This image shows a large bronze memorial to the lumbermen who worked the forests of northern lower Michigan more many decades, providing various wood products for the rapidly expanding towns and cities of the Great Lakes states.

The caption on the back states:
On the High Banks of the Au Sable River in the Huron National Forest in Michigan, stands the Lumberman’s Monument. The idea for a monument was conceived by a local lumberman who successfully headed a drive to raise the necessary $50,000, from among lumbermen through the State of Michigan. The purpose of the monument is to perpetuate the memory of the pioneer lumbermen of Michigan, through whose efforts was made possible the development of the Prairie States.

–One is struck not only by the size of the monument, but by the unusual fashion in pants and shoes worn by the woman in the foreground.

This card is dated 1955.

This image shows the breadth of the falls and cascade of the Lower Tahquamenon Falls complex on the Tahquamenon River in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The caption on the back states:

THE TAHQUAMENON FALLS
Lower Falls No. 1
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Largest of a series of beautiful waterfalls, where the River divides to form the enchanting Tahquamenon Falls Island. There are three sets of falls around the island, and several series of rippling cascades. Drive to the “Lower Falls” along the Tahquamenon Memorial Highway (from Paradise to Newberry, north from M-28) then a short trip by rowboat to the Tahquamenon Falls Island for a close-up view of all the waterfalls.

–This image is likely taken from the island itself, looking upstream at the largest part of the falls and complex. The brown color of the water is caused by tannic acid from the decay of leaves from the deciduous trees that line the river.

The postcard is not dated, but most likely dates from the 1950s.

This is a phot of the Upper Tahquamenon Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as seen from the shore just below the falls.

The caption on the back states:
UPPER TAHQUAMENON FALLS
In Michgan’s Upper Peninsula
The impressive angel from which the falls are viewed here shows the greatest advantage the full 48 foot hight of these mighty falls — the second largest east of the Mississippi.

–One assumes the largest falls are located at Niagara, New York. This is a slightly closer-in photo compared to the one posted yesterday, taken in mid-year at a time when the falls were more active, as seen notably on the edge closest to the camera.

This card is dated 1952.

This image shows the silhouette of a man standing in the shallows near the Upper Tahquamenon Falls during an Autumn day.

The caption on the back states:
UPPER TAHQUAMENON FALLS
The Tahquamenon River winds its way for miles through broad swamps, thickly forested ridges, and between stone cliffs over 100 feet high, until at this point, it pounds its turbulent waters over a 48 foot sandstone cliff — The Falls of the Tahquamenon.

–It is not obvious why the man is standing in the shallows, but close examination of the photo seems to show the faint outline of a fishing pole.

This card is dated 1954.