~ NORTH SHORE OF WALLOON LAKE ~
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The North Shore from the South Shore of Walloon Lake
August 1956
August 1956
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (August 1956).
The North Shore from the Village of Walloon Lake
2014
8 June 2014 ~ Beginning at the beach beside the Village of Walloon Lake, and following the North Shore...
Photo Credit: Odalaigh
Points of Interest on the North Shore
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Beadell Family (Also click HERE to view an additional Beadell LINK) Beginning in Village of Walloon Lake (Alphabetical Order) R.R. Adam Cottage Atkinson/Fred and Margaret Bell Cottage (Farner Family-see Whitfield below) Beuret/Harold D.'s Parents' Cottage "Twin Pines" Bonnie Marie Cottage/ Bixby and Mayer Bush Family Cameron/Al > Kircher/Stephen Carlile Family Colborn Cottage Cole Cottage Cumings Cottage Ditzel Family Downes Cottage/ Heydenburg Franklin Cottage Grover/H.P. Family and Loch Ness Cottage Hearsey Cottage (Later, Clements, Jose and Adams) Hermann Family Hornets' Nest Cottage Howe/Ruth Janet Irwin Cottage Johnson/Ritchie/White King/Dr. William "Wirt" and Alta Cottage Locust Lodge McCune/Dr. William Stanley McElwee/Dr. and Mrs. Hotel Mizer > Hotel Winkler > Hotel Courtland Marquardt Home Monton Family McQuade Cottage Natalie's Craft Cottage (Yaich) Navin's Cottage on Pine Point Nickey's Nickenook Norris/Mrs. W. W. North Shore Drive North Shore Path/ Saffell-Whitfield Lookout Pine Tree House/Hotel or The Pines/ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Belding Pine Crest Cottage Saffell/W.I. > Dan Craven Scheas/John "Old Kentucky Home" > Bellaire Shadyside/Mrs. Watson's Cottage/ Reverend Hugh Craven/ Lee Ehinger Shelley Cottage Stone/K. Hoyt Cottage Spindler Cottage (behind Hotel Mizer) Talbott/C.R. "Belle View" Cottage Tayloe/George and Nelle Family Taylor/Paul M. Cottage (We-Neda-Rest) Taylor/Enos Family Tebo/Art and Joan (DuVal) Thompson/M.A. Family J.F. Titsworth Cottage Vaughan/Edmund "Pine Tops" Cottage Wau Bun Cottage/Mrs. J.C. Outhet co-owner Miss Harriet Paul Weter/Mrs. N.C. Whitfield Buena Vista Cottage (Kerwood, Boiser, Bell, Farner) Wiles Family Woolfington/Mrs. Emma Zent/Talbott (Previously) "Happy Landings" |
Written and Submitted by Lauren Macintyre, long time Wallooner...
North Shore WALK WAYS
31 August 2017
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31 August 2017 ~ Pinky McCutcheon on right, ready for another walk along the Walloon Lake's North Shore with her longtime Walloon Lake friend Rosemary Renwick James
Message on the 1919 Postcard Below: "This is the trail to town a beautiful walk."
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1919).
1929 Postcard Below with "The Foot" pointed out, from the North Shore area...
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (23 July 1929).
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1934).
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (Undated).
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1941).
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1943).
Article Below: A new "fence blocks and reroutes a historic pathway that runs about three miles from the Village of Walloon Lake, along the northeast shoreline to what is commmonly referred to as 'The Narrows.'"
19 April 2013 ~ Petoskey News Review
Written and Submitted by Lauren Macintyre, long time Wallooner...
Old Undated ~ North Shore of Walloon Lake
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2 July 1913 ~ North Shore
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About 1900 ~ North Shore Drive looking east toward M-75... Submitted from one of the front pages from a series of Walloon Lake Community Church programs showing historic photos of the Walloon Lake area.
Photo Below: From Moira Hill, a fine view shows the buildings and docks at "The Foot"
as well as buildings and boathouses along the North Shore of Walloon Lake.
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
R.D. Lewis, Publisher, Boyne City, Mich. ~ Submitted from the Collection of Original Postcards of Marcia Maves
Three Photo Scenes Below:
From "The Foot" a fine view shows the many boathouses along the North Shore of Walloon Lake.
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (Two Cards dated 25 July 1908 and 3 September 1910) created by Alton Cook.
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
Submitted from the Photo Album of Arthur Stevens
Submitted from the Collection of Louisa Taylor ~ With a North Shore cottage behind, Ralph Taylor, Jessie Buckley, and Laureene Milne (Morgan) wash the dog.
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Submitted from the Collection of Louisa Taylor ~ Wedding of Art & Laureen Morgan with North Shore cottages in the background. L>R: Esther Morgan (Simpson), Laureen Milne Morgan, Art Morgan, Ralph Taylor.
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Undated 1963 Article ~ Petoskey News Review
Viewing the North Shore Over the Frozen Water of Walloon Lake
8 February 2014 ~ Viewing the North Shore from the beach, over the frozen water
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16 February 2014 ~ Snowmobile Trails By The North Shore on Walloon Lake
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Viewing the North Shore of Walloon Lake FROM the Village of Walloon Lake (The Foot)
8 June 2014 ~ Looking over the Village of Walloon up the North Shore -same photo as in the "header" above... (Walloon Hotel not yet built)
Photography of "Alex Childress Photo" posted here with permission... (Walloon Hotel was built)
Viewing the Village Over the Frozen Water of Walloon Lake FROM the North Shore
1 February 2021 ~ Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
1 February 2021 ~ Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
1 February 2021 ~ Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
Three 1 February 2021 Photos Above:
Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
More of Charles Dawley's remarkable videos and photography can be viewed on
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Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
More of Charles Dawley's remarkable videos and photography can be viewed on
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Photo Credit: Odalaigh
North Shore Drive in Winter ~ Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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North Shore Drive in Summer ~ Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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North Shore Drive
North Shore Birches ~ Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Among North Shore Pines
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1922).
Two Photos Below: The boat house on the left looks like that pictured in a photo
with the boathouse labeled as that with the Fern Cottage.
Does anyone know for sure?
with the boathouse labeled as that with the Fern Cottage.
Does anyone know for sure?
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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North Shore Of Walloon Lake
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MELROSE TOWNSHIP CHARLEVOIX COUNTY
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MELROSE TOWNSHIP CHARLEVOIX COUNTY
Fern Cottage
From the 1901 Charlevoix County Plat Map Patron's Directory page 45:
H.A. Bixby of Melrose Township in 1901 was the proprietor of Fern Cottage. Rates, $2.00 per day; special by the week. Boat, Livery, Fishing From the 1901 Charlevoix County Plat Map Patron's Directory page 45: Tackle and Competent Guide in Connection with a Walloon Lake Post Office.
H.A. Bixby of Melrose Township in 1901 was the proprietor of Fern Cottage. Rates, $2.00 per day; special by the week. Boat, Livery, Fishing From the 1901 Charlevoix County Plat Map Patron's Directory page 45: Tackle and Competent Guide in Connection with a Walloon Lake Post Office.
6 July 1908 ~ Petoskey Evening News
The Fern Cottage in 2022 is the Walloon Lake Inn, one of Jonathan Borisch's businesses.
Access information about the facility on the "Resort" web page on this same website by clicking HERE.
Access information about the facility on the "Resort" web page on this same website by clicking HERE.
Dr. and Mrs. McElwee Cottage
29 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Hotel Mizer
Presently, the address is 2048 North Shore where the Hotel Mizer was located.
Presently, the address is 2048 North Shore where the Hotel Mizer was located.
