Park Lands and Mount Baldhead news

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Likely 1895 "Saugatuck and Its Environs" See 2023.18.32.: "To promote the settlement the park lands by potential summer resorters, the village corporation sells lots four rods square for $25, requiring the purchaser to put up a cottage costing not less than $150. Address Village President, Saugatuck, Mich."
Likely 1895 "Saugatuck and Its Environs" See 2023.18.32.

"To promote the settlement the park lands by potential summer resorters, the village corporation sells lots four rods square for $25, requiring the purchaser to put up a cottage costing not less than $150. Address Village President, Saugatuck, Mich."

Name/Title

Park Lands and Mount Baldhead news

Entry/Object ID

2024.01.09

Scope and Content

Scans of Commercial Record newspaper clippings about the Village of Saugatuck's efforts to promote, sell and develop on the Park Lands on the west side of the Kalamazoo river. Also clipping about the various stairs and towers built on Mt. Baldhead, the camping grounds and picnic pavilion at the base of the dune, efforts to control the drifting sand, observations, visitors, and early "Park Pointers" articles.

Context

The area is now known as Mount Baldhead Park and includes many of the residences on Park Street.

Collection

Newspapers, Development, land

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.01

Source or Donor

Yoder, Chris

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Notes

These Commercial Record newspaper clippings — scanned by Chris Yoder in the 2000s — had been available on the pre-2023 SDHC website. The content has been moved to this online catalog for safekeeping. Publication dates are indicated in the year/month/day/page file name. For example "cr1938102801Description.jpg" = Commercial Record, 1938, October, 28th, page 01

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mount Baldhead Dune/Park, Houtkamp, Adrian 1849-1919

Create Date

February 19, 2024

Update Date

June 22, 2024