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NW Provemont Lake Leelanau MI RPPC FOUNTAIN POINT HOTEL & RESORT Summer Folk 1 For Sale
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NW Provemont Lake Leelanau MI RPPC FOUNTAIN POINT HOTEL & RESORT Summer Folk 1:
$30.00
AntiqueNORTHERN MICHIGAN Postcard item: RPPC Real Photo postcard, Color Chrome or other Printed Photo imagecollectible postcard. Card Topics: Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Traverse City Asylum, Benzie County, Lighthouses, Great LakesBoats, Railroads, Resorts and much more!
Couple with an infant dressed in their SUMMER WHITES!...NW Provemont Lake Leelanau Leland MI RPPC FOUNTAIN POINT HOTEL & RESORT back when Summer Folk arrived by Railroad & Steamer Excursion Ferrys Leelanau History and Heritage...HERBERT photo (Traverse City)
History of Fountain Point Resort: About 1860, a French fur trader, Aymar De Belloy, plying his trade near the Narrows of Carp Lake (later called Lake Leelanau), became convinced of the beauty and wealth of the area and purchased a tract of land. He decided to attempt drilling for oil on the land. After a long struggle and close to complete failure, he struck a gusher of sparkling water at a depth of 900 feet in 1867. The sparkling water has been flowing ever since: Thus, the name Fountain Point. After De Belloy’s failure to strike oil, the land changed hands several times until, in 1887, it was purchased by Mrs. Lydia Morrison of Cincinnati. By June 1889, The Fountain Point House was a reality, and guests were arriving for the summer by railroad, steamboat, and buggy. The main three-story building was the center of activity, with additions housing a large dining room, kitchen, and lounge. Mrs. Morrison’s daughter, Mrs. Florence M. Whitfield, managed Fountain Point until 1912, when Albert Meafoy, a relative and vaudeville actor, became the owner. By his death in 1934, all cottages were built, and all had bathrooms. The resort was managed for the estate for two summers. In 1936, Victor A. Gebhardt, a guest since 1917 and grandfather of Susan, the present owner, bought the Point. It has remained in the family now for three generations. Fountain Point is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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