May 26 / Dear little Emerson: / This is the picture of the hotel where we are staying. We saw out of our window this morning five small Deer and while out for a walk saw a ground hog a black Bare and a chipmunk. They say there is sheep but did not see t--. / With love Grandma and G-Mohonk Lake Website
Tell mother if she has written to me at any other point than Dallas to let me know by letter addressed to Dallas
This is a large artificial lake and seems queer down here as you see so little water, all the rivers being dry now.
DaddyI think Ardmore City Lake was renamed by the time I was born, and we did most of our lake-related recreational activities at Lake Murray. When my grandparents first started dating, though, they went to the city lake on group outings:
Looking North from the Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N.Y.Postcard Message:
Hello Fred: / We are here again. We were hoping to see you at the Alpine this week. The place is still beautiful but the weather does not seem to make up its mind rain or shine. / Remember Frances and Steve CaliThe posh Fort William Henry Hotel opened in 1855, and it was such a popular destination that new owners dramatically increased the guest capacity. Sadly, in 1909, a fire destroyed the hotel. Two years later, a new, smaller, but still luxurious hotel was opened. Changing tastes and owners couldn't keep the hotel alive, though, and it was torn down in the late 1960s. Just ten years ago, a consortia of Lake George business people decided to open a convention center. To handle the associated demand, the group built a new hotel with designs echoing that of the 1911 building. The current hotel website has a gallery of vintage postcards from the Fort William Henry Hotel.
THE AMERICAN BAPTIST ASSEMBLY / GREEN LAKE, WIS. / A 1000 acre estate of unsurpassed loveliness with a 2-1/2 mile frontage on beautiful Green Lake. It includes a modern 81 room Inn and forty other buildings. It is now an Assembly Conference grounds acquired by American Baptists for purposes of Leadership Training, Spiritual Inspiration, and Christian Fellowship.
Saturday Noon - / Dear Dad, / I am attending a convention of the Wisconsin Home Economics Asso. here. This is 325 miles from M---. I am driving back this P.M. (3 faculty members are with me) Beautiful weather. we have been staying in this hotel. / Love, AliceThe American Baptist Assembly is now called the Green Lake Conference Center.
Shoreham, In the Channel at Pleasant Point HousePostcard Message:
Dear Ethel. Nora said you were very sick I am very sorry I thought you were will by this time I would very much like to see you but I cant get away now. But I pray for you and think of you every day. Keep up courage Ethel God will be mercyfull on all his children who believe in him I have some pictures I will send you soon. love from / Mabel W.
This ship is one of the Great Lakes Steamships and alternating with the S.S. "City of Buffalo" makes regular overnight passenger trips between Cleveland and Buffalo-Niagara Falls.MESSAGE:
Boat comes in 10 min. I'm petrified. 2 nice girls have stateroom next to ours. Wonderful time so far. I'm --- / JeanThe S.S. "City of Erie" was built in 1828 and made its maiden voyage later that year. In 1938, it was taken out of service and then the boat was scrapped in 1941.
Reminds me so much of Juo K's palace (?) / C.Detroit architect Joseph E. Sparks won a competition to design the city's watertower. Fully functional by 1879, the tower also doubled as an observation deck and the surrounding 110-acre park drew many tourists. By 1895, new technology made the tower obsolete, but it remained vibrant as an attraction through the 1920s, though it was shut during World Wars I and II due to security concerns. In 1945, the structure was ruled unsafe and closed to the public and was demolished in 1962. Although some areas of the park were remained open, today the entire park is closed to visitors.
Aug. 25, '27 / Dear Veora, / Returned home last evening. Found your card and was so disappointed that I was not home. Went to Brooklyn Aug. 2nd to Westburg the 15th. Visited Mary and John. Saw many old friends and had some fine rides. I stopped at Kingston Monday and enjoyed a ride to Ashokan - Hope you enjoyed your trip. I will write a letter soon. Will be glad to hear from you. Love, M.V. Pearse
Kentucky Dam creates the largest manmade lake in the eastern United States. It backs up the Tennessee River for 184 miles and creates a lake that stretches south across the western tip of Kentucky and nearly the entire width of Tennessee. At maximum normal operating level, Kentucky Lake covers 160,300 acres.
More important than the project's size are the jobs it performs. Kentucky Dam is the spigot that TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) uses to help control floods on the lower Ohio and Mississippi rivers; it is the gateway to the Tennessee River waterway and is a major generating plant in the TVA power systemOf course, it also provides opportunities for recreation and is home to the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge, multiple state parks, national wildlife areas, and more.