The Village of Clarion was one mile distant from The Foot of Walloon Lake. Clarion had a depot on the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, with C.J. Mizer as the station agent. Mizer had heard all the "fish stories" of the G.R. & I. officials during their camping seasons at the lake, so Mr. Mizer foresaw the possibilities of a resort there, and with energetic efforts he built the Hotel Mizer. That was a leading step to the developing of the lake as a resort, along with the spur extension from the G.R.&I main line to the Foot of the lake where passengers could easily walk to the Hotel Mizer, or they could catch a steamer ride to their destination on the lake. [18 August 1911 ~ Petoskey Evening News]
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer (undated, but from scrapbook of Anna Mizer)
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer (from scrapbook of Anna Mizer)
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (27 August 1906).
Hotel Mizer
C.J. Mizer of Melrose Township in 1901 was the proprietor of Hotel Mizer. Rates $2.00 per day; by the week $7.00 to $14.00. First class in every respect with a Talcott Post Office.
Hotel Mizer
C.J. Mizer, Proprietor The Illustrated Souvenir Guide of Northern Michigan Resorts Published 1905 (Page 39 stated below) 
30 June 1903 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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1907 ~ J. Russell Thomson's RESORT GUIDE
"The principal hotel at Walloon Lake. Two minutes walk from the depot, in a grove of beautiful evergreen trees. On the shore of the lake, has a large boat house, croquet grounds, large verandas, and above all, an excellent table and comfortable rooms ~ Just gay enough to be entertaining but informal and homelike at all times." was again advertised on page 52 in the 1907 Resort Guide.
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Photo Below: C.J. Mizer 1875 in Rome, NY
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owner C.J. Mizer
28 April 1945 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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17 March 1906 ~ Petoskey Evening News
2 October 1907 ~ The Petoskey Record
6 July 1908 ~ Petoskey Evening News
22 July 1908 ~ The Daily Resorter & Petoskey Evening News
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Mrs. D.H. Reycraft gave a description of the Mizer Hotel in 1906 as follows:
"Mizer–only two or three minutes’ walk from the depot in a grove of beautiful evergreen trees with a large boathouse, tennis and croquet grounds, large verandahs, excellent table, comfortable Rooms,
and modern equipment."
"Mizer–only two or three minutes’ walk from the depot in a grove of beautiful evergreen trees with a large boathouse, tennis and croquet grounds, large verandahs, excellent table, comfortable Rooms,
and modern equipment."
Mizer Hotel
David V. Tinder Collection of Michigan Photography in the William L. Clements Library University of Michigan Library Digital Collections (1908)
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1908).
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (22 July 1910) created by Beebe.
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owner C.J. Mizer
Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Fannie Shepard, realtors, and store owners, owned Shepard's general store right at The Foot. Their first store burned and they rebuilt a second one. The Shepard's first home in Walloon Lake was just an unfinished shell. They had to dig out some 36 stumps before they could have a lawn. Before Fred and Fannie Shepard could find a home, they camped in a tent on the grounds of a hotel owned by Charles Mizer.
7 July 1909 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Photo Below: About 1911 ~ Hotel Mizer Walloon Lake Postcard
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owner C.J. Mizer
Postcards Above and Below appear to be the same picture, but presented differently as postcards...
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (Undated).
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (Undated).
Hotel Mizer Front Yard
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer (from scrapbook of Anna Mizer)
Photo Below: Gathering at the Hotel Mizer
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer (from scrapbook of Anna Mizer)
Photo Below: 1911 ~ Hotel Mizer's Water Tower
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owner C.J. Mizer
Picturesque Walloon published in 1911 has the following point of interest to tourists on page 55: "HOTEL MIZER. The pioneer hotel of the lake, five minutes from the station or post office. The hotel and adjoining cottages offer a variety of rooms that are quiet and restful; a bounteous table served a la carte. Gas, hot and cold water, and other modern conveniences. Capacity 125. Rates, $2 to $3 per day; $10 to $15 per week. A. Winkler. Prop., P.O., Walloon Lake, Mich."
19 April 1911 ~ The Petoskey Record
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26 April 1911 ~ The Petoskey Record
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
Postcard Below: Westerly view from Hotel Mizer...
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (Undated).
David V. Tinder Collection of Michigan Photography in the William L. Clements Library University of Michigan Library Digital Collections (Undated)
23 June 1930 ~ Petoskey Evening News
The Hotel Mizer was built in 1886 by C.J. Mizer, who was the Clarion railroad station agent.
The Hotel Mizer was torn down about 1932,
but previously had been purchased in 1908 by Austin Winkler who later changed the name to Hotel Winkler.
In 1910 C.J. and Anna Mizer built a house in Walloon Lake, although not associated with Hotel Mizer,
going to Florida in the winters to escape the Northern Michigan cold winters.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mizer, secured control of their old Hotel Mizer again in 1917,
and moved into their old Walloon Lake house.
The Mizer Hotel was purchased about 1927 by Everett Thomas who renamed it the Hotel Courtland.
Everett Thomas had previously owned the Thomas House, but had sold that to his sons.
The Hotel Mizer was torn down about 1932,
but previously had been purchased in 1908 by Austin Winkler who later changed the name to Hotel Winkler.
In 1910 C.J. and Anna Mizer built a house in Walloon Lake, although not associated with Hotel Mizer,
going to Florida in the winters to escape the Northern Michigan cold winters.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mizer, secured control of their old Hotel Mizer again in 1917,
and moved into their old Walloon Lake house.
The Mizer Hotel was purchased about 1927 by Everett Thomas who renamed it the Hotel Courtland.
Everett Thomas had previously owned the Thomas House, but had sold that to his sons.
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer
Below: Hotel Mizer Staff
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owner C.J. Mizer
Below: Hotel Mizer Dinner Menus
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owner C.J. Mizer
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Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owner C.J. Mizer
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Mizer Family and Hotel Mizer Staff
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer
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Photo Left: 1895~Anna Troyer Mizer... Andre Pulford submitted this photo of his great great grandmother Anna Mizer, owner with husband C.J. Mizer, of the Mizer Hotel.
Two Photos Below: Anna is in the black skirt and her husband C.J. Mizer is in the bowler style hat. The girl on the left in both Hotel Mizer staff photos is Grace Norton. Grace Norton worked at the hotel, and there, met Anna and C.F. Mizer's adopted son Clifford. Grace and Clifford married, and lived in Mancelona, Michigan, for the rest of their lives. Clifford and Grace Mizer had one son Donald Mizer, and two daughters Helen Mizer and Carol Mizer. Helen Mizer married Wendell McKellar. The McKellers lived in Kalkaska, Michigan. Helen and Wendell McKellar's daughter Virginia married Milton Pulford. One of Virginia and Milton's children was Andre who has submitted many photos and much information of the Hotel Mizer, and the Mizer Family who created the hotel... preserving the past. |
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer
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Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer
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Photo Below:
24 June 1915 wedding of Grace Norton and Clifford Mizer
24 June 1915 wedding of Grace Norton and Clifford Mizer
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer
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Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer
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Photo Below: C.J. Mizer and Mr. Merrill built boats together, and used this boathouse near the Hotel Mizer. Click HERE to reach the "Boat" web page on this same Walloon Lake Wanderings web site for additional information about Mizer's connection to the boat building and the boat building business called Eclipse. Article Below Left: It seems that the top portion of the boathouse was sometimes used for social gatherings and dances connected with Hotel Mizer. Second Below Left Article: Click HERE to reach the "Railroad" web page on this same Walloon Lake Wanderings web site for additional information about C.J. Mizer's connection to the railroad as Clarion Station Master, and Mizer's encouragement to extend the spur from the G.R.&I main line to the very waterfront of Walloon Lake at The Foot. Hotel Mizer was the FIRST resort hotel erected at The Foot of Walloon Lake.
21 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
7 October 1913 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer
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21 June 1930 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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8 June 1931 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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27 March 1933 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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21 May 1934 ~ Petoskey Evening News
1934 Clipping Below: Charles and Anna Mizer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
16 April 1934 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer (from the scrapbook of Anna Mizer)
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16 November 1921 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Photo Below: In 1943 Anna and C.J. Mizer were with their great granddaughter Elaine McKellar Jasperse,
who is noted in the article below who opened Darragh Diner.
who is noted in the article below who opened Darragh Diner.
