Category: Postcards From Another Millennium

The locale now changes to the upper peninsula of Michigan, in specific the Keweenaw Peninsula, which is the northernmost extension of the state of Michigan. It extends into Lake Superior above the bulk of the upper peninsula. This image shows a segment of Brockway Mountain Drive, which extends from Copper Harbor in the east to Lake Bailey in the west.
This site is still actively maintained, and a current image of the area and signage is shown here.
The caption states:
West Bluff Brockway Mountain Drive Michigan Copper Country D-1629
This image, like the ones that follow, are a different style of photograph print. The previous ones were sepia tone, and these are more typical black and white images. These are also from a different series, and likely date from the 1940s.

This quaint rural view is in fact a view of the main club house and links for the once named Leelanau Golf Club. There is another, larger establishment by that name now, and this course has been renamed the Northport Point Golf Club, still with 9 holes.
This course was constructed in 1913, and is both private and unrated as to golf standards. The black smearing on the bottom of the picture is original, probably from when the picture was re-captioned.
The caption states:
Leelanau Golf Club, Northport Point, Mich 9
This postcard was used, and is postmarked June 1939.

This image is of the same dock as the previous one. Close comparison of the building in the background of each picture shows them to be the same. The previous photo was taken a few feet to the right on the dock itself. The presence of this fishing tug illustrates why the dock is so popular with the gulls.
Many more frames for drying nets are visible behind the boat. It is called a tug, which may be another term for trawler, as the booms typical of seiners are not present.
The caption states:
Typical Fishing Tug Northport, Mich. 135
This card likely dates from the 1930s.

This image shows a much more sturdy looking and better maintained dock than the previous image. Also, this one is much more popular among the California Gull population. A quick review of the population shown indicates these are all adult males.
There is a net drying frame in the left rear of the picture, so this is likely also a fishing dock.
The caption states:
Sea Gulls Northport, Mich. 52
This picture likely dates from the 1930s.

This image is an interesting look into the mid-20th century way of living and fishing. This image is one that might have been familiar to the writer John Steinbeck as he composed his book Cannery Row.
The racks on the right are loaded with fishing nets left out to dry in the sun. They are built on pivots that allow the nets to be rolled on and off as required. The two children are both too young for school, and may in fact live in the building at the end of the dock. The container in front of them appears to be full of floats for the nets. It is not clear what the rails are used for, but it is possible it is for off-loading the catch and moving it more easily.
The caption states:
A Scene at the Fishing Docks – Northport Mich. -61-
This card likely dates from the 1930s.

These lakefront gardens existed during the WW 2 era and likely before and after, but there is no indication that they survive today.

The caption states:
Drydens Beach Gardens Northport Point Mich. P6
Other cards showing this same scene are postmarked in the 1940s, but it is likely the images date from before that time, as such pictures were used continuously for many years.
This card was used, and is postmarked 1943, but like the others it is most likely that this image dates from the 1930s
 

This series of cards are from the earlier days of postcards, where photographs were printed on heavier stock and stamped on the back with a generic Post Card imprint, showing where to write the address and personal note.
The next few cards show a remote area of northern Michigan’s lower peninsula called Northport Point. The area is at the extreme north end of the Leelanau Peninsula so it is usually visited deliberately and not on the way somewhere else.

The caption states:
Sandy Beach & Drive at Northport Point – com b
The last few letters in the caption are probably sequence numbers for the postcard collection.
This postcard was used, and is postmarked June 1939.