Collection Item - Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Saugatuck's gays a quiet group

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Scope and ContentThree digital scans of a newspaper article from the Holland Sentinels WEEKend magazine, Saturday, July 14, 1984. The article is titled "Saugatuck's gays a quiet group" by Diane Winocur, special writer. Quote by Kenneth Bouwman of Arrowhead Motel and Joan Bichan, secretary o fthe Saugatuck Chamber of Commerce.

Weekend Magazine 'Saugatuck's Gays' part 1 c.jpg 4.5MB; Photo of Erin Chris, former co-owner and editor of Chicago's Gay Life News, who lived in Saugatuck Township and tends bar at

Weekend Magazine 'Saugatuck's Gays' part 2 c.jpg 4.2MB

Weekend Magazine 'Saugatuck's Gays' part 3 c.jpg 4.7MB; Father Don Klingler, St. Peter's Catholic Church and Rev. Ruth McCarty, Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ. Rev. Ron Luchies of Saugatuck Christian Reformed Church is also quoted.

Entry/Object ID

2024.04.101

Context

Reporting on the state of gay/straight relations in the mid-1980s.

Collection

1960 Gay/LGBTQ+ cultureChurches and religionCommercial businesses

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gammons, LarryDunes Resort 1999-present/Douglas Dunes 1981-1999/Amity MotelChamber of Commerce, Saugatuck-DouglasBlue Tempo/Ed-Mar/Louis Beuerle Hotel ?-1976Jones, Lyle Albert 1927-2009Jennings, Carl 1938-2019Galligan, Bill 1945-2019

Create Date

10/04/2024

Update Date

10/04/2024