An illustrated history of Saugatuck, Michigan from the time of Native American Indian tribes to the advent of a white settlement in the early 1800's.
The book text, photos, and illustrations describe... More > the industries that flourished here: lumbering, fishing, shipbuilding, and summer tourism.< Less
An illustrated history of the Chain Ferry in Saugatuck, Michigan that was built in 1857 and served the area for 83 years carrying passengers, freight, horses, and automobiles across the Kalamazoo... More > River. Revived in 1965 the Chain Ferry still operates.< Less
An illustrated history of the Chain Ferry in Saugatuck, Michigan that was built in 1857 and served the area for 83 years carrying passengers, freight, horses, and automobiles across the Kalamazoo... More > River. Revived in 1965 the Chain Ferry still operates.< Less
Channeling the magical love of storytelling of early American writers like Kate Chopin and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Reasons for the Fall follows a trio of aimless, romantic and wealthy friends on a... More > summer vacation to Saugatuck, an enchanted and bohemian town snuggled alongside the dunes of Lake Michigan. This volume also includes three short stories which travel from the sandy Great Lakes coast to the mind of an enchanted old woman, to a personal narrative by the author and, across the solar system, to the cold surface of one of Jupiter’s mysterious moons.< Less
A collaborative project between the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society and the Saugatuck Middle School 6th graders where students researched local shipwrecks and created historical fiction pieces... More > based on the information.< Less
The original book was written by May Francis Heath in 1930. It has been reprinted with an index by Kit Lane and the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society. The 204 page book is a history of Saugatuck... More > and Douglas from 1830 to 1930.Illustrated by Carl Hoerman.< Less