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owners C.J. and Anna Mizer
In 1993 the Great Granddaughter of the family that started the family business of the Mizer Hotel,
was continuing the food and service business as stated in the newspaper below.
was continuing the food and service business as stated in the newspaper below.
1 December 1993 ~ The Leader and Kalkaskian newspaper
Mizer Hotel > Hotel Winkler > Hotel Mizer > Hotel Courtland
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
Submitted by Bob Hole with permission to be viewed only on this Northern MIch~Mash Preserve web site...
R.R. Adam Cottage
1700 North Shore Drive
1700 North Shore Drive
11 May 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
Fred and Margaret Atkinson Cottage
7 July 1986 ~ Petoskey News Review
H. J. Barrett Cottage
9 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Miss Bassett's Cottage
9 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Beadell Family
(Also click HERE to view an additional Beadell LINK)
(Also click HERE to view an additional Beadell LINK)
Submitted by Lauren Macintyre
Bell Cottage (Owned by the Farner Family)
The Farner Cottage was purchased in 1967. John Farner lives across North Shore Drive from the cottage. John's sister Liz owns the lakefront cottage. Previous owners of the cottage were Kerwood, Bolser, Bell and Whitfield (see farther below). Edward Bell, a friend of the Saffel Family named the cottage Bell Cottage.
John Farner produced the tribute film to Walloon Lake titled "Epic Walloon"; viewable on YouTube.
John Farner produced the tribute film to Walloon Lake titled "Epic Walloon"; viewable on YouTube.
30 June 2017 ~ Petoskey News Review
Beuret's Twin Pines Cottage
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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6 July 1909 ~ Petoskey Evening News
9 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Bonnie Marie Cottage
Photo Below: The Bonnie Marie cottage, with its name hanging above the porch, is located on the North Shore Drive near the Village of Walloon Lake. The cottage has been owned by Clayton Bixby, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mayer.
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
Bush Family
19 April 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
The Merrill Bush property had at one time been a part of Pine Crest Cottage property;
the cobble stoned walk and bridge. See the Pine Crest Cottage history and property transition farther below.
the cobble stoned walk and bridge. See the Pine Crest Cottage history and property transition farther below.
Al Cameron "Pine Point" Cottage
(Later Stephen Kircher)
1280 North Shore Drive, Walloon Lake, Michigan
(Later Stephen Kircher)
1280 North Shore Drive, Walloon Lake, Michigan
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (Undated).
7 January 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
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20 June 1983 ~ Petoskey News Review
30 August 1984 ~ Boca Raton News
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14 October 1996 ~ Petoskey News Review
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30 June 2017 ~ Petoskey News Review
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Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (Undated).
Allan Marshall Cameron Jr., age 87, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2026.
Allan is survived by his devoted wife, Sandra, his son, Allan III (Julie); his grandchildren, Allan IV, Mackenzie (Matthew) Young, and his cherished great-grandchildren, Emerson and Everett. He is also survived by his nieces, Catherine (Glenn) Call and Wendy (Ken) Kowynia. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Donna Call, and his son Phillip.
Allan graduated from Lake Forest Academy; and then earned his business degree from the Denver University, where he served as President of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
After graduation, Allan worked for R.R. Donnelley & Sons in Chicago before opening his own printing business, Art Tape & Label. Through hard work, determination, and integrity, he grew the company over decades, ultimately selling it in 2016.
Allan was a longtime member of the Chicago Yacht Club and the Scottish St. Andrew Society. An avid sailor, fisherman, golfer, diver and hunter, his love of sailing began during summers spent on Walloon Lake. He competed in and won many sailing races and traveled the world pursuing his passions for sailing, hunting, golfing, diving and fishing.
Despite his travels, Allan’s heart was always drawn to Indian Gardens, the game preserve founded by his grandfather, William Cameron, in 1926. Allan took over the preserve from his father in 1981 and found his greatest joy there, especially in the duck blind. In May, he could often be found on a tractor planting fields in preparation for hunting season. Allan always treasured Saturday dinners with friends & loved ones, where he always said a prayer before the meal and never missed an opportunity to raise a toast to the love of his life, Sandra.
Above all else, Allan was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and family man. He was a steadfast and loyal friend who cared deeply for others and quietly went out of his way to help whenever he could, never seeking recognition or anything in return.
Private family services will be held in May in Petoskey, Michigan.
Allan is survived by his devoted wife, Sandra, his son, Allan III (Julie); his grandchildren, Allan IV, Mackenzie (Matthew) Young, and his cherished great-grandchildren, Emerson and Everett. He is also survived by his nieces, Catherine (Glenn) Call and Wendy (Ken) Kowynia. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Donna Call, and his son Phillip.
Allan graduated from Lake Forest Academy; and then earned his business degree from the Denver University, where he served as President of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
After graduation, Allan worked for R.R. Donnelley & Sons in Chicago before opening his own printing business, Art Tape & Label. Through hard work, determination, and integrity, he grew the company over decades, ultimately selling it in 2016.
Allan was a longtime member of the Chicago Yacht Club and the Scottish St. Andrew Society. An avid sailor, fisherman, golfer, diver and hunter, his love of sailing began during summers spent on Walloon Lake. He competed in and won many sailing races and traveled the world pursuing his passions for sailing, hunting, golfing, diving and fishing.
Despite his travels, Allan’s heart was always drawn to Indian Gardens, the game preserve founded by his grandfather, William Cameron, in 1926. Allan took over the preserve from his father in 1981 and found his greatest joy there, especially in the duck blind. In May, he could often be found on a tractor planting fields in preparation for hunting season. Allan always treasured Saturday dinners with friends & loved ones, where he always said a prayer before the meal and never missed an opportunity to raise a toast to the love of his life, Sandra.
Above all else, Allan was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and family man. He was a steadfast and loyal friend who cared deeply for others and quietly went out of his way to help whenever he could, never seeking recognition or anything in return.
Private family services will be held in May in Petoskey, Michigan.
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Allan Cameron Jr.'s nieces Catherine and Wendy Call, daughters of Allan's sister
Donna Call's family has a Walloon Lake cottage on Buzzard's Bay.
Allan Cameron Jr.'s nieces Catherine and Wendy Call, daughters of Allan's sister
Donna Call's family has a Walloon Lake cottage on Buzzard's Bay.
Carlile Family
Written and Submitted by Lauren Macintyre, long time Wallooner...
Cleave Cottage
This cottage, very close to The Foot has been neglected; falling into a very sad condition.
10 May 2023
10 May 2023
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2023 05/12/23 WL Cleave Cottage Haunted
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Colborn Cottage
10 August 1910 ~ The Petoskey Record
Cole Cottage
24 May 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
Cumings Cottage
24 May 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
Ditzel Cottage
15 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
9 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
9 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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12 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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Downes Cottage (Later Paul M. Heydenburg)
Located on West Street close to the Village of Walloon Lake...
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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George Franklin, Newark OH
nextdoor to...
W.A. Howe, 20 W. Maryland Street Indianapolis IN
nextdoor to...
W.A. Howe, 20 W. Maryland Street Indianapolis IN
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (Undated) created by Beebe.
Postcard Below: The two farthest right cottages appear to be the same cottages as labeled
Howe & Franklin in the above postcard image.
Howe & Franklin in the above postcard image.
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1911) created by Beebe.
