McManus Dam web page on this same web site by clicking HERE and HERE.
The 1913 Sanborn Map cover page below shows the property outline for the "Antrim Lime Kiln" (the Jarman Lime Kiln) with its relation to Porter Street. The huge amount of Antrim Lime Kiln property is marked on the map as [18] (not the section "18"), located right across the road and east of the Greenwood Cemetery. This Jarman Lime Kiln area is in addition to the noted platted "Jarman Addition" which is across Spring Street, so farther east than the Jarmin Lime Kiln.
At this time in 1913, "State Road" was the MAIN road coming from Charlevoix to Petoskey. US 31 was not always the route which includes Charlevoix Avenue in 2020.
Standish Avenue (road by the old PHS Stadium) used to be M-13 just south of Petoskey and one of the main roads leading into the city from the direction of Walloon Lake (NOW Bear River Road). Yes, M-13... When the state highway system was first designed in 1919, M-13 followed the general path direction, but a different location, from modern US 131. In 2020 Spring Street as shown on the 1913 map below became the Petoskey entrance of US 131 from the Walloon Lake direction.
At this time in 1913, "State Road" was the MAIN road coming from Charlevoix to Petoskey. US 31 was not always the route which includes Charlevoix Avenue in 2020.
Standish Avenue (road by the old PHS Stadium) used to be M-13 just south of Petoskey and one of the main roads leading into the city from the direction of Walloon Lake (NOW Bear River Road). Yes, M-13... When the state highway system was first designed in 1919, M-13 followed the general path direction, but a different location, from modern US 131. In 2020 Spring Street as shown on the 1913 map below became the Petoskey entrance of US 131 from the Walloon Lake direction.
Fires and injuries shadowed the operation of the Jarman Lime Kiln as noted in the news articles below.
Article Above and Photo Below: The writing is too blurry to read well, but the photo is of the Jarman Lime Kiln in 1919. Spring Street which would be to the right, does not show in the photo, but did show in the 1913 Sanborn Map farther above.
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Photo Below: Antrim Lime Company and Plant after a fire of 1 October 1916...
Page 16 of the 1919 Sanborn Map below shows the Building Footprints and other particulars for Antrim Lime Company... the Jarman Lime Kiln with its relative location to Porter Street: Cooper Shop, Storage Building, Two Kilns, Hoist Engine, Air Compressor, Small Building, Tunnel, Stone Crusher, and Rail Road Siding Routes are designated. The largest area labeled "Lime W.Ho & Packing" is noted as a "Roof Supported by Fr. Studding; Concr. Wall." This map below gives a clue to the make-up and locations of the buildings as shown in the 1919 photo above, as well as to its relationship to Porter Street.
When Nathan Jarman passed away his death certificate stated his place of residence as 617 Porter Street, Petoskey, Michigan.
Nathan's sons David C. Jarman and William J. Jarman were associated with Nathan in business.
After Nathan's death, W.J. Jarman became president of the lime company.
Nathan's sons David C. Jarman and William J. Jarman were associated with Nathan in business.
After Nathan's death, W.J. Jarman became president of the lime company.
The 1929 Sanborn Map Below: That is the railroad track angling through what is in 2020, the Preston Feather & Sons' parking lot, with the tracks now pulled. That is why/how the Flat Iron Building in Downtown Petoskey (behind the Chamber of Commerce Building) was built in the shape it was built… to accommodate the railroad tracks. It is surprising that Preston Feather was in this mapped location in 1929. The company had been over on Spring Street until it had governmental orders to move to make room for the milkweed factory on Sheridan to support the war effort in the 1940s. Back then, Preston Feather moved to a downtown Lake Street, Petoskey, location for a time, but maybe that was just an office space. What this 1929 map is showing as it is labeled… Preston Feather had only their lumber yard on the Spring Street location… with storage areas. The 1947 "Moving" advertisement below announce Preston Feather was moving to 900 Spring Street, "The Sight of the old Jarman Lime Kiln." So, where Preston Feather is located on Spring Street in 2020, must have been a portion of the Jarman property at one time.
Article Below: Petoskey News Review writer Jim Doherty wrote the following about playing in the old Jarman lime kiln pond in his column titled: "Looking 'Em Over." The Russian Swap is located up behind North Central Michigan College so that was a different pond location.
