Alpena & Northeast Michigan Postcard Collection

    Postmarked July 8, 1920, Mich.

    Postmarked July 20, 1936, Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., Canal Sta.

    The NORTH AMERICAN, SOUTH AMERICAN and ALABAMA at their winter dock in Lake Macatawa in Holland, Michigan. These Great Lakes cruise ships sailed between various port cities until they were retired in

    Postmarked July 4, 1918, Cedarville, Mich.

    Postmarked July 28, 1920, Cedarville, Mich.

    Propeller NORTH AMERICAN at Charlevoix, Michigan.

   

    Copper in barrels and ingots, ready for shipment, Copper Country, Mich.

    Passenger steamer on Portage Lake between Houghton and Hancock, Mich.

    Postmarked July 26, 1923, Manistee, Mich.

    S.S. ALABAMA going out of harbor, Muskegon, Mich.

    Black River Harbor in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Black River Harbor is located near Ironwood, Bessemer, and Wakefield and is a favorite spot with vacationers and sportsmen alike. In the vicinity are

    Michigan Fishing Village. Many picturesque fishing villages dot the shore of Michigan’s Great Lakes.

    Postmarked September 2, 1948, Muskegon, Mich.

    Propeller SOUTH AMERICAN and U.S. Coast Guard boat at Charlevoix, Mich.

    Postmarked August 29, 1917, Detroit, Mich.

   

    Postmarked July 2, 1917, Detroit, Mich.

    VALLEY CAMP – Built as the LOUIS W. HILL in 1917, this historic steamer carried some sixteen million tons of cargo during her career as a Great Lakes freighter. It is now a museum ship, located just

    Coast Guard Cutter MACKINAW – The navigation season in the Great Lakes is extended by keeping the shipping lanes open with this, one of the most powerful icebreakers in the world, whose home port is