~ Flora and Fauna ~
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Photo and Article Below: C.J. Mizer, owner of the Hotel Mizer, was an avid outdoorsman.
Postcard Below:
C.J. Mizer is on the right at the Happy Hours camp...
location unknown, but showing Mizer's love of the outdoors.
C.J. Mizer is on the right at the Happy Hours camp...
location unknown, but showing Mizer's love of the outdoors.
Two Photos Below:
Two men seem enjoying the huge trees which graced the land in the Walloon Lake surrounding area,
while a couple walk in the peaceful Walloon Lake countryside in August of 1909.
Article Below: The Model Farm of H.S. Jordan at Walloon Lake
~ Ernest Hemingway... Fishing ~
The photo above and the photos in the slideshow below were preserved by Ernest Hemingway's mother Grace Hall Hemingway in one of her family scrapbooks that have been digitized by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. To view the slideshow below of Ernest Hemingway and others with Walloon Lake area fauna and the pursuit of fauna, click PLAY in the upper left corner.
Ernest's FIRST gun was the 20-guage shotgun
given him on his 10th birthday by his Grandfather Hemingway.
given him on his 10th birthday by his Grandfather Hemingway.
~ Ernest Hemingway Holding a Woodchuck He Shot ~
1914
1914
Two Specimen Below: The "Object Details" two specimen below "Collection Date" was 18 July 1929 and the "The Place" was "Walloon Lake, near Petosky [sic], Michigan, from the beach drift of this lake, Michigan, United States, North America."
The photos/text below were located on the Smithsonian Institute website which has millions of items posted. Access the Smithsonian Institute web site by clicking HERE.
The photos/text below were located on the Smithsonian Institute website which has millions of items posted. Access the Smithsonian Institute web site by clicking HERE.
~ Melrose Schools join Veterans' Council to start Forest Project to plant pines ~
1938
1938
~ At The Foot of Walloon Lake a 110 feet high tree was felled with 2,359 board feet ~
1946
1946
~ A 65 feet high tree was reduced to kindling from lightning damage ~
1957
(John Fisher cottage on the West Arm)
1957
(John Fisher cottage on the West Arm)
~ A five pound partridge did damage in the home of the Whitfields on North Shore Drive. ~
1963
1963
Melrose Township and nearby Chandler Township are known for their native mushrooms,
with Boyne City hosting the annual National Mushroom Festival.
In 2004, local business people promoted the mushroom season as in the advertisement below:
with Boyne City hosting the annual National Mushroom Festival.
In 2004, local business people promoted the mushroom season as in the advertisement below:
~ Better roads stimulate transporting, and raising more live stock for sale ~
1924
1924
Article Below: Carlton Stevens of Walloon Lake was vice president of the
Boyne City Artificial Breeders Association for the year.
1950
Boyne City Artificial Breeders Association for the year.
1950
~ Horseback Riding a feature at the Jack and Ann Ranch on Walloon Lake ~
1950
1950
~ Stanley Jensen (1950) and Lloyd Meadows (1953) of Walloon Lake bagged their deers. ~
~ Bird Songs ~
1969
1969
Below and Right: In May of 1969, the Petoskey News Review published an article written by Harold E. Kohn of Charlevoix MI about "Why Do The Birds Sing?". Harold E. Kohn wrote many inspiring books which can still be purchased, or found in local libraries. |
~ Morel Hunters ~
Mrs. Irene Mackie of Walloon Lake often bagged FIRST PLACE.
1972
Mrs. Irene Mackie of Walloon Lake often bagged FIRST PLACE.
1972
Photo Below: "One year [About 1975-76], Phil [husband] and I arrived at Walloon in mid-May. My dad was in Nod-a-Way with Uncle Bohn [Ice] and two other men. They were there to go mushrooming. They invited me to go along. I decided that might be fun, and I also might learn some special ‘spots’ where the BIG ones grow. I took a small basket. The spring wildflowers were out and there was moss in the woods - all very exciting. I lined my basket with moss, picked some wildflowers, and put some large mushrooms in to show off. My dad had such pleasure from seeing me play just like his little girl. This was a special day for me to spend with my dad, not long before he died." ~ Barbara (Ice) Smith (Lake Grove Road, West Arm)
1994 Article Below:
Walloon Lake's Edgar and Mabel Lotspeich contributed building yarn strands to the Orioles' nests.
Walloon Lake's Edgar and Mabel Lotspeich contributed building yarn strands to the Orioles' nests.
A Walloon Lake 8-foot by 10-foot spot yielded a banner mushroom hunting day
for Megan George With Terri George, Jeff George, and Emily George.
2000
for Megan George With Terri George, Jeff George, and Emily George.
2000
~ Melrose Township Becomes State's 5th Monarch City USA ~
May 2023
May 2023
Only five other Michigan communities, besides Melrose Township, have this Monarch City USA designation; Boyne city, Kalkaska, Elk Rapids and Highland. Local resident Lauri Juday, initiated the title for Melrose Township, working with others, including the Walloon Lake Association and Conservancy, creating pollinator garden spaces. The gardens are loaded with milkweed, the monarchs' primary source of food, plus other nectar plants, and eliminating the use of pesticides. Monarchs are among more than fifty species of butterflies found in Michigan.
23 September 2023
Lauri Juday, a member of the “Walloon Lake Community Page” invited everyone to join her and her husband Scott to meet at 9AM on 23 September 2023 (Saturday) at Petoskey’s old Michigan Maple Block Company property. Lauri was asking for volunteers to help dig up and move and replant the milkweed from the Maple Block site. Milkweeds are the “life-blood” of the Monarch Butterfly. The Dau owner of the property flew in from Europe at midnight, and unlocked the gate to the property at 2AM Saturday so the event could proceed. The Michigan Maple Block Company property is in the process of being sold, so Lauri was preserving the legacy of the milkweeds in the company’s location. (Photo 1) The turnout was impressive; young and old, and headed by (Photos 2 & 4) Lauri and her husband. Walloon Lake’s South Shore (Photos 6 & 7) Art Cullman, along with Mrs. Russell, were friendly “greeters” and welcomed everyone to the project and to healthy nourishment as they worked in the beautiful sunny hot day. Once the milkweeds were dug up and placed into a pickup, they were transferred to Resort Township, near the township’s compost area. Resort Township is interested in becoming a Monarch Butterfly Township, and this transplanted milkweed garden will be a grand start toward that goal. This is Lauri’s second time for a major milkweed garden transplanting. (Photo 5) Lauri also has been busy with a butterfly tagging project, in connection with a “tag counting” in Mexico where the Monarch Butterflies migrate for the winters. Lauri was instrumental in Walloon Lake’s Melrose Township becoming a Member of Monarch City USA. The Walloon Lake Association and Conservancy also are involved in their new pollinator protection program. The history of the milkweed in Petoskey, especially by the Michigan Maple Block Company property during the use of milkweed floss for the buoyant stuffing in military life vests can be found on my following web page on my web site "Charlevoix Emmet History ~ Honoring the Military" by clicking HERE.
~ Trees Decorated for Walloon Winter Season ~
2023 ~ 2024
2023 ~ 2024