Grover/H.P. Family and Loch Ness Cottage
29 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Hearsey Cottages (Later, Clements, Jose and Adams)
Caricature Photo Below: Marilyn Abbett Rader shares Hearsey grandparents with Jose cousins: Nick, Steve, Otto, and David. The Hearsey cottage in 2017 was then owned by Frances "Franny" Clements Georgeson. Possibly, Jack Clements had purchased the cottage from the Cumins in the mid sixties. When Henry Hearsey died, his widow inherited it. Upon her death, her daughter Nellie Colburn (Marilyn Abbett's grandmother) owned it, and it fell to Nellie's children Maria and Colburn Abbett, and her brother Robert Colburn to maintain it. Marilyn's dad made the decision to sell it, but the year is unknown... possibly to another owner between Frank and the Cumin Family. Henry Hearsey's daughter Katherine and her husband Robert Adam built the cottage immediately to the north (a Sears kit home), and another daughter Edith Jose and her husband Herbert owned the cottage just north of that. Henry Hearsey had another daughter Vivian, but she possibly was not at Walloon Lake. Henry moved to Indianapolis from the Boston area. He was involved in manufacturing and selling the National Bicycle, and according to the cartoon below, tires. He was also a Hupmobile dealer in Indianapolis. Marilyn's other great-grandfather was George Colburn, an Atlanta businessman who was the secretary and manager of the Stafford Springs Resort, and bottled water company. George came to Walloon Lake to escape the heat of Stafford Spring, Mississippi, in the summer. He built at either 1808 or 1805 North Shore... whichever one that Krimmendahl's own in 2017.
Other records farther below show that Henry Thomas Hearsey died 31 August 1939 in Indianapolis, Indiana, at 76 years old.
Other records farther below show that Henry Thomas Hearsey died 31 August 1939 in Indianapolis, Indiana, at 76 years old.
Submitted by Jock and Marilyn Abbett Rader from an unknown book
Photos Below: David Jose told in March 2014: "My great grandfather Harry T. Hearsey's home was on the North Shore. He bought the land in 1897. I am not sure if the house was there, or if he had it built. It is located on the first hill up the North Shore path. The cottage now belongs to Frannie Clements!" David added: "I never was inside the Hearsey Cottage when it belonged to the family. It fell out of the family in the early 50’s. Two of Grandpa Hearsey’s daughters (Edith Jose & Kathryn Adam) owned the two cottages to the west. My brothers and I own Grandma Jose’s cottage. The "walking path" goes under our front porch."
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (Undated)
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
19 September 1909 ~ Daily Resorter & Petoskey Evening News
7 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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7 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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1 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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Article Below Left: Mrs. (Amelia) Victor Jose was the Great Grandmother of David Jose who explained that her son Herbert is David's Grandfather. Herbert's brother was Victor Jr. "Rudolph" Jose. David thinks that Miss Emma Rhodehamel should have been written as "Mrs." Emma (Jose) Rhodehamel as she was a sister to Victor Jose Sr.
10 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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22 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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19 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
26 August 1910 ~ The Petoskey News
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24 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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3 September 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Inaccurate 1930 Article Below: Obviously, the writer/reporter was trying to impress someone. While the HEARSEY Family is proud of their heritage, the Hearsey Family is not connected to the Hershey Chocolate Family! The rest of the information is true, however, as related to the Hearsey Family. Henry T. Hearsey was a part of the bicycle world with his H.T. Hearsey Cycle Company.
21 June 1930 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Death Certificate Below: Henry Thomas Hearsey of Indianapolis, indiana,
passed away 31 August 1939 in Petoskey's Little Traverse Hospital.
passed away 31 August 1939 in Petoskey's Little Traverse Hospital.
1939 Death Certificate for Henry Thomas Hearsey
1 September 1939 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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6 May 1950 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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1965 Wallooner
10 August 1987 ~ Petoskey News Review
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April 2003 ~ Petoskey News Review
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The photo below belongs to Marilyn Abbett Rader who believes this "Linwood" cottage
was owned by her grandfather Robert Colburn who is in the photo.
This cottage is now owned by a Krimendahl.
was owned by her grandfather Robert Colburn who is in the photo.
This cottage is now owned by a Krimendahl.
Submitted by Marilyn Abbett Rader
Hermann Cottage
"Pine Tops"
"Pine Tops"
Postcard Below: The postcard being labeled as "Rustic Bridge, Pabst Cottage" may have a connection to the Dick Hermann Cottage. Dick's 2013 obituary stated his mother was Erna Pabst. Click HERE to contact the webmaster with any additional information about this postcard, or family.
Also, another Pabst cottage on North Shore had been on the site where Bill Bray's new house now stands.
Also, another Pabst cottage on North Shore had been on the site where Bill Bray's new house now stands.
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1921).
Below: Pine Tops... so high up
Submitted by Lauren Macintyre
Below: Interior of Pine Tops
Submitted by Lauren Macintyre
1977
Dick Hermann's second wife Cynthia Beadell Hermann had lived on the South Shore at one time
with her parents Henry and Mary Beadell. Cynthia's parents eventually moved to the North Shore. Dick and Cynthia Hermann built their newer house on Whitfield View, still on the North Shore. Dick's late brother Bob Hermann and wife Polly occupied Pine Tops before selling to Scott Miller. |
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Written and Submitted by Lauren Macintyre, long time Wallooner...
Greenwood Cemetery website...
Hornets' Nest Cottage
1 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Ruth Howe
9 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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6 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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Janet Irwin Cottage > Hole Family Cottage
about 1614 North Shore Drive
about 1614 North Shore Drive
Submitted by Bob Hole with permission to be viewed only on this Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site...
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Janet Irwin came to America from Glasgow, Scotland, on a sailing ship. She married George Irwin and they settled in Mancelona, Michigan, in the late 19th century. They bought a tract of land on the North Shore of Walloon Lake; about 300 acres which included some lake frontage where this cabin above was located. George Irwin was listed on the “List of Property Holders and Resident of Walloon Lake in 1907” which may be accessed by clicking HERE.
Isabel, was Janet Irwin’s sole heir. Isabel Hole’s son R. Duncan Hole was a forestry major at University of Michigan. He earned his tuition, in the 1930s, by selectively logging, not clear cutting, that land on the north side of North Shore Road. The Irwin/Hole forested land was sold by them in the 1950s. Janet Irwin also owned a very small house located about on the 2100 block of North Shore Drive in the village at the Foot. The house was known as the Little Red Hen because Janet painted it bright red with the least expensive paint she could find. She had invested in a number of startup railroads, which subsequently went broke and she used the stock certificates and newspapers to insulate the walls. She lived there for a few years. Following Janet’s death, R. Duncan Hole and his brother Bruce Hole demolished the old cabin, which was in poor condition, and built two small houses on the lakefront property. The family spent many happy summers at the lake, boating, swimming and suffering with poison ivy. 
12 August 1901 ~ The Daily Resorter
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18 September 1926 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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Click on PLAY on the upper left corner of the main photo of the slideshow below to view
the construction of the cabins and the dock.
The slideshow photos were submitted by Bob Hole and posted here with his permission.
Johnson/Ritchie/White
Arrow Head Lodge
882 North Shore Drive
Arrow Head Lodge
882 North Shore Drive
Cottage of Dr. Wm. Wirt King ~ Located on the second hill
Later owned by Kathryn and Robert Adam.
Subsequently owned by the grandson of H.T. Hearsey.
(Dr. King first came to Walloon Lake in 1898.)
Later owned by Kathryn and Robert Adam.
Subsequently owned by the grandson of H.T. Hearsey.
(Dr. King first came to Walloon Lake in 1898.)
8 July 1908 ~ The Daily Resorter & Petoskey Evening News
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick ~
This cottage was built in 1903 by Dr. Wm. Wirt King.
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick ~
This cottage was built in 1903 by Dr. Wm. Wirt King.
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
8 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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20 September 1939 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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By reading the writings of Dr. William Wirt King below,
one can tell how much he enjoyed living on Walloon Lake.
Click each page below to enlarge for easier viewing...
one can tell how much he enjoyed living on Walloon Lake.
Click each page below to enlarge for easier viewing...
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Evidently Dr. King did enjoy writing as the following "Historical Hysterics"
was written for Ted McCutcheon's publication titled "The Northern Michigan Skipper."
This item is interesting in that local Walloon Lake Marina Owner Walter Masters
has written a humorous introduction to Dr. King's article.