1977 Article Below: Jim Doherty was reminiscing once again about the ponds
which he immensely enjoyed as a young person, while living on the "West Side" of Petoskey.
which he immensely enjoyed as a young person, while living on the "West Side" of Petoskey.
1989 MDOT Map Below:
The legend designates the "Jarman spur approved for discontinuance with property interest."
The legend designates the "Jarman spur approved for discontinuance with property interest."
Photo Below: Present day [2020] JW Filmore's is located next to Preston Feather, and is on ground level which is a few steps up from Preston Feather. So was the parking lot for Bay Mall all filled in? OR, was the Bay Mall parking lot level, actually, where the bottom of the Jarman Kiln Pond existed? If anyone knows the answer for sure, please contact the web master. What happened to all of the water that had been in the pond? Click HERE.
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Ray Lewis grew up on the West Side of Petoskey, on Ingalls Avenue; so the old Jarman lime kiln pond (shown above) was one of his playgrounds. Below, Ray tells of his memories of those days, as a "West Side Kid" at The Pond, with its Rafts.
THE QUARRY
The kids called the place “the little lime kill”. It was a small abandoned limestone quarry. The quarry was located a short distance east of Greenwood Cemetery, and a quarter mile, or so, south of the Charlevoix Road (U. S. 31). An old building remained there on the north side of the quarry, with most of the metal siding from the roof and sides scattered around on the ground. What metal was left on the building was loose and flapping in the wind most of the time. Boards were falling off the structure, with remnants of railroad tracks beside it. Most of the tracks and ties were missing, with only enough left to tell what it had been.
The quarrying had resulted in a sort of large bowl in the landscape; the south side of the quarry had been excavated very deep and below the water table. This resulted in springs of fresh water filling up the lower land, creating a large pond. The pond was quite deep on the south side and shallow on the north side. Fresh water was always in the pond because the water leaving from evaporation on the shallow north side was always being replaced by the springs on the south side.
The pond and building, along with the mess around it could only be seen from a point up on Cemetery Road. Most of the old quarry was below the terrain around it, so was hidden by the higher land, hills and vegetation.
THE POND
In a way, it was a lucky thing that the old abandoned quarry was mostly out of sight. Most adult citizens would have seen this place as an eyesore and long overdue to be cleaned up even before 1967. To the "West Side Kids" in the 1950’s though, this was a wonderful place. It was a fabulous gift from the past.
The pond had, over many years, developed into a fresh water paradise for frogs, pan fish, turtles, and middle school aged youngsters.
The shallow north side of the pond was where hundreds of frogs made their homes among the lily pads. Turtles sunned themselves on logs or old boards floating in the pond. In the spring that side of the pond was a perfect place to get a jar of tadpoles that could be taken to school as a gift to the teacher. A few turtles for the classroom aquarium were also captured.
A hundred yards or so east of the pond, just before the ridge that hid the quarry from hwy 131, was a low spot we called the ”snake pit." It was filled with limestone shale and some rocks of different sizes. Usually, some snakes were lying on the rocks warming in the sunshine, or the snakes were found by kicking over rocks. We would catch a few snakes to put into a paper bag. It was always fun to ask people to look into the bag to see we had found. When we opened the bag and the unsuspecting looked in, the expression on their faces made all of our efforts worth while.
On the south side of the pond was a steep bluff rising about fifteen feet above the pond's water level. The bluff was all limestone and sod, mixed; with a huge limestone rock that stood out at the very top. A very narrow path lay between the water's edge and the steep lower part of the cliff. The water was very deep there. It was a perfect place to jump or dive into the water off the narrow path. That particular spot was a perfect swimming hole. We could swim down to the bottom to feel the cold springs shooting up from the depths. The pond, being a relatively small body of water warmed up quickly in the spring. By May we had the very important bragging rights at school that we had already been swimming.
Some of us brought swimming masks and snorkels to the pond. We could swim about the pond with a clear view of the many pan fish darting here and there in the maze of plant life growing up from the bottom. I recall that at one point a buddy of mine and I had invented a sort of slingshot on a board that could shoot a sharp metal foot long spear through a piece of pipe. For some "keepers" in the pond, those harpoon-like devices worked pretty well at close range. When we took the fish and the harpoon apparatus to show my Dad, he outlawed the shooters right then and there. He said he didn’t “want any big fish coming home with a harpoon sticking in its rump.” No two ways about it. He was right. Those spear shooters were an accident waiting to happen.
