Tourism booklet, circa 1906

Book

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

cover

Name/Title

Tourism booklet, circa 1906

Entry/Object ID

2021.18.77

Description

Small, single-stapled booklet with green/brown embossed cover and 32-pages. Many pages of advertisements, b/w photos and a multiple-page text extolling the area's virtues. The text describes what the visitor will see if they arrive by ship -- Mt. Baldhead, the "new cut", the Singapore site (including description of residents moving to upper floors to escape the sand), the ferry, claims about J. Fenimore Cooper's inspiration for "Oak Openings," Forward Movement Park, hunting, fishing, and travel by steamship or the Interurban electric train.

Context

Published in confidence that the "new cut" — the current harbor mouth channel — was near completion, this guide was created to attract tourism.

Collection

1880 Tourism steamship era -1930, Commercial businesses, Transportation: water, 1897 Forward Movement Park, Gray and Presbyterian Camps -2014, Sports: fishing

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.18

Source or Donor

Lane, Kit, family

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Location

Box

022 B Tourist Information

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mize Rose Garden north side/Fruit Growers State Bank/Clapp's Grocery/Flint's Shoes/Walz Meat Market/Griffin/Tanner, Red Cross Drug Store, Davis Livery/Heath & Stillson livery/Schaberg’s Roller Rink, Graham & Morton Transportation Co. 1874-1950, Saugatuck Harbor Piers/Channel 1906-present, Griffin & Henry Lumber Yard/Griffin & Henry Sawmill/Griffin & Williams/Stockbridge & Johnson/Wells & Johnson/M.B. Spencer Mill, 317 Butler/Saugatuck Gallery/Singapore Bank Book Store/Kozy Koffee/Variety Shop/Aliber Grocery/Moore Building, Aliber, James Amos 1853-1920, Bird, Harry Moffat 1877-1914, 326 Butler/Grins/Martha Shop/Dr. Walker's office/Miller Robinson/Turell Building, Robinson, Miller 1859-1940, Roda, Richard A., 202 Butler/Pumpernickle's/Carl's AG/Richard Roda's Billiard Hall/Union Hotel 1870, Presbyterian Camp/Camp Gray/Forward Movement Park 1899-2014, Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area/South Denison Property/Gay/Nude Beach;, J.P. Mohler & Co., Upham, Sherman D. Capt. 1858-1940, Brilliant Bakery and Lunch Room, 306 Butler/Landsharks/Tripp's/Kruger's/C.E. Bird's/Ensign Drug Store/Wilcox Building, Commercial Record newspaper, The, Walz, Fritz "Fred" 1858-1934, 439 Butler/Butler Pantry/Wilkins/Koning/Nies Hardware, Ludwig Real Estate Agency, 119-121 Butler/Leland's Department Store Building 1907, Leland, E.L. "Lee" 1878-1963, 246 Culver/Restaurant Toulouse/Reed's Livery/Union House, Goshorn, George Washington 1868-1934, Mount Baldhead Dune/Park, Pottawatomie Club c1906

Create Date

April 9, 2025

Update Date

April 10, 2025