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20 November 1947 ~ The Petoskey Evening News
1 October 1948 ~ Petoskey Evening News
9 January 1954 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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8 January 1955 ~ Petoskey News Review
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10 January 1956 ~ Petoskey News Review
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1 September 1957 ~ Petoskey News Review article continued below left...
3 September 1957 ~ Petoskey News Review article continued right column...
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3 September 1957 ~ Petoskey News Review article continued from left column...
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Locust Lodge
(And The Laundry House From The Pines Hotel)
(And The Laundry House From The Pines Hotel)
On page 141 in the book Walloon Yesterdays, published 2002, Mrs. H.F. Norcross Sr. describes the previous owners of Locust Lodge as: Jones, Ellis Carson, Herrick Norcross Sr. and in 2002, Rick" and Jeanie Norcross Jr.:
"The laundry house from the Pines Hotel side yard was moved across the ice by Jones in the 1920s to its present location at 1440 North Shore Drive. A kitchen was added by Jones to the two story structure. Ellis Carson bought it in the 1940s and additional rooms were added upstairs and in the back. H.F. Norcross Sr. bought the property in 1957 and renamed the cottage 'Fairview'."
"The laundry house from the Pines Hotel side yard was moved across the ice by Jones in the 1920s to its present location at 1440 North Shore Drive. A kitchen was added by Jones to the two story structure. Ellis Carson bought it in the 1940s and additional rooms were added upstairs and in the back. H.F. Norcross Sr. bought the property in 1957 and renamed the cottage 'Fairview'."
4 August 1908 ~ The Daily Resorter & Petoskey Evening News
29 June 1910 ~ The Petoskey Record
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26 December 1916 ~ Petoskey Evening News
28 October 1920 ~ The Yale Expositor newspaper
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Bob and Bunny Marquardt Cottage
Bunny EASTER Marquardt was born into the Easter Family on Easter Sunday on 5 April 1942. Her birth date and name were an item in the Easter Family’s local Logansport, Indiana, home town newspaper. Bunny has had only four birthdays actually fall on Easter during her lifetime; 1942, 1952, 2015 and 2026. Bob and Bunny Easter Marquardt married in 1965, bought their land on Walloon Lake in 1978 retired on to the shores of Walloon Lake in 2001.
6 July 2003 ~ Home of Bunny Marquardt
6 July 2003
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6 July 2003
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6 July 2003
Dr. William Stanley McCune Cottage
Dr. W.S. McCune, a Walloon Lake summer resident was a consultan in the surgery and treatment of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Dr. McCune was Chief of the general surgical section of Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. at the time.
25 FEbruary 1969 ~ Petoskey News Review
Greenwood Cemetery History Web Page
July 1996 ~ Petoskey Evening News
McQuade Cottage
Lt. Col. Jeremiah (Jerry) McQuade of North Shore Drive wrote the song of Walloon as shown below...
31 July 1947 ~ Northern Michigan Review
23 September 1954 ~ Petoskey Evening News & Northern Michigan Review
18 April 1955 ~ Petoskey News Review
25 December 1955 ~ Peoria Star
13 January 1956 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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25 April 1957 ~ Petoskey News Review (The OFFICE was referencing the Walloon Lake Post Office)
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4 April 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
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Navin's Cottage on Pine Point
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (Undated).
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1913).
Front of Postcard Above and Back of Postcard Below...
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (31 August 1913).
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1913).
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1913).
Natalie's Craft Cottage (Yaich)
1797 North Shore Drive
1797 North Shore Drive
29 JUly 1963 ~ Graphic Resorter
The Nickey Family Home "Nickenook"
The Nickey Family home "Nickenook" was on the North Shore of Walloon Lake, built in 1918 as pictured in the family history on page 31.
From a copy of an old handwritten account as told by James M. Nickey of Nickey History at Walloon Lake:
"In about 1881 or 1882 (soon after the building of the G.R. & I. R.R., now P.RR) A. B. Nickey, hence-forth known as Grandfather Nickey, landed at the R.R. Construction Camp of what is now Clarion, walking to an Indian Camp located at the point where Bear Creek empties Walloon Lake. He hired an Indian who rowed him to Eagle Island where he stayed in the home of a man named Davis who had taken-up 80 acres of land from the Government. Liking the climate and lake so well he returned intermittently for several years, until, in about 1895, purchased a portion of Eagle Island and thereon built a summer home. From this time until about 1915 Grandfather Nickey and all his Family came to Eagle Island every summer for the wonderful pleasures of the country, lake and fishing. Grandfather N. came up to this section for the sole purpose of looking for a good place to fish. He was a true pioneer, whether it be business or pleasure. About the same time, others recognized the attractions of Walloon and began building summer homes & taking up Govt. land until it was necessary for some form of public transportation to be inaugurated. So in about 1890 two steam boats, "The Laura" & "The Tourist" were put in service and made regular trips about the lake stopping at the various points, landings and harbors shown on the accompanying map (below). This was not sufficient transportation for G.F.N. [Grandfather Nickey] so he was the second man to own a gasoline propelled boat on the lake.
None of the Nickey Clan came to Walloon in 1915 & 1916 and in 1917 Grandfather Nickey passed away.
Because of the discontinuation of the steamboats on Walloon Lake and since roads had not been built, Eagle Island was abandoned by the Nickeys. Mrs. Lois Nickey & Mr. Samuel M. Nickey (son of Grandfather N.) continued to come to Walloon Lake, but rented on the "The North Shore" in 1917. Mrs. S.M.N. (Big Lois) insisted on buying a lot on the North Shore and building "Nickenook". She won her point and in the Summer of 1918 "Nickenook" began a new era of the Nickeys at Walloon Lake."
From a copy of an old handwritten account as told by James M. Nickey of Nickey History at Walloon Lake:
"In about 1881 or 1882 (soon after the building of the G.R. & I. R.R., now P.RR) A. B. Nickey, hence-forth known as Grandfather Nickey, landed at the R.R. Construction Camp of what is now Clarion, walking to an Indian Camp located at the point where Bear Creek empties Walloon Lake. He hired an Indian who rowed him to Eagle Island where he stayed in the home of a man named Davis who had taken-up 80 acres of land from the Government. Liking the climate and lake so well he returned intermittently for several years, until, in about 1895, purchased a portion of Eagle Island and thereon built a summer home. From this time until about 1915 Grandfather Nickey and all his Family came to Eagle Island every summer for the wonderful pleasures of the country, lake and fishing. Grandfather N. came up to this section for the sole purpose of looking for a good place to fish. He was a true pioneer, whether it be business or pleasure. About the same time, others recognized the attractions of Walloon and began building summer homes & taking up Govt. land until it was necessary for some form of public transportation to be inaugurated. So in about 1890 two steam boats, "The Laura" & "The Tourist" were put in service and made regular trips about the lake stopping at the various points, landings and harbors shown on the accompanying map (below). This was not sufficient transportation for G.F.N. [Grandfather Nickey] so he was the second man to own a gasoline propelled boat on the lake.
None of the Nickey Clan came to Walloon in 1915 & 1916 and in 1917 Grandfather Nickey passed away.
Because of the discontinuation of the steamboats on Walloon Lake and since roads had not been built, Eagle Island was abandoned by the Nickeys. Mrs. Lois Nickey & Mr. Samuel M. Nickey (son of Grandfather N.) continued to come to Walloon Lake, but rented on the "The North Shore" in 1917. Mrs. S.M.N. (Big Lois) insisted on buying a lot on the North Shore and building "Nickenook". She won her point and in the Summer of 1918 "Nickenook" began a new era of the Nickeys at Walloon Lake."
