Lake Resort Edition - Village of Pinckney
Lake Resort Edition - Village of Pinckney
Lake Resort Edition - Village of Pinckney
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Hi-land <strong>Lake</strong> Subdivsion<br />
Good <strong>Lake</strong> Front Lots For Sale<br />
Cottages For Sale or Rent<br />
580 Acre Secluded Section Quiet, Restful,<br />
Restricted. Just the place for the<br />
tired City Dweller<br />
Mrst VanSickel, Prop.<br />
PHONE 58F2 <strong>Pinckney</strong>. Michigan<br />
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ane Remodeled<br />
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<strong>Pinckney</strong>, Michigan PHONE 75<br />
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Pfnckney, Michigan PHONE 58F12<br />
WINANS LAKE<br />
Winans <strong>Lake</strong> is located east <strong>of</strong><br />
M. 3fi just past <strong>Lake</strong>land and was<br />
the home <strong>of</strong> the late Governor Edwin<br />
Wvians. It was sold by his son,<br />
George, to Detroit real estate men<br />
who formed Pleasant <strong>Lake</strong> Golf and<br />
Country Club. It has one <strong>of</strong> the best<br />
courses in the state and a fine modem<br />
club house. It enjoys a very<br />
fine membership and patronage<br />
BASE LAKE<br />
This lake derives its name rrom<br />
the fact that it is located on the<br />
Washtenaw-Livingston county base<br />
lire. Early owners <strong>of</strong> lake front here<br />
were George Sill, a retired Dexter<br />
haruware man. John Roberts and<br />
Felix Dunlavey. The earlier cottagers<br />
were, nearly all from Dexter<br />
and Ann Arbor and built on land}<br />
rented from Dunlavey and Sill. After<br />
1920 Detroit people began to]<br />
come out and have now replaced'<br />
most <strong>of</strong> the Dexter and Ann Arbor j<br />
resorters. The Sill and Dunlavey<br />
families have long since sold their<br />
land and many real estate dealers;<br />
have plats here.<br />
THE PINCKNEY MILL POND<br />
The <strong>Pinckney</strong> Mill Pond is a body<br />
<strong>of</strong> water 60 rods wide and about a<br />
mile long. As Henry Ford controls'<br />
the water right) there has been little •<br />
envelopment here, althutgh Charles 1<br />
Skinner has built several cottages on'<br />
too south tide <strong>of</strong> the pond.<br />
The fishing for small and big fish<br />
hfjf always been excellent he e and<br />
tfce mei And children <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pinckney</strong><br />
have used it as a swimming<br />
for the past hundred years.<br />
ISLAND LAKE<br />
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Island <strong>Lake</strong>, just this side <strong>of</strong><br />
Zukey <strong>Lake</strong> on M-36 is subdivided<br />
on the west and north sides. Several<br />
real estate companies own frontage^<br />
here. T. L. Bourbonnais built several<br />
ct ttages on the west side <strong>of</strong> the lake.<br />
Toledo ice companies once had large<br />
ice houses at both Island and Zukey<br />
lakes but these have both been removed.<br />
For years these houses furr.\<br />
hed the men <strong>of</strong> this section with<br />
employment during the winter<br />
months.<br />
OTHER LAKES<br />
There are a number <strong>of</strong> other<br />
lakes here which have never been<br />
platted but where boats may be<br />
rented for fishing. Among them are<br />
the Schoollot lakes where the Hinchey<br />
and Spears families own frontage.<br />
Bently <strong>Lake</strong> where John Martin<br />
and Mrs. Frank Mowers own<br />
frontage and many others.<br />
FRESH AIR CAMPS<br />
In addition to the U. <strong>of</strong> M. Fresh<br />
Air Camp at Patterson <strong>Lake</strong> which<br />
handles 300 boys at a time there are<br />
the Y.M.C.A. camp at Silver <strong>Lake</strong><br />
