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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28W1_entertainment-around-the-harbor_South-Haven-MI.html
As the City of South Haven's population grew, and with the arrival of steamship and train passengers, a greater need for entertainment became realized. The popular pastime of the day was "bathing" - referred to as "swimming" today - in Lake Michig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28VZ_over-a-century-of-tourism_South-Haven-MI.html
For over a century, South Haven's beaches, fishing, and boating have attracted tourists. By 1880, steamship lines and railroads brought thousands of visitors from Chicago, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. Resort hotels, guesthouses, cottages, and fruit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28VY_resort-industry_South-Haven-MI.html
The resort industry thrived in the latter half of the 1800s and the first half of the 1900s. Visitors arrived from Chicago aboard steamships that sailed into South Haven harbor daily. The Dewey Hotel, the Avery Beach Hotel, the Newcomes, the Avery…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28VE_algonquin-legends-of-south-haven_South-Haven-MI.html
By: Chief Pokagon "Our traditional account of South Haven given us by ki-os-ag (our forefathers) was held as sacred by them as Holy Writ by the white man. Long, long bi-bong (years) ago Ki-ji Man-i-to (the Great Spirit) who held dominion of Mi-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28VD_shipbuilding_South-Haven-MI.html
Between 1866 and 1902, more than 50 wooden ships were built at shipyards along the banks of the Black River. The construction of these ships was financed by the ship owners, local merchants, groups of shareholders, and small shipping companies. Sh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28V9_evelyn-s_South-Haven-MI.html
(panel one) In 1939, the Sturgeon Bay Boat Works built the Evelyn S for William Seliman Fisheries of Manistique, Michigan. A typical wooden gill net fish tug design prevalent during this period, the tug was sheathed in steel as protection against…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28UT_commercial-fishing_South-Haven-MI.html
Commercial fishing was part of South Haven's diverse maritime economy from the 1860s until the 1970s. In 1932, Christopher Jensen, a Danish immigrant, opened a commercial fishery on the Black River near the Dyckman Avenue Bridge. The Jensen fami…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28UJ_lifesaving-station_South-Haven-MI.html
The Lifesaving Station was a prominent landmark on South Haven's waterfront for more than a century before it was destroyed by fire in 1989. The U.S. Lifesaving Service (USLSS) built the lifesaving station in 1887 to ensure the safety of ships, cr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28UI_south-haven-lighthouse_South-Haven-MI.html
The first light was erected in 1873 at the end of a 225 foot wooden pier that had been in use since 1861. The square pyramid wooden structure consisted of two rooms mounted on a raised platform. The bottom room was for oil storage, the top room ho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28T2_commercial-shipping_South-Haven-MI.html
South Haven emerged as a commercial shipping center in the 1850s. By the late nineteenth century, lumber, fruit, and other manufactured goods were transported between South Haven, Chicago, and other cities on steam vessels. Commercial shipping pea…
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