THOSE RAFTS AND THE BIG GUYS
Three big rafts floated around on the pond. More often than not the rafts wound up getting blown down to the northwest end of the pond and got stuck in the lily pads…. sort of parked there waiting for us. If the push pole was not on the raft, we would find a push pole somewhere nearby. We used the rafts many times, but we were always worried; sort of looking over our shoulders while enjoying the ride. The rafts had been made by a bunch of guys older than we were. The rafts were made really well. It looked like someone had donated (knowingly, I hoped) some ten foot long sections of utility poles. The rafts were probably made in the shallow water on the north side and held together by some boards that had most likely been found around the old building. The boards made a nice flat place to stand and to walk on the raft, beside holding the logs together well.
So why were we worried and looking around as we used the rafts? Well, those older guys were who we called “the big guys.” We figured that one day they would show up and take their rafts back and be mad we were using them and proceed to kick us out of the pond. They were the big guys!
We had nothing to worry about though. The big guys weren't coming back. They were interested in cars and girls now, and had summertime jobs. The big guys had had their time at floating in the sun, and catching frogs and snakes. Now, for them the quarry pond would be but a wonderful memory. They wouldn't be back.
The rafts were absolutely fantastic. We had great fun with them. Whenever a bunch of us gathered at the pond we played “pirate” and rammed the other rafts; or jumped aboard to push the other guys off so we could take over their rafts. Except for one little “tag along” (who always came with his big brother) we were all pretty good swimmers. We took turns saving the little guy as he splashed furiously to get from one raft to the other. As soon as we pulled him up onto a raft he would be back in the water splashing over to a nearby raft. Finally, one day, to everyone’s surprise, he jumped off a raft in the middle of the pond and dog paddled his way to the north side shallows. We cheered and told him that today he was the "captain of one of the ships." He did not stop grinning for the rest of the afternoon.
Sometimes we used the rafts just to float around in the sunshine. Sometimes we fished using only a line, bobber, and hook with a worm. Once in a great while we caught a "keeper" but most of the time our bobber was dancing around with a "little one" nibbling at the bait. Most of us had corn cob pipes and when we could get tobacco (or dried corn silk) we would float around talking and puffing on our pipes. I think we enjoyed doing something we should not have been doing more than we enjoyed the actual smoking. That was especially true when all we had was dried corn silk.
MEMORIES
A number of years later I was up at Greenwood Cemetery with a friend. As we finished what we were doing and getting ready to leave, I decided to walk over to the other side of Cemetery Road and look down at the pond to see if those old rafts were still there. As I got to the edge of the hill I could hear hollering and yelling. I looked down, and not only were the rafts still there, but also a bunch of young pirates were splashing about using the rafts.
I wondered if they were worried that the “big guys” would be back one day to take back their rafts and maybe even kick them out; but they had nothing to worry about. The "big guys" wouldn't be back. The “big guys” were busy. They had cars and girlfriends and jobs and were doing other things… like putting flowers on graves at the cemetery. They wouldn't be back.
THE END
So where exactly is this old abandoned limestone quarry today? Well, if you go across Spring Street (U.S. 131) at the west end of Porter Street and walk a little south you will be at the entrance of a small retail mall. Go west in Bay Mall until you get to Dunham’s Sports store. Then go stand in the center of the parking lot in front of that building. Below your feet (and tons and tons of fill) are three well used rafts that the big guys made.
~ Ray Lewis
Ray Lewis grew up on the West Side of Petoskey, on Ingalls Avenue; so the old Jarman lime kiln pond (shown above) was one of his playgrounds. Below, Ray tells of his memories of those days, as a "West Side Kid" at The Pond, with its Rafts.
THE QUARRY
The kids called the place “the little lime kill”. It was a small abandoned limestone quarry. The quarry was located a short distance east of Greenwood Cemetery, and a quarter mile, or so, south of the Charlevoix Road (U. S. 31). An old building remained there on the north side of the quarry, with most of the metal siding from the roof and sides scattered around on the ground. What metal was left on the building was loose and flapping in the wind most of the time. Boards were falling off the structure, with remnants of railroad tracks beside it. Most of the tracks and ties were missing, with only enough left to tell what it had been.
