White Fish Lake, Howard City

There are a lot of reasons Howard City is blessed. The city is blessed with good fishing, interesting buildings, eating places and close proximity to several Michigan lakes including Whitefish Lake, Little Whitefish Lake and the Little Muskegon River.
 I’m not sure what Howard City looked like in 1908 when this postcard was written, but I [...]

Whitefish Lake

“Wednesday noon. Just finished lunch and feel better. All are well and having a fine time. Home probably Monday.  Claude”    Postmarked July 27, 1910.
 Claude and I have something in common. We both feel better after having a good lunch!
 I think the dog on this card is ready for a boat ride. Dogs have a way [...]

Howard City

Usually when taking exit  #118 off  131, I am heading over to the Newaygo or Croton area. But, just  two miles east of exit 118 is Howard City.
Howard City is one of those Michigan cities that seems to have been bypassed since the creation of 131. That’s a shame. It’s small town atmosphere gives it [...]

Deep Ducks

Ducks are deep. I say this with some hesitancy, since I also happen to think that Ronald McDonald is deep, an opinion not shared by everyone. But ducks are deeper. They’ve just got to be. Any bird that appears on the surface to be as comical as a duck has got to have plenty going [...]

Crystal Lake

“Hello All,  we read your card it was all right you couldn’t go to Crystal last Sunday for we can next Sunday just as well. We will meet you there some where. Mike is cutting hay and I am going to rake this afternoon and he is going to draw. I have washed and baked [...]

Baldwin Lake

“friend Albert,  it was so cold yesterday that I had to wear an overcoat but it is fine today” dated July 6 (year unknown)
Baldwin Lake, a seventy acre Michigan lake, is located in the town of Greenville in Montcalm County.  A picturesque bridge covers a stream that connects Baldwin Lake and nearby Manoka Lake.
There is [...]

No Name Lake

There are several Michigan lakes actually named “No Name Lake”. One islocated in Clare County and another in Livingston County. There are several more of them are located in the Upper Peninsula.
I do not have a clue why someone would name a lake “ No Name Lake”. Can you picture yourself talking about your sweet weekend [...]

Great White Trilliums

Have you noticed? The trilliums are in bloom.
Where they grow thickest, you can often see broad stretches of rich, open maple and beech woods carpeted with white, as if someone had strewn popcorn through the hardwoods. Of all the spring wildflowers, the great white trillium is the icon of this time in the northwoods when [...]

Holland Lake

Holland Lake is nowhere near Holland Michigan. Rather, Holland Lake is located in Evergreen Township, 4 ½ miles south and east of Stanton, in central Montcalm County. This Michigan lake has of 78 acres of surface waters, with reported depths of up to 40 feet.
Adjacent to the lake, but not on the lake, is the [...]

Crystal Lake

With some 11,000 estimated Michigan lakes, there will certainly be a lot of duplication in the names of some of those lakes. I know of at least 15 Crystal Lakes in Michigan.
Crystal Lake is located in eastern Montcalm County. This large Michigan Lake of 724 acres has reported depths of 60 feet.  The city of [...]

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