26 August 1909 ~ Daily Resorter & Petoskey Evening News
28 August 1942 ~ W. Jeter Eason, Cartiographer's accompanying map to the Nickey History transcribed above
Nickey Cottage From the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Nickey Cottage ~ Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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The Nickenook in Winter
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The Nickennook in Winter ~
This photo was # 86 on the unidentified properties... now identified by Elizabeth Neilson
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10 December 1960 ~ Petoskey News Review
Wylie McLallen is the great-great-grandson of Addison and Orphan Nickey whose pictures are shown in The Nickey Family history booklet as noted above. Wylie has told: “Addison and Orpha Nickey were my great-great-grandparents. They had four children. Their daughter, Maximilia Nickey McLallen, was my great-grandmother. She was a beautiful woman. I have attached a picture of her holding my grandfather as a baby (photo below). She died young, 1907 at the age of 37, from an ear infection that at the time was deadly. So my great-great-grandparents became surrogate parents because my great-grandfather, Elisha Lyman McLallen, was stricken with severe arthritis. ELM had a brilliant mind, a financier, but was a near invalid in a wheelchair and couldn't really manage five children. During their formative years, The McLallen’s children spent their summers with their grandparents at Walloon Lake where they came to know the Hemingways very well. Grandpa was a bullfight aficionado, but I don't know if it was because of Hemingway because their friendship was only a childhood friendship.”Wylie McLallen is the great-great-grandson of Addison and Orpha Nickey whose pictures are shown in The Nickey Family history booklet as noted above.
Submitted by Wylie McLallen
Photo Above: Wylie McLallen's great grandmother
Maximillia Nickey McLallen held Wylie's father. |
In April 2022, Wylie McLallen, Biographer of Ernest Hemingway was interviewed on the Sunbury Press Books Show, a Blog Talk Radio show which may be accessed by clicking HERE.
Wylie McLallen wrote on 6 April 2022: "Shelby Foote once told me that the two greatest influences on the written English language were Shakespeare and Hemingway. I understood what he meant. Sunbury Press offically scheduled the release of my book today to coincide with the PBS showing of the Ken Burn/Lynn Novick documentary film on Hemingway. I do like their work very much and was mezmerized by the first episode watched last night. I suppose my biography of Hemingway is personal, how can any biography not be, but mostly I focus upon his development as a writer interleaved with the development of the "modern movement" in literature, which had a profound effect upon him, and I end it soon after the publication of The Sun Also Rises, which I believe brought "modern literature" into the cultural mainstream. He had a very strong personality, was complex, and also very shrewd and driven, but he was a great artist and as Diego Rivera once said, 'The great artist loves people and Mankind.' There were so many other interesting people encountered in his life that I couldn't resist delving into them also. My hope is that it gives light and understanding to an extraordinary man and his remarkable achievement, and, also, that readers find it enjoyable. Volume 1, Unbridled Dreamer, is now available through Amazon and through the Sunbury Press bookstore." |
Photo Below: This letter from Elisha Lyman McLallen to his wife Maximilia...
addressed to Walloon Lake where she and their children were spending the summer with her parents
Addison and Orpha Nickey.
addressed to Walloon Lake where she and their children were spending the summer with her parents
Addison and Orpha Nickey.
Letter to Mrs. Elisha Lyman McLallen ~ Submitted by her Great-grandson Wylie McLallen
Additional information about Addison Nickey's life, along with a very nice photograph of him, may be accessed by clicking HERE. A.B. Nickey was a masterful business man on various lands across the United States. Along with his sons, Addison Nickey managed livestock farms and lumbering establishments. This article was printed in "The American Lumberman" in 1909.
Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University
Photo Above: Ernest Hemingway's mother Grace Hall Hemingway preserved family photos in one of her family scrapbooks that have been digitized by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. This photo was labeled: "Annual Duck dinner on Grandpa Nickey's 70th birthday August 21, 1914. The Friday before Marcelline and Ursula Hemingway left for Nantucket Island on Monday, August, 24, 1914." Grandpa Nickey was Addison Nickey on chair... sitting next to his wife Orpha... similar to the photo below.
Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University
Photo Above: Addison Nickey died in 1917, and Orpha Nickey lived until 1934.
Lois Nickey Eason inherited the Walloon Lake cabin and kept it until almost her death in the mid 90s.
Lois Nickey Eason inherited the Walloon Lake cabin and kept it until almost her death in the mid 90s.
W.W. Norris "Hillside" Cottage
8 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
North Shore Path/ Saffell-Whitfield Lookout
And
Saffell's "Twin Cedars" Cottage
And
Saffell's "Twin Cedars" Cottage
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website.
Lucile (Spalding) Renwick stood by North Shore Path / O.C. Saffell-Whitfield Lookout ~ From the Collection of Ross Renwick
David V. Tinder Collection of Michigan Photography in the William L. Clements Library University of Michigan Library Digital Collections (1914) ~ by Beebe
7 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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7 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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28 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (1933).
John Sheas "Old Kentucky Home" on North Shore
19 August 1909 ~ Daily Resorter & Petoskey Evening News
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15 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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9 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
The 26 December 2020 obituary for Frances (McGuire) Clements Georgeson revealed the following: Fran first came to Walloon at age 7 with her mother, Juliet (Nusbaum), and her brother, Charles, to help ease her asthma. They stayed upstairs at the current Walloon Lake Inn. That fall, in 1933, her father Whitney McGuire, bought "My Kentucky Home" at 1730 North Shore Drive and renamed it "Bell Aire". Fran made her last Walloon Lake visit at age 90 for her 50th season at 1716 and she was the longest-term member of the WLCC. Her great-grandchildren are proud 6th-generation Wallooners.
In 2003 John W. Clements III was the owner.
In 2003 John W. Clements III was the owner.
Pine Crest Cottage
Three Photos Below: The cottage above this stone walled setting on the North Shore is the Pine Crest Cottage which was built in 1904. The fifth generation of the Samuel Throp family (Nell Smith Hutchens' family) now in 2013 enjoy their summers at Pine Crest. Walloon Yesterdays on page 139, told that "in 1938, the Smiths sold the west 100 feet of this property to Merrill M. Bush Sr. who completed building his cottage in 1940."
Tom and Clara Throp Smith who owned the Windcrest Cottages at The Foot, also inherited/owned Pine Crest Cottage. Pine Crest Cottage had been built by Dan Buckley in 1904 for Sam and Chella R. Benedict. On 5 June 1916 Chella left 200 feet of property to her cousin Charles Throp, Clara's father. Next, Pine Crest was owned by Smith's daughter, Nell Ernst Hutchens. In 2024 Tom Hutchens is the owner of Pine Crest.
Tom and Clara Throp Smith who owned the Windcrest Cottages at The Foot, also inherited/owned Pine Crest Cottage. Pine Crest Cottage had been built by Dan Buckley in 1904 for Sam and Chella R. Benedict. On 5 June 1916 Chella left 200 feet of property to her cousin Charles Throp, Clara's father. Next, Pine Crest was owned by Smith's daughter, Nell Ernst Hutchens. In 2024 Tom Hutchens is the owner of Pine Crest.
25 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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Photos Below: The Cobblestone walkway and bridge were built by Dan Buckley, according to a source separate from the 1910 news article at the left. The article credited Mr. Benedict with "doing most of the work on the bridge himself, as is likewise the case with the rocky wall that extends along the walk"
North Shore Walk ~ Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
23 August 2016 ~ The cobblestone bridge has deteriorated to the point of being overlaid with a wood bridge.
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David V. Tinder Collection of Michigan Photography in the William L. Clements Library University of Michigan Library Digital Collections (1911 OR 1914) created by Beebe.
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North Shore Walk ~ Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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North Shore Walk ~ Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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North Shore Walk ~ Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website.
Photo Below: Isabel Hole and son Duncan Hole took advantage of a photo opportunity on the prized rock bridge.
Submitted by Bob Hole with permission to be viewed only on this Northern MIch~Mash Preserve website...
Pine Tree House
Pine Tree House was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Belding... managed by Mrs. Belding. By 1906 Pine Tree House was so busy, being close to The Foot and railroad dock, they added two tents to house more visitors. The Pine Tree House was closed in 1910, with the building having been torn down in 1916. The house was purchased in 1940 by Ivan Wiles, head of the Buick Division of General Motors and his wife Mary Louise. Later on, the property was owned by David and Martha Wiles Krimendahl. In 2023 Link Wiles Krimendahl and daughter Liz preserve the cottage and its historic artifacts.
