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This was the Restwell Motel. It was still there in the early 1990's but torn down 8-19-1993.
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My uncle Wilfred owned the motel at one time and it also had several cabins that used to be rented out..my Uncle Henry and Aunt Mary ran the restaurant across the road from the motel in the summer. My mom Wilfred's younger sister..Mary was my mother..fond memories of vacations there.
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Wilfred was my mother Mary's brother..my uncle Francis and Aunt Mary ran the restaurant that was across from the motel in the 50s and 60s..have fond memories of visiting there during the summer and going to the dump to watch the bears forage at night. No bears where I lived.
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I own a cabin that used to be a part of quick arrow resort. The resort was located on the Eastern shore of Big Manistique Lake just South of the Luce/Mackinac County line.
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I own a cabin that used to be a part of quick arrow resort. The resort was located on the Eastern shore of Big Manistique Lake just South of the Luce/Mackinac County line.
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Here is a FindAGrave.com photo, citing further evidence of the name of the motor court in White Pigeon (Mottville) at 10426 US-12. Note Mr. Cortland's given occupation. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107804809/francis-murray-cartland#view-photo=253496621
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I own a cabin that used to be a part of quick arrow resort. The resort was located on the Eastern shore of Big Manistique Lake just South of the Luce/Mackinac County line.
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I own a cabin that used to be a part of quick arrow resort. The resort was located on the Eastern shore of Big Manistique Lake just South of the Luce/Mackinac County line.
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I own a cabin that used to be a part of quick arrow resort. The resort was located on the Eastern shore of Big Manistique Lake just South of the Luce/Mackinac County line.
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A Roadway Inn as of 2024.
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Rotunda Inn was built by George S. Hodges, who resided at 3120 Pine Lake Rd a few lots down. George was also responsible for using his land for the Pine Lake Country Club and building the initial clubhouse ca. 1905 for the Detroit Automobile Club (which later became PLCC). The Rotunda Inn became the first Charlie's Crab restaurant, and after a fire destroyed it, many other Charlie's Crab locations appeared in subsequent years.The lot still exists, as well as George's 3120 location.
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The recent opening of the Crown theatre at Calumet, Michigan, was noted in the August 18, 1917 issue of movie theater industry trade journal "The Moving Picture World."
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The theater opened March 11, 1937 as the State TheaterD. S. Whyte was the proprietor. No architect is given.https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/?a=d&d=BayPJBCN19370310-01.1.1&srpos=68&e=-------en-10--61--txt-txIN-%22architect%27s+drawing%22---------
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The theater opened March 11, 1937 as the State TheaterD. S. Whyte was the proprietor. No architect is given.https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/?a=d&d=BayPJBCN19370310-01.1.1&srpos=68&e=-------en-10--61--txt-txIN-%22architect%27s+drawing%22---------
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The theater opened March 11, 1937 as the State TheaterD. S. Whyte was the proprietor. No architect is given.https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/?a=d&d=BayPJBCN19370310-01.1.1&srpos=68&e=-------en-10--61--txt-txIN-%22architect%27s+drawing%22---------
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The theater opened March 11, 1937 as the State TheaterD. S. Whyte was the proprietor. No architect is given.https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/?a=d&d=BayPJBCN19370310-01.1.1&srpos=68&e=-------en-10--61--txt-txIN-%22architect%27s+drawing%22---------
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The theater opened March 11, 1937 as the State TheaterD. S. Whyte was the proprietor. No architect is given.https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/?a=d&d=BayPJBCN19370310-01.1.1&srpos=68&e=-------en-10--61--txt-txIN-%22architect%27s+drawing%22---------
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The "old photo" (likely taken in the late 1960s - hard to tell since it is blurry) at the top of the page is of the Fairgrounds Bowling Alley that was located on the site of the old Milford Fairgrounds (subject of another page in this website). It is not the same as the bowling alley on South Milford Road. The Sinacola family was the last to operate the Fairgrounds Bowling Alley. After the Fairgrounds Bowling Alley ceased to be a bowling alley, it was sold to George Mott of Mott Media (a Christian based classical education publisher). That company is now located in Fenton, Michigan. Ultimately , the property was sold to Judge Robert Bondy, who developed it into single family residential homes.
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I believe I found the address for the track, 1723 E 8 mile White Cloud MI, 49349
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The theater opened March 11, 1937 as the State TheaterD. S. Whyte was the proprietor. No architect is given.https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/?a=d&d=BayPJBCN19370310-01.1.1&srpos=68&e=-------en-10--61--txt-txIN-%22architect%27s+drawing%22---------
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The theater opened March 11, 1937 as the State TheaterD. S. Whyte was the proprietor. No architect is given.https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/?a=d&d=BayPJBCN19370310-01.1.1&srpos=68&e=-------en-10--61--txt-txIN-%22architect%27s+drawing%22---------
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Devil's Log Slide - What a beautiful place. I miss the seconds it would take to jump horizontally about 3 feet out and fall 10-15 feet vertically and repeat until you get to the bottom and swim in the chilly waters of Lake Superior. Then the arduous climb back to the top, only to repeat the process over and over because it is so fun.
