This image shows a typical mid-20th Century fishing dock and processing shed. The causeway and pilings are simple wood construction, intended for light usage.
The description states:
Fishing Dock
Door County, Wisconsin
A familiar sight seen along Door County’s picturesque shoreline.
—Door County is a peninsula of land in the extreme northeast of Wisconsin, connected to the rest of the state at the southern end.
This card is dated 1958.
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Voyager Ferry, Door County, Wisconsin
This image shows the small car and passenger ferry known as the Voyageur, after the French name for the early explorers of this region.
The description states:
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The Voyageur, car & passenger ferry operating from Washington Island and the mainland. Door County, Wis.
–Another view of this vessel is seen here. Such vessels were essential to moving residents and visitors along with supplies to some of the nearby inhabited islands. Some still operate, others have closed with the construction of bridges where economically practical or when islands were abandoned.
This card is dated 1961.
Cave Point, Wisconsin
This image shows a family group standing atop the point of rocks known as Cave Point, on the Wisconsin shore of Lake Michigan.
The description on the card states simply:
JW.4–CAVE POINT
DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN
–This image and a few others that will follow are identical or similar to a folio of small cards posted earlier on this site, shown here.
This card likely dates from the 1950s.
Scenic Vacation Wonderland
This image shows, according to the caption on the card itself, a Scenic Vacation Wonderland, believed to be in Wisconsin, as the card was published there.
There is no description on the back of this card, only the statement “This is an ECKCO-CHROME Reproduction.” This spelling is present on other postcards of the era, but it is not clear what it refers to unless it was intended to say “Ekta-chrome”, which was a kind of film.
This card likely dates from the 1950s.
Flaming Waters, Vanderbilt, Michigan
This image shows a small boat and several objects nearby left by a recent sailor or fisherman.
There is no description on the back of the card. However, there is a caption printed on the front, across the trees in the back of the scene, which is obscured by the image. It reads:
The Flaming Waters
Vanderbilt, Michigan
Vanderbilt, Michigan is located in the upper center of the lower peninsula of Michigan, in Otsego County. It is not known why this is called the Flaming Waters.
This card likely dates from the 1950s.
Autumn Colors, Petoskey Michigan
This image is of typical autumn colors in the northern Michigan woods.
The description states:
Lovely is Autumn…”season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.”
–The quote is from the first line of a poem by John Keats, “To Autumn”
The card was used and is dated 31 August 1955.
Sunset at Petoskey, Michigan
This image shows a colorful sunset scene taken near the city of Petoskey, Michigan, in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan.
The description simply states:
Greetings From
PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN
–There is a quote at the bottom of the card back:
“The sun hath made a golden set…gives token of a goodly day tomorrow.” — Shakespeare
It is a broken quote from Richard III, Act 5, Scene 3.
This card likely dates from the 1950s.
The Monarch Pine, Grayling, Michigan
This image shows the base and marker identifying the Monarch White Pine. At the time it was one of the largest white pines in Michigan.
The description states:
THE MONARCH PINE
One of the largest white pines in northern Michigan, located in Hartwick Pines State Park, Grayling Michigan. 155 feet tall and 51 inches in diameter.
–This tree no longer exists, as it was damaged in a storm and died shortly thereafter. There were earlier posts on this blog about the Monarch here.
This card is dated 1955.
Sleeping Bear Dune, Michigan
This image shows a group of people climbing the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, in the northwestern part of the lower peninsula of Michigan. Originally a state park, part of the area was designated a National lakeshore park as well.
The description sates:
SLEEPING BEAR SAND DUNE
The Dune, several miles wide and more than twice as long, is an expanse of Golden Sand where each summer thousands visit making it the favorite playground of Northern Michigan.
–Climbing the dune, as shown here, is a popular exercise for many of the visitors, as the summit provides an outstanding view of the lake and shoreline.
This postcard was used and is dated 16 August 1954.
Pointe Aux Barques, Michigan
This image shows waves lapping the shore of the ‘tip of the thumb’ area of the lower peninsula of Michigan, near Pointe Aux Barques, the northernmost point of the ‘thumb’.
The description states:
MICHIGAN THUMB SCENERY
Breakers at Pointe Aux Barques in the tip of the Thumb.
–The name means Point of Small Boats, apparently a reference to the shallow waters and reefs that pose a hazard to larger ships approaching the shore in the area. There is a lighthouse to advise passing ships of the danger. The object on the lake in the background is a passing ship.
This image is dated 1955.