8 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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25 May 1911 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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9 August 1916 ~ Petoskey Evening News & Daily Resorter
Shady Side ~ Mrs. Watson's Cottage/Reverend Hugh Craven
Lee Ehinger, the grandson of Reverend Hugh Craven, wrote in 2014,
that Reverend Craven bought this home in the 1930s from the Watson Family.
The cottage is located at 2073 North Shore on the corner of North Shore and Lee Street.
that Reverend Craven bought this home in the 1930s from the Watson Family.
The cottage is located at 2073 North Shore on the corner of North Shore and Lee Street.
Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted from the Collection of Ross Renwick
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Submitted by Dean and Marna Wheaton to be viewed only on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website
Photo Below: Reverend Hugh Craven purchased Shady Side from the Watsons, with Lee and Anne Ehinger being the present owners in 2014. Lee Ehinger has been coming to Shady Side his entire life, and loves it. Several years back, the Ehingers moved the Pioneer from the Lena Carlise's property to the Ehinger's back lot, with updating beginning on it. The Pioneer, a small workers' cottage, with stories to tell, had been behind one of the village hotels. The small building was moved across the ice to North Shore as a servants' quarters.
2014 ~ Submitted by Lee and Anne Ehinger
Shafer Cottage
11 May 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
Shelley Cottage
4 April 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
Spindler Cottage
(behind Mizer Hotel)
(behind Mizer Hotel)
Submitted by Andre Pulford, Great Great Grandson of Hotel Mizer owner C.J. Mizer
18 July 1901 ~ The Daily Resorter
K. Hoyt Stone Cottage
5 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
"Belle View" Cottage ~ C.R. Talbott
22 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
George G. Tayloe Family
30 August 1935 ~ Petoskey Evening News
On 5 January 2025 the 100th anniversary of Wallooner Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first female governor was noted! Wyoming celebrated Nellie Tayloe Ross Day on January 5, the 100th anniversary of Ross taking office as the state’s first female governor. Click HERE for additional information about Nellie Tayloe Ross.
Enos Taylor Family
Postcard Below Label: "Taylor Pavillion"
Wallooner Dan Craven, from his personal postcard collection, generously submitted this postcard scene for viewing on this Walloon Lake Wanderings website (Undated).
Enos Taylor had a family cottage on the North Shore of Walloon Lake. The on-line book titled History of Huntington County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests was published in 1914 and may be accessed by clicking HERE. The following pages about Enos Taylor are from the accessible book...
Page 406 of History of Huntington County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests
Page 407 of History of Huntington County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests
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Page 408 of History of Huntington County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests
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Continued below... Written and Submitted by Lauren Macintyre, long time Wallooner...
Continued from above... Written and Submitted by Lauren Macintyre, long time Wallooner...
Tebo/Art and Joan
Joan (DuVal) Tebo
May 22, 1946 ~ October 27, 2025 (age 79)
Joan DuVal Tebo, 79, of Walloon Lake, Michigan, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of October 27, 2025.
Joan was born May 22, 1946, in Washington, DC, to Virginia DuVal. Joan was raised in East Lansing, Michigan, and graduated from MSU with a master’s degree in Fine Arts, a degree in Interior Design, and a degree in Art Education.
Throughout her life, Joan was known for her radiant smile, gracious spirit, and remarkable artistic talent. She was an accomplished watercolor painter, ceramic artist, and dedicated art teacher who inspired many with her creativity and passion.
Joan is lovingly remembered by her husband Art Tebo; two children Corey Tebo and Kristen (Brian) Sheehan; and granddaughter Evelyn Sheehan. She was preceded in death by her mother Virginia; and grandmother Estella McCloud.
She will always be remembered for her kindness, quiet strength and devotion to her family and friends. Her warmth and love touched all who knew her, and her memory will be treasured forever.
A celebration of life will be held on June 27, 2026, at The Highlands, in Harbor Springs, Michigan, from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to [email protected]
May 22, 1946 ~ October 27, 2025 (age 79)
Joan DuVal Tebo, 79, of Walloon Lake, Michigan, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of October 27, 2025.
Joan was born May 22, 1946, in Washington, DC, to Virginia DuVal. Joan was raised in East Lansing, Michigan, and graduated from MSU with a master’s degree in Fine Arts, a degree in Interior Design, and a degree in Art Education.
Throughout her life, Joan was known for her radiant smile, gracious spirit, and remarkable artistic talent. She was an accomplished watercolor painter, ceramic artist, and dedicated art teacher who inspired many with her creativity and passion.
Joan is lovingly remembered by her husband Art Tebo; two children Corey Tebo and Kristen (Brian) Sheehan; and granddaughter Evelyn Sheehan. She was preceded in death by her mother Virginia; and grandmother Estella McCloud.
She will always be remembered for her kindness, quiet strength and devotion to her family and friends. Her warmth and love touched all who knew her, and her memory will be treasured forever.
A celebration of life will be held on June 27, 2026, at The Highlands, in Harbor Springs, Michigan, from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to [email protected]
Thompson/M.A. Family
M.A. Thompson came to Petoskey in the fall of 1874; he located on the homestead on the north shore of Walloon Lake in 1877 where he lived until 1891 when he moved to his present location in 1922 of two miles south of the Petoskey Fair Grounds. Surviving were Mr. Thompson's wife Mary (Adams) Thompson and their five children: George at home; Mrs. W.W. Fairbairn, Alanson; Mrs. C.M. Hopper, Ann Arbor; Mrs. Lot Notestine, Petoskey; and, Benjamin C. Thompson, Petoskey.
6 October 1922 ~ The Petoskey Evening News
J.F. Titsworth Cottage
Article Below: Mr. J.F. Titsworth of Fort Wayne order H.E. Bardwell to build a cottage on North Shore. One week later the family were occupying the cottage, and in two more days the whole place was finished, making the total nine days after the ground was broken. The four rooms on the first floor and one large room above were very nice.
19 August 1909 ~ Daily Resorter & Petoskey Evening News
"Pine Tops" Cottage/Mr. and Mrs. Edmund G. Vaughan
30 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
"Wau Bun" Cottage/Mrs. J.C. Outhet sister co-owner Miss Harriet Paul
25 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
The very next day after the above descriptive article ran in the Petoskey Evening News,
the cottage was listed "For Sale" in the same newspaper article below.
the cottage was listed "For Sale" in the same newspaper article below.
26 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Mrs. N.C. Weter Cottage
9 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Whitfield Buena Vista Cottage
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"Dad and Mother had by this time fallen in love with Walloon and had decided to have a cottage here if they could find some property. It was far enough from Chicago to prevent any self-invited guests to “drop in” as their friend, Mrs. Randall had experienced when she bought a place in Delavan, Wisconsin, some years previously. They naturally talked to “O.C.” [Saffel] and he said good, level vacant lots were getting quite scarce, but he would look around and see what he could find. In a few days he showed up and said there was a fine vacant lot just three doors from him which was owned by a Mr. Kerwood. He and his younger brother had bought these two lots side by side and both were unmarried. The understanding was that when the first one got married the other brother would come and live with the married couple. The younger one got married and subsequently built a cottage on his lot and they all three lived in it. They were from Knightstown Indiana... Mr. William Kerwood, the elder of the two was getting elderly and there didn’t seem much likelihood of his marrying so O.C. thought he might be talked into selling his lot which was adjacent to a village street which would always be vacant.
