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Bridges - Portage Lake

Transportation, Bridges, Buildings, Water, Lakes Quincy Pumphouse, Anchor Line Dock & Warehouse, People Fuel Co. with sail shop. Bridge re-modeled or re-built from first wooden bridge between 1894-1900. Corner of Front and Reservation Street. [Image of the Portage waterfront area from a Hancock perspective.]

Scanned: January 16, 2008


Bridges - Portage Lake

Transportation, Bridges, Buildings, Water, Lakes Early Portage Lake Bridge. [Image of the bridge from the Hancock side. Houghton County Courthouse and St. Ignatius Church jut out of the landscape.]

Scanned: January 16, 2008


Bridges - Portage Lake

Persons, Water, Lakes, Human Settlements Houghton, Michigan 1878. Bridge common showing Van Orden lime kiln and old major homestead. [A figure stands by a fence looking over the waterfront.]

Scanned: January 16, 2008


Bridges - Portage Lake Lift Bridge

Transportation, Bridges, Water, Lakes, Construction of lift bridge. [View from the water of the bridge construction. A sign stating "American Bridge" hangs from the bridge.]

Scanned: January 17, 2008


Buildings - Hotels & Taverns

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Water, Lake Breeze Hotel - Eagle Harbor, MI [Photo of the hotel with a walk around porch at the front.]

Scanned: February 6, 2008


Buildings - Hotels & Restaurants

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Persons, Water Phoenix House? [People gather on the wrap around porch of the building. The building is located next to a creek or pond and a large piece of driftwood sits on the edge of the pond.]

Scanned: February 6, 2008


Buildings - Resorts

Buildings, Pavilions, Harbors, Docks, Water, Lakes Pavillion at Jacobsville. [View of the building with arched windows built on stilts in the water.]

Scanned: February 20, 2008


Buildings - Resorts

Buildings, Harbors, Docks, Water, Lakes White City Resort [A blurry image of the White City resort building with a dock attached. Half of the building juts out into the water.]

Scanned: February 21, 2008


Buildings - Post Offices

Buildings, Carriers, Postal Service, Water, Lakes Craig Post Office [This post office is located right on the water. Three people appear to be retrieving their mail by row boat.]

Scanned: February 21, 2008


Canals - Portage

Inland Navigation, Canals, Water, Lakes, Woody Plants, Trees Isle Royale Sands looking toward Houghton/Hancock. [Aerial view of the sands.]

Scanned: March 5, 2008