The quarrying had resulted in a sort of large bowl in the landscape; the south side of the quarry had been excavated very deep and below the water table. This resulted in springs of fresh water filling up the lower land, creating a large pond. The pond was quite deep on the south side and shallow on the north side. Fresh water was always in the pond because the water leaving from evaporation on the shallow north side was always being replaced by the springs on the south side.
The pond and building, along with the mess around it could only be seen from a point up on Cemetery Road. Most of the old quarry was below the terrain around it, so was hidden by the higher land, hills and vegetation.
THE POND
In a way, it was a lucky thing that the old abandoned quarry was mostly out of sight. Most adult citizens would have seen this place as an eyesore and long overdue to be cleaned up even before 1967. To the "West Side Kids" in the 1950’s though, this was a wonderful place. It was a fabulous gift from the past.
The pond had, over many years, developed into a fresh water paradise for frogs, pan fish, turtles, and middle school aged youngsters.
The shallow north side of the pond was where hundreds of frogs made their homes among the lily pads. Turtles sunned themselves on logs or old boards floating in the pond. In the spring that side of the pond was a perfect place to get a jar of tadpoles that could be taken to school as a gift to the teacher. A few turtles for the classroom aquarium were also captured.
A hundred yards or so east of the pond, just before the ridge that hid the quarry from hwy 131, was a low spot we called the ”snake pit." It was filled with limestone shale and some rocks of different sizes. Usually, some snakes were lying on the rocks warming in the sunshine, or the snakes were found by kicking over rocks. We would catch a few snakes to put into a paper bag. It was always fun to ask people to look into the bag to see we had found. When we opened the bag and the unsuspecting looked in, the expression on their faces made all of our efforts worth while.
On the south side of the pond was a steep bluff rising about fifteen feet above the pond's water level. The bluff was all limestone and sod, mixed; with a huge limestone rock that stood out at the very top. A very narrow path lay between the water's edge and the steep lower part of the cliff. The water was very deep there. It was a perfect place to jump or dive into the water off the narrow path. That particular spot was a perfect swimming hole. We could swim down to the bottom to feel the cold springs shooting up from the depths. The pond, being a relatively small body of water warmed up quickly in the spring. By May we had the very important bragging rights at school that we had already been swimming.
Some of us brought swimming masks and snorkels to the pond. We could swim about the pond with a clear view of the many pan fish darting here and there in the maze of plant life growing up from the bottom. I recall that at one point a buddy of mine and I had invented a sort of slingshot on a board that could shoot a sharp metal foot long spear through a piece of pipe. For some "keepers" in the pond, those harpoon-like devices worked pretty well at close range. When we took the fish and the harpoon apparatus to show my Dad, he outlawed the shooters right then and there. He said he didn’t “want any big fish coming home with a harpoon sticking in its rump.” No two ways about it. He was right. Those spear shooters were an accident waiting to happen.
THOSE RAFTS AND THE BIG GUYS
Three big rafts floated around on the pond. More often than not the rafts wound up getting blown down to the northwest end of the pond and got stuck in the lily pads…. sort of parked there waiting for us. If the push pole was not on the raft, we would find a push pole somewhere nearby. We used the rafts many times, but we were always worried; sort of looking over our shoulders while enjoying the ride. The rafts had been made by a bunch of guys older than we were. The rafts were made really well. It looked like someone had donated (knowingly, I hoped) some ten foot long sections of utility poles. The rafts were probably made in the shallow water on the north side and held together by some boards that had most likely been found around the old building. The boards made a nice flat place to stand and to walk on the raft, beside holding the logs together well.
So why were we worried and looking around as we used the rafts? Well, those older guys were who we called “the big guys.” We figured that one day they would show up and take their rafts back and be mad we were using them and proceed to kick us out of the pond. They were the big guys!
We had nothing to worry about though. The big guys weren't coming back. They were interested in cars and girls now, and had summertime jobs. The big guys had had their time at floating in the sun, and catching frogs and snakes. Now, for them the quarry pond would be but a wonderful memory. They wouldn't be back.
