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Swimmers Enjoy Susterka Lake, June 1954

Swimmers Enjoy Susterka Lake, June 1954 image
Year:
1954
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 25, 1954
Caption:
SUSTERKA LAKE: For the Ypsilanti area Susterka Lake provides swimming accommodations. The pool is operated as a commercial venture, has a high dive as well as other attractions. It is near Rawsonville, south of the Expressway.

Michigan State Police Divers Search Edison Lake For A Handgun, February 1998 Photographer: Robert Chase

Michigan State Police Divers Search Edison Lake For A Handgun, February 1998 image
Year:
1998
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 27, 1998
Caption:
Michigan State Police Diver Mike Asbridge pulls up debris from an inlet to Edison Lake in Wayne County searching for the murder weapon in the Pepper Moving and Storage case.

Geo's Boat Shop - Little Portage Lake, July 1948

Geo's Boat Shop - Little Portage Lake, July 1948 image
Year:
1948
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 10, 1948
Caption:
George Harden of Little Portage Lake has opened a new boat shop which will handle Mercury motors, boat accessories, equipment, supplies and service. The shop, a log structure, is pictured above. Harden also handles the franchise for selling and building log cabins and homes.

Harold Gray At Saline Valley Farms, April 1969

Harold Gray At Saline Valley Farms, April 1969 image
Year:
1969
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 8, 1969
Caption:
Harold S. Gray, founder and owner of the Saline Valley Farms, started as an experimental farm in the early 1930's, takes what may be one of his last looks at his eight-acre lake on the farms, located off Milkey Rd. in York Township. Teamsters Local 299 is proposing to purchase the farms, but the transaction is not expected to be final until the local's membership approves the proposal. A vote will be taken in the near future.

Dick Schoonover Sails 7 Foot Sloop He Built With His Father, August 1950

Dick Schoonover Sails 7 Foot Sloop He Built With His Father, August 1950 image
Year:
1950
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 15, 1950
Caption:
"Captain" Dick Schoonever, youngest owner-pilot on Whitmore Lake, brings his seven-foot sailboat into dock with a firm rudder hand as sister Ann, 9, holds the jib sheet. Ten-year-old Dick and his dad, Frederic Schoonover of 11781 Crestview Dr., Whitmore Lake, fashioned the tiny boat from marine plywood. Dick learned to navigate by watching members of the University's Sailing Club in action at the lake. They've named the craft "Shingibes" after a story-book duck.

Aerial Photograph of Four Mile Lake, Lima Township, August 1956

Aerial Photograph of Four Mile Lake, Lima Township, August 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 15, 1956
Caption:
To The Horizon - Lima Township: This aerial photographer's view shows Four Mile Lake in the foreground, the largest body of water in Lima township. The lake was so named because it is four miles due west of Dexter. Wooded areas (in background) encircle some of the 150 farm properties in the township. The township has 71 miles of rural roads, many of them scenic trails, and a population of about 1,000.

Aerial View Of Frain's Lake & Murray's Lake - Superior Township, August 1956

Aerial View Of Frain's Lake & Murray's Lake - Superior Township, August 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 24, 1956
Caption:
TOWNSHIP LAKES: Frain's Lake, in the foreground, and its companion, Murray's Lake, provide fishing and swimming fun. Early histories of the township, describe how Dixboro residents cut blocks of ice from Frain's Lake during winter months. The blocks were taken to Ypsilanti and sold. To the lower left is US-12, the Ann Arbor-Plymouth road, which crosses the township. Prospect Rd. curves through the upper portion of the picture.