If you seek Christmas 365 days of the year...

                               BRONNER'S CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ~ Postcard from the 1960s

    Now called Bronner's CHRISTmas WONDERLAND, this Frankenmuth, Michigan institution
    has been making spirits bright since 1945.  Visit their store (parking for 1,000+ cars) or
    navigate their very accessible website for last-minute treasures!

                                                             www.bronners.com

     Take a break from Christmas shopping and visit...

FRANKENMUTH BAVARIAN INN

 Frankenmuth, Michigan  48734

Postcard published by Freeman Studios,

Berrien Springs Michigan, © 1971

In Frankenmuth, where population is only 2,700, 800,000 special dinners

are served annually.  World famous for family style chicken and other dinners.

Dining Room, Coffee Shop, Stein Room, Gift Shop, Bake Shop, and Wine Cellar.

Located 25 miles north of Flint, 15 miles south of Saginaw, just east of I-75.  

Northbound use Birch Run-Frankenmuth exit.

Southbound use Frankenmuth-Bridgeport exit.

Phone (517) 652-9941
www.bavarianinn.com

                                                                         

~ MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR ~

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If you seek a U.P. diner...

                                                 MT. SHASTA RESTAURANT, Michigamme, Michigan

                                                                            -Photo by A.P. Garske
                                                                            -Self-made postcard by the photographer, 2010

Liver and onions, hot roast beef sandwiches, grilled salmon, and chili are just some of the
classic comfort food on the menu at Mt. Shasta, located east of Michigamme, Michigan on
U.S. Highway 41.

Chicagoan Nancy Ferro, a veteran of the food service industry, bought this landmark log
restaurant/bar and brought it back from a derelict state to become a popular eatery in the
Lake Michigamme region, west of Marquette.

Mt. Shasta has a colorful history, as it started out as an Ishpeming-area dance hall in 1936.
The restaurant made a cameo appearance in the 1959 film Anatomy of a Murder, which was
shot on location in the area.  Enlargements of production photos still grace the walls of the
restaurant.

There is a good brief history of Mt. Shasta Restaurant in Hunt's Guide to Michigan's Upper
Peninsula.  Scroll down the Home Page to the tab on the right:  Places Around Michigamme
to Eat.  Mt. Shasta Restaurant is right under the tab, and is itself a link.  Click on and go to
Mt. Shasta's own page!

Read all about Mt. Shasta Restaurant and find information about their specials, and their
winter hours.  Mmm... comfort food!

Mt. Shasta, 1915 U.S. Highway 41
Michigamme, Michigan  49861
906-323-6312      

Hunt's Guide to Michigan's UPPER PENINSULA:

www.hunts-upguide.com/michigamme.html

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If you seek a summer memory...

   "The spectacular and peaceful moments along Michigan's shoreline are special times to enjoy."

                                                           -Postcard photo by John Penrod, © Penrod/ Hiawatha
                                                            Berrien Center, Michigan  49102, Printed in the USA

This postcard, produced by a venerable Michigan family business, is currently available in stores now.

"Penrod/ Hiawatha is a wholesale company serving the tourist retail industry in Michigan, 
Indiana, and Ohio.  We