Silver Lake State Park campground, Beach.
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People lined up watching the impromptu sand drags in the Silver Lake Dunes on a Saturday evening.
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Buggys on the shore of Lake Michigan, in the Silver Lake dunes.
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Silver Lake State Park Campground during the 1950's.
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The channel between Silver Lake and Lake Michigan.
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Bill's Dune rides of Silver Lake. I've been going to Silver Lake since 1978 and I have never heard of Bill's Dune Rides. I would bet the post card is from the 60's.
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K's Camp in on Silver Lake in Mears, Michigan. Across Silver Lake from the dunes.
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Floradale Resort, this is where the Mac Woods Dune Scooters got their start. Floradale Resort was built by Mac Woods at the turn of the century. It's hard to find the original house now that there are so many cottages in the area.
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I would bet these are the 1st, 34 Ford dune buggys ever built.
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Dune Scooters loose in the dunes.
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A vintage Mac Woods Dune Scooter in the Silver Lake Sand Dunes.
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It's nice to see Silver Lake without the big ugly Hotel that now scars the shoreline.
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mears buggy 11
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Another of many versions of the Mac Woods Dune Scooters.
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Out for a cruise.
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Silver Lake Sand Dunes
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This picture is dated 1949. It's the oldest Mac Woods Dune Scooter picture I have seen.
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Little Point Sable lighthouse, during the day.
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Little Point Sable Lighthouse at night with a little light show known as the "Northern Lites".
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Wanna go for a swim? Not a lot of room for changing clothes in a Baja.
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LITTLE POINT SABLE LIGHTHOUSE. I didn't realize how many times I took pictures of the lighthouse.
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This is a picture postcard of the north shore of Silver Lake, looking east. The sand runs right down into the lake. The card is circa 1950.
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Camping in Silver Lake State Park Campground. Circa late 1940's
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Mac Wood's FLORADALE RESORT.A long,long time ago.
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Sand drag racing, Silver Lake style! A typical Saturday evening in Silver Lake sand dunes.
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I was going thru a photo album that contains pictures of my trips to Silver Lake sand dunes since 1978 when I came across a picture that I hope makes everyone at least snicker a bit. Now to setup the circumstances.
I lost the toss, so I had to drive into town to pick up a dozen eggs. The town is the booming metropolis of Silver Lake, actually a small resort community. So Saturday morning at 7:30am I'm driving down the main road thru town when I see this sign that the previous evening at around 12:30 am, read "Cold Beer, Hot Dogs, and Brats".
I was laughing so hard I had to pull over because I couldn't see, so while I was stopped, I thought I had better snap a picture so everyone would believe me. I didn't want to stick around too long and have someone think that I screwed around with the sign.
Upon closer inspection of the picture, I see some of the unused letters laying in the grass.
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Aerial picture of Silver Lake (from a postcard). I can't tell what streets are what. The picture is so old there are no landmarks.
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M.S.B.A. Patch. The Michigan Sport Buggy Association sanctions the Mount Baldy Hillclimb at Silver Lake. It is also one of the few off road buggy clubs in the Great Lakes area.
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An early buggy attacking a dune.
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Original brochure from Mac & Mable Woods, Flora-Dale Resort.
Opened in the early 1900's and known to be the place that originated "Duning".
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The rear page of the Flora-Dale Resort brochure. Wish I could rent a motel room for these prices.
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HART PEA FACTORY. Next time you drive thru Hart, Michigan on your way to Silver Lake you can amaze your friends by telling them, Did you know that Hart was once home to the largest pea canning facility in the world! Now that's some worthwhile trivia.
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GREETINGS FROM SILVER LAKE!
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Little Point Sabel lighthouse in the Winter.
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Little Point Sabel lighthouse, in the Summer.
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Little Point Sabel lighthouse, in the evening.
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Sunset from Silver Lake Sand Dunes, overlooking Lake Michigan.
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Silver Lake Sand Dunes from across Silver Lake.
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A 70's vintage "Amphicar" concluding it's voyage across Silver Lake to spend a bit of time on the beach.
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All a shore thats going a shore.
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Headed for home.
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As you can see Silver Lake is very shallow quite a ways out.
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SEAPLANE 1
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When you are bouncing around the lake on a WaveRunner and you hear the roar of an airplane coming up behind you, then you see an airplane getting ready to land over the top of you...It makes for some anxious moments.
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Headed out to sea (Silver Lake) for a takeoff. So much for a great swim platform.
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MAC WOODS DUNE SCOOTERS COLLECTOR PLATE
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A few dune cruisers from Bills Dune Rides in Silver Lake. Bills was housed where "Craigs Cruisers" is located now.
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Lake Michigan "Ice Banks" on the beach of the Silver Lake sand dunes. Circa 1910.
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The "Silver Queen" (WWII US ARMY Duck) going ashore. The Silver Queen was operated by the "FloraDale Resort". I have yet been able to find out exactly where the "Silver Lake Resort" was located.
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This is a 1930's post card of the Silver Lake Sand Dunes. It just happens that it is probably the same dune that is in the previous picture.
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