The rafts were absolutely fantastic. We had great fun with them. Whenever a bunch of us gathered at the pond we played “pirate” and rammed the other rafts; or jumped aboard to push the other guys off so we could take over their rafts. Except for one little “tag along” (who always came with his big brother) we were all pretty good swimmers. We took turns saving the little guy as he splashed furiously to get from one raft to the other. As soon as we pulled him up onto a raft he would be back in the water splashing over to a nearby raft. Finally, one day, to everyone’s surprise, he jumped off a raft in the middle of the pond and dog paddled his way to the north side shallows. We cheered and told him that today he was the "captain of one of the ships." He did not stop grinning for the rest of the afternoon.
Sometimes we used the rafts just to float around in the sunshine. Sometimes we fished using only a line, bobber, and hook with a worm. Once in a great while we caught a "keeper" but most of the time our bobber was dancing around with a "little one" nibbling at the bait. Most of us had corn cob pipes and when we could get tobacco (or dried corn silk) we would float around talking and puffing on our pipes. I think we enjoyed doing something we should not have been doing more than we enjoyed the actual smoking. That was especially true when all we had was dried corn silk.
MEMORIES
A number of years later I was up at Greenwood Cemetery with a friend. As we finished what we were doing and getting ready to leave, I decided to walk over to the other side of Cemetery Road and look down at the pond to see if those old rafts were still there. As I got to the edge of the hill I could hear hollering and yelling. I looked down, and not only were the rafts still there, but also a bunch of young pirates were splashing about using the rafts.
I wondered if they were worried that the “big guys” would be back one day to take back their rafts and maybe even kick them out; but they had nothing to worry about. The "big guys" wouldn't be back. The “big guys” were busy. They had cars and girlfriends and jobs and were doing other things… like putting flowers on graves at the cemetery. They wouldn't be back.
THE END
So where exactly is this old abandoned limestone quarry today? Well, if you go across Spring Street (U.S. 131) at the west end of Porter Street and walk a little south you will be at the entrance of a small retail mall. Go west in Bay Mall until you get to Dunham’s Sports store. Then go stand in the center of the parking lot in front of that building. Below your feet (and tons and tons of fill) are three well used rafts that the big guys made.
~ Ray Lewis
TWO Photos Below: Firefighters Battle Blaze at Fochtman Industrial Park at ZD Metal Products
in Bear Creek Township, Michigan...
25 February 2017
The light in the sky from this fire could be seen for miles around.
Spraying water on a magnesium fire is not a good idea as noted in the following video:
"Can a Magnesium Fire be Put Out?"
in Bear Creek Township, Michigan...
25 February 2017
The light in the sky from this fire could be seen for miles around.
Spraying water on a magnesium fire is not a good idea as noted in the following video:
"Can a Magnesium Fire be Put Out?"
TWO Photos Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
~ Petoskey's Smallest Alley Access ~
(Accessed from Petoskey Street)
25 April 2018
(Accessed from Petoskey Street)
25 April 2018
~ Gruler's Shepherd's Hooks Selection ~
9 July 2018
9 July 2018
~ Cotton Mattress Making Project in West Traverse Township ~
1941
1941
~ Uranium Glass ~
Wikipedia describes/explains "'Uranium Glass' is glass which has had uranium, usually in oxide diuranate form, added to a glass mix before melting, for colouration. Uranium was first used to color glass in the 1830s and it has continued to be used for this purpose with the exception of a fifteen year (or so) period beginning in World War II." Josef Reidel is usually credited with inventing uranium glass in 1830 under the names Annagruen for yellowish-green uranium glass, and Annagelb for yellow uranium glass, naming them after his wife Anna Maria." Photo Below Left: Petoskey, Michigan, Souvenir glass piece in normal light. Photo Below Right: SAME Petoskey, Michigan, Souvenir glass piece in ultraviolet (black light) with the rich green color illustrating the piece contains uranium.
Photo Below: Various OLD glass pieces under black light showing evidence of uranium...
Article Below: Mme. Curie, born in Warsaw in 1867, became highly acclaimed in both physics and mathematics. She performed research after uranium was discovered in considerable quantity in the mineral pitchblende in Bohemia. She did assist her husband in his studies, but she continued her own experiments and, at last, she found a new element... Polonium.
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Photo Below: A black light allows the Uranium Glass container to light up green, and also shows the various elements in the local hand-held OLD marbles, such as the cadmium and uranium marbles; with the blue marble containing lead.