Carefree Days in West Michigan - 1940

Publication

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2009.32.09

Description

Tourist magazine listing places to stay and visit in West Michigan produced by the West Michigan Tourist and Resort Association

Context

"Under Hugh Gray’s leadership, an annual guide, the West Michigan Vacation Directory, made its debut in the early 1920s and by 1927 included three-color maps that showed main highways as well as railroad and interurban lines, lakes and rivers. Also included were listings of hotels, state parks, campgrounds, golf courses, hunting and fishing regulations and traffic rules. Resort experts considered the directory to be one of the finest published anyplace in the United States. By 1936 the vacation directory had evolved into Carefree Days in West Michigan and continues today as West Michigan Carefree Travel Guide. Over the years the MTRA also went on to publish fishing, hunting and canoeing guides, to distribute seasonal booklets promoting fall color tours and winter sports and to recommend road signs to help motorists find their way." Source: https://www.wmta.org/about-wmta/wmtas-history/

Collection

1930+ Tourism, brochures, guides and maps

Cataloged By

Voss, Mary

Acquisition

Accession

2009.32

Source or Donor

Kontio, Loren

Acquisition Method

Donation

Publication Details

Publication Type

Magazine

Publisher

West Michigan Tourist and Resort Association 1917-

Date Published

1940

Dimensions

Height

12-1/4 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Location

Box

022 B Tourist Information

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gray, Hugh J. 1868-1943, West Michigan Tourist and Resort Association 1917-

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2009-08-10

Create Date

August 10, 2009

Update Date

January 23, 2024