A few more days and O.C. was back telling us he had talked to Mr. Kerwood who said he’d like to meet us, so a date was set and we went up to call and be interviewed. The upshot of it all was that a selling price was agreed upon. Then O.C. introduced us to a builder, Mr. Harry Bardwell. Mother got a large piece of cardboard and drew some plans and we were all set to become Wallooners. We had let the contract for the cottage and it was started before our two weeks were up at the Mizer. Mother had insisted that the well be driven inside the house as she knew the inconvenience of having an outside well and pump. Mother and Dad had also insisted on having our toilet and washbasin inside in a regular bathroom and they had also come up with the idea of having a large water tank installed on a platform just below the eaves and eave-troughs put on so that all the rain on the roof would be drained into the tank. In that way we had plenty of water for washing and for flushing the toilet, except when we had long, dry seasons. Then, by closing a valve we could use our force pump to pump water into the tank. By using what rainwater we normally got we seldom had to resort to pumping well water into it, a tedious job. But we had what none of our neighbors had---an inside toilet!!! All the others in our vicinity were serviced by the old-fashioned “out house”. This arrangement made kitchen work much easier as there was no undo carrying of pails of water, you could always get a pail full or just a drink at the kitchen sink. Now it was time to leave the Mizer. I don’t know why my folks didn’t just move to another hotel for the two weeks we stayed in Chicago, but I guess Dad thought he’d better get back to his practice for that short time. Anyway that’s what we did and came back to Walloon and the Mizer in another two weeks as the place had been booked full when we left. We returned to find the concrete block foundations all in, the floor joists all laid in place and the well driving started in the kitchen. Yes, it was a driven well and to do it the drillers had to stand on an up-ended old oil drum to swing a huge maul, driving the 1 1/2” pipe into the ground. Then, as the pipe went down they would shift to a large box and then to a smaller one until the pipe was down to where they wanted it. It turned out to be a 20’ well and after a good deal of pumping to get rid of the sand and clay, the water came very cold and clear. It was s a lot better than the city water we now have. I think O.C. had a lot to do with the planning of that house as he had done quite a bit of building himself and knew what was best. I know it was O.C. who suggested the concrete blocks for the foundation, most of the other cottages were set on large cedar posts, but he said that in case of a fire you could always depend on concrete blocks remaining. He also knew about the advantage of using a force pump over the ordinary pitcher pump most folks had. Our force pump was hooked up to a piece of garden hose run out a window and it had enough force to put water onto the roof. That inside pump was a fine idea as you didn’t have to stand out in the rain to pump water as most of our neighbors did. We don’t eve consider such a thin nowadays what with having running water even on farms with the electricity we now have, but before the advent of electricity it was a real boon. ...To get back to the building of the cottage, when we left, the floor joists were all in and the well drilling had started, but when we returned the walls were all up and they had begun shingling the roof. There were scraps of shingles and small blocks of wood everywhere, but I was cautioned not to use any of it in my “construction” until I asked Mr. Bardwell if that was needed. It was great fun to run across the joists without missing one which would result in a skinned shank and admonitions from Mother. Too soon we had to leave for home as school had already started and I was already “late for school”, maybe a week. That was a long winter waiting to get back to the lake and see our new cottage. Finally the day came when school was out and we took the train that same evening for the north woods. It was the Michigan Central which ran on Illinois Central tracks from the twelfth street station through Gary and Michigan City to Kalamazoo where we were bumped around like a cattle train before being hooked up to a Grand Rapids & Indiana engine for the 300+ miles haul to Petoskey and then on to Mackinaw City, the end of the GR&I line. When we did arrive the cottage was all finished, some rugs were on the floors and some furniture which Dad had had sent were in place. And what pleased the folks so much was that the mantle clock we had sent up was in place and running with the correct time, all due to Mr. Bardwell’s thoughtfulness. The well was all connected and Dad just couldn’t wait until he got a drink of that good water, but sadly enough the first few pumps brought nothing but cloudy water, so it was necessary to pump a few minutes in order to clear the pipe and then gradually the clear water would come. Dad had had someone in Chicago make a sign of his and his mother’s favorite motto, “A CONTENTED MIND IS A CONTINUAL FEAST” which the artist had inscribed on a long birch board using a wood burning tool. Later it was my job to insert hooks in the brick of the fireplace and eyes on the top edge of the board so it could be hung there. It was quite unique and lent just the right touch to what my parents thought of as being their real home. They both really enjoyed that house and the surrounding area with woods all around and all kinds of natural shrubbery. At first Mother had planned on having a small back porch with screened in windows, but when O.C. saw how small and out of proportion it was he asked if we were going to have a Newfoundland dog out there, so Mother changed her plans and about four more feet were added. This turned out to be most fortunate as we used that porch as a dining room instead of the living room as she had visualized. Window casings were added later so it became a bit more comfortable in cool weather. A table covered with oil cloth sat in the center of the room and Dad’s chair sat with its back against the wall so he could admire all the woods, birds and red squirrels. That cottage proved a godsend to Dad and I know it added many years to his life and also to Mother’s." ~ James C. Whitfield, Sr. |
7 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
19 July 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
19 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
22 February 1954 ~ Petoskey Evening News & Northern Michigan Review
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Photo Below: No longer owned by the Whitfield Family,
but this photo shows the boathouse and a glimpse of the original Whitfield home/cottage
from on the waters of Walloon Lake.
but this photo shows the boathouse and a glimpse of the original Whitfield home/cottage
from on the waters of Walloon Lake.
13 August 2022 ~ Submitted by Norm and Kathy Stevens
Wiles/Krimendahl Family
See additional information above, about the Wiles/Krimendahl, cottage, formerly the old Pines Hotel.
See farther above information about the Pines Hotel.
In 2003, David and Martha Wiles Krimendahl were owners.
See additional information above, about the Wiles/Krimendahl, cottage, formerly the old Pines Hotel.
See farther above information about the Pines Hotel.
In 2003, David and Martha Wiles Krimendahl were owners.
24 April 1952 ~ Petoskey Evening News
1 August 1978 ~ Petoskey News Review
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11 November 1986 ~ Petoskey News Review
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Gordon Wile's sister is Martha, although her friends call her "Link".
Mrs. Emma Woolfington Summer Home
5 August 1910 ~ Petoskey Evening News
Zent/Talbott (Previously) "Happy Landings"
Click HERE to access additional information about the Zent/Talbott "Happy Landings" cottage.
Click HERE to access additional information about the Zent/Talbott "Happy Landings" cottage.
Ross Renwick Photo Collection
North Shore Drive construction beginning after Labor Day
By David Hopkins Petoskey News-Review Staff Writer | September 1, 2010
WALLOON LAKE — Road construction will start on North Shore Drive in Melrose Township following Labor Day to repair an eroding stretch of the road. The project is a .64 mile stretch of road on the north side of Walloon Lake and extends from M-75 to 4th Street on North Shore Drive. The road, which was paved many years ago, is cracked and has potholes, making the road rough for vehicle travel. "We are paving the road, widening it from 20 feet to 22 feet, and a 1,400 foot segment of the road is being raised to fix some drainage problems," said Mark Wagner, project manager for Rieth-Riley Road Construction.
By David Hopkins Petoskey News-Review Staff Writer | September 1, 2010
WALLOON LAKE — Road construction will start on North Shore Drive in Melrose Township following Labor Day to repair an eroding stretch of the road. The project is a .64 mile stretch of road on the north side of Walloon Lake and extends from M-75 to 4th Street on North Shore Drive. The road, which was paved many years ago, is cracked and has potholes, making the road rough for vehicle travel. "We are paving the road, widening it from 20 feet to 22 feet, and a 1,400 foot segment of the road is being raised to fix some drainage problems," said Mark Wagner, project manager for Rieth-Riley Road Construction.
MEMORIES
In 2013 Mary Erb of Walloon Lake MI remembered that the workers of Camp Wolverine CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) were instrumental in building the bathhouse at the public bathing beach in Walloon Lake, Michigan. Mary knew that those CCC workers also changed the course of North Shore Drive as it leads over the Seven Hills heading north. In about 1939, Mr. Scully paid the workers to have the road moved, and made straight, in an area near his property.
