Month: February 2023

This image shows a road descending down towards Lake Superior on the left, and Lake Fanny Hooe on the right. It is part of the Brockway Mountain Drive in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The caption reads:

BROCKWAY VIEW

In the Copper Country of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Seen here are Lake Superior and the left and Lake Fanny Hooe on the right. This spot is always a favorite stopping place with those who take the Mountain Drive. If possible take this trip in the Fall when nature is really in her glory.

— This postcard is dated 1955

This is an image of the drive and viewing point at West Bluff on Brockway Mountain Drive in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The caption states:

THE WEST BLUFF OF BROCKWAY MOUNTAIN DRIVE

In The Copper Country of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

IN this distance can be seen Lake Superior, Lake Fanny Hooe, and Keweenaw Park Cottages.

–This postcard is dated 1955

This image shows a curving lakeshore beach with large pieces of driftwood scattered about. This is most likely a photograph of a beach along Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The caption states:

Driftwood — claimed again and again by the waves and finally cast ashore on a lonely beach.

Vacationland Scene

–This postcard is dated 1958

This is an image of trees showing their autumn colors along a rustic roadway, probably in the state of Michigan.

The caption states:

A WOODLAND TRAIL IN OCTOBER

You might fancy yourself in Fairyland if you were driving along this road. The riot of color almost takes your breath away.

Vacationland Scene

— The postcard is dated 1955.

This image is of a group of tourists viewing the sites below the surface of Kitch-Iti-Ki-Pi Spring, near the town of Manistique, Michigan. It is part of Palms Brook State Park. Because the water flows fast and continuous, it is very clear and allows viewing of numerous submerged objects, flora and fauna.

The caption states:

KITCH-ITI-KI-PI SPRING

Near Manistique, Michigan

Kitch-iti-ki-pi, an Indian name meaning “Great Cool Water”, is 400 feet long and 200 feet wide. It is fed by more than 20 bubbling springs and so clear are its waters that a coin dropped into them may be seen zigzagging to the bottom 60 feet below.

–This card is dated 1951.

This image is of a immature white-tailed deer taken from nature, likely in the Michigan woods.

The caption states:

NATURE’S DARLING

Of all the woodland animals none attracts more human admiration than young deer. They are cautious, alert, and graceful – they are the “Sweethearts of the Woods.”

Vacationland Scene

–This image is dated 1951.