and Camp Robinson at the same<br />
'.-ike. There is a Red Cross girls camp<br />
on the soMth side <strong>of</strong> Silver <strong>Lake</strong>.<br />
They have no buildings but camp Wi<br />
tents. There are several Fresh Air<br />
camps at North <strong>Lake</strong> and Dan<br />
Noecker has one a* Ore <strong>Lake</strong>.<br />
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PATTERSON LAKE<br />
Patterson <strong>Lake</strong>, 5 miles south <strong>of</strong> S<br />
<strong>Pinckney</strong>, has a large development. 5<br />
Some years ago there were 128 cot- 5<br />
tages there not counting the building<br />
<strong>of</strong> the U. <strong>of</strong> M. Fresh Air Camp<br />
Burt Thomas, Dexter, bu^t the first<br />
cottages there on land rented <strong>of</strong><br />
John Chalker. Later he purchased<br />
frontage <strong>of</strong> Wm, Doyle which r<br />
subdivided and sold. Following the<br />
death <strong>of</strong> Tohr. Chalker, his sun, Met,<br />
sold many lots and built a stole and<br />
dance hall. This he later sold to Jo\n<br />
Howell who operates but Met<br />
lives at the lake.<br />
still<br />
Messrs Floyd Reason and Orl<strong>of</strong>f<br />
bought the 80 acre Gant farm on<br />
the youth side which they platted and<br />
sold.<br />
The U. <strong>of</strong> M. Fresh Air Camp here<br />
comprises 210 acres, formerly the<br />
Dean Hartsuff, Dan Kaiser and<br />
Chapman farma and is on the west<br />
tide <strong>of</strong> the lake, Pharis Whetzel also<br />
OWHS land on the north side <strong>of</strong> the<br />
lake.<br />
CORDLEY LAKE<br />
Cordley <strong>Lake</strong> is bounded by the<br />
Cordley Jnd Joe Placeway farms and<br />
land <strong>of</strong> the Bross family. The Cordley<br />
farm was subdivided in 1926. a<br />
club house built and a golf course<br />
laid out. The golf course is no longer<br />
in operation. The stockholders<br />
now operate it and hold dances and<br />
parties there over the week end.<br />
Thy are mostly Ann Arbor people.<br />
The Placeway farm, later owned by<br />
Ji-mes Shirey and now by Miss Eva<br />
Melvin, abo has a number <strong>of</strong> cottages<br />
on it. It is located about four<br />
miles cast <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pinckney</strong>, just west <strong>of</strong><br />
K-86.<br />
UUSH LAKE<br />
The lake frontage on this lake<br />
w:i= owned by Fred Teeple, T.oorTe<br />
and Stephen VanHorn and George<br />
Flint<strong>of</strong>t. The first cottage was built<br />
here by Fred Teeple in 1927. Later<br />
the VanHorn Bros, gold their farm?<br />
co the Herndon Realty Co. <strong>of</strong> Detroit<br />
who platted the lake frontage.<br />
Now here are over 30 cottages there<br />
Among them is a fine one owned by<br />
Frank McKelvey <strong>of</strong> Prttsburgh,<br />
Peon., a retired railroad engineer,<br />
His cottage was the second one built<br />
there and is distinctly modern. The<br />
lake is shallow and for this reason<br />
has always been popular for Sunday<br />
school picnics and outings. The<br />
.Noith Hamburg church for years<br />
held their annual picnic there.<br />
BASS LAKE<br />
"here ar two Bass Laks, one lies<br />
just east <strong>of</strong> Cordley <strong>Lake</strong> and its<br />
iYontage is owned chiefly by the<br />
lu'oss family. T h*re v:e a numbi.' <strong>of</strong><br />
cottages hero.<br />
T v ,e other one lies and Co. Over 40 cottages were<br />
built there the first year. A dam<br />
was put in and the water raised to<br />
form a good sized lake. The place<br />
wac always noted for its excellent<br />
b.utgill fishing. The subdivision is<br />
now controlled by Mr* VanSickle<br />
and Sherwood Bros, <strong>of</strong> Bedford.<br />
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