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The theater opened March 11, 1937 as the State TheaterD. S. Whyte was the proprietor. No architect is given.https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/?a=d&d=BayPJBCN19370310-01.1.1&srpos=68&e=-------en-10--61--txt-txIN-%22architect%27s+drawing%22---------
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My grandmother, Madeline Wilber, worked at the camp for over a decade, occasionally taking me to her worksite in the dining area. I have a newspaper clipping from the January 13, 1957, edition of the Battle Creek (then Enquirer and News) concerning a remodeling of the camp and showing her and her co-worker, Mrs. Raymond Griggs posed in that area.At the time it was a conference center for the MEA.
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closed now :(
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Nick's 41 Speedway (drag strip) was located just west of the old Evergreen drive-in. Ishpeming Speedway (dirt oval track) was located across us41 from the 41 Club (now Jerzi's), just a little east. I have a picture of Earl Krause that passed away parachuting on 7-4-1952, "after" he hit the ground. He hit the ground in a small opening in the trees. So, the crowd never really saw the impact. If you want, I can send you the picture of him, but it's not for the sensitive type. Amos McCoy
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My great aunt Johanna Koerschen used to own this motel, she then sold it to her nephew Gus and his wife Heidi, there was a little cabin near the shore of the lake that my great aunt had Gus build her so she could still spend some of her summers up there. Once she passed away, not much of the family talked to gus and his wife due to some family drama. It is my understanding that Gus fell on bad health and they subsequently had to shut down the motel. Many years ago we went up there and camped at fort Wilkins state park and took a walk over that way. I don't know much of the history after that. I do have a photo of me riding my tricycle in the parking lot as that is one of the places my parents honeymooned.
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I am the granddaughter of former owners Theresa and Larry Behme (2003/4-2013/14). I would love to share information about the property, and stories about the renovations of the building for that time period. If you have any pictures from that period of time I'd love to see them. In Nov 2022, former owner Larry Behme passed away suddenly and i'd love to see if you have any photos with his vehicle in the driveway. Thank you for preserving history.
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Just an FYI..St. Clair Township - Ralph Frederick Ulrich Jr., 81, of St. Clair Township, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020.He was born March 18, 1939 in Kimball Township to the late Marion and Ralph Ulrich Sr. He married Karen Diane Knudson on April 9, 1960 in St. Clair.Ralph was a Marysville High School graduate. He went on to serve in the U.S. Navy and then owned and operated Ralph Ulrich Trucking for over 50 years until his retirement in 2007. He also owned the Pontchartrain Motel on Gratiot Avenue for 33 years. He was a member of the Gideons International and Immanuel Lutheran Church.Ps. I personally interacted with Ralph and Karen on numerous occasions and you'd be hard-pressed to find a nicer couple.
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A different Maplewood resort also existed in Paw Paw Lake area. The prior owners of that resort and small bones resort location are getting incorrectly mixed up and merged together. The man convicted for bootlegging was from Paw Paw as were several other owner names you listed. They were not part of Smallbones/Maplewood location. The articles on this website, make it clear that it was near Paw Paw lake and also made reference to the resort “north of Coloma”. A totally different resort history. Old George Smallbones owned from at least the early 60’s to the mid 70’s (likely till when it was sold in 1978) and im pretty sure he was American Indian - (he was darker skinned, strong facial features and very tall and big bodied - I met and talked to him several times as a kid). Stayed there for at least 4-5 summers starting at age 5. One of my great memories was going into the kids clubhouse and listening to the newly released Beatles song called Revolution. Old GeoIn about 1999 or so, I decided to stop by the old resort area and was disappointed to see that it had been sold off years earlier to single-family home development. According to one of the articles on this website, it shows it was sold in 1978. I had stopped in the old barbershop across the street and the long-term barbers told me that old man George had two sons that had made it to the NFL. Never confirmed it, but I remember them telling me. I was wondering what had happened to the shop, but I noticed a vacant lot right next to Driftwood and the restaurant so that would make sense that’s where it was. Old GeoI then discovered on this website that same barbershop was saved by a local farmer not too many years ago. The website also shows a map area of the location of small bones resort and it is shown in the wrong location on the southeast corner of big crooked lake. In reality, smallbones was over right across the street from Driftwood, the restaurant and the barbershop on the southwest corner of the lake. I had found memories of running over the hill across from driftwood to buy my rubber band airplanes. Not sure what I was doing on the other side of the street to go over that hill, but I remember that hill distinctly. Old Geo I also remember a distinct unique smell of lake grasses that I had experienced at no other lakes we’d ever visited. I absolutely love that smell, but haven’t been over there enough to know if it’s still exist, but it was always there when I was a kid and I would know we were there without even looking out the window. Hope this helps
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