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June 20, 2008

Suttons Bay … before the harbor

Filed under: backgrounds,boats,history,Leelanau,michigan,photo,summer,suttons bay — Andrew McFarlane @ 7:38 am

I'm always happy when it's a slow news day and I can wander through Don Harrison's incredible collection of Northern Michigan postcards. He has hundreds of cool Leelanau ones and I always learn something new as a result.

Today I learned that Suttons Bay hasn't had that great marina (modern aerial photo) for as long as I thought. It was apparently built in 1962! (link) Be sure to check it out larger and you can also order postcards and other items from Don's Up North Memories collection!

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Thanks for posting, Andy. Fascinating stuff.

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Comment by Mark Smith — June 23, 2008 @ 8:50 pm
You're welcome, Mark. I love stuff like this. When you see this photo, you can see why that old warehouse behind the Bay Theatre is sited where it it - that was a very undesirable piece of swampfront!

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Comment by Andrew McFarlane — June 24, 2008 @ 5:56 am