West Michigan Pike brochure PDF
Book
DIGITAL ONLY
Item is a PDF of the 2nd edition, published in 1915 to promote the new road. The 75-page publication gives an overview of visitor options —including maps, lodging, advertisements — from South Bend, Indiana to Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Issued by the Publicity Bureau West Michigan Pike Association, Muskegon Michigan
Saugatuck/Douglas content begins is on pages 16-17 with ads for Hotel Butler, Tourist Home and Fruit Growers State Bank plus photos and descriptive text.
Map, Routes and Tourist Directory of the West Michigan Pike, A scenic highway along Lake Michigan, "Lake shore all the way" From the Lincoln Highway to the Straits of Mackinac, The Northernmost Link of the Dixie Highway—"Gulf to Straights"
A fine sampling of tourism at the turn of the 20th century.
Transporation: automobileTransportation: highway and road infrastructure
Winthers, Sally
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09/05/2021
02/13/2024