Name/Title
Pokagon InnEntry/Object ID
2022.72.09Description
The Pokagon Inn, Holiday Hill and the Mt. Baldhead observatory tower as seen from on or across the Kalamazoo. This looks to be an early photo since the Pokagon sign on the roof is absent and the docks are relatively undeveloped.
See the Pokagon Resort Place profile for more photos.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Print, photographSubject Person or Organization
Mt. Baldhead Observation Tower/Deck, Mount Baldhead Dune/Park, Chain Ferry LandingsSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Kalamazoo RiverContext
"The historical record is sparse but ... Edward Perryman built the Pokagon Hotel–-quite extravagant for the day with at least thirty rooms, a bar, dining room and a separate dance hall in front over the water. In 1901 [corrected, see newspaper clipping below] it burned and all that remained of Mr Perryman’s hotel was the dance hall. The Ferry Inn, now the Beachway the large building on the edge of the hill, was built shortly after the Pokagon Hotel disappeared and remains a landmark today." By Jack Sheridan from "Remembering When"Collection
1880 Tourism steamship era -1930Cataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2022.72Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLocation
Filing cabinet
Files Accession NumberCreate Date
September 27, 2022Update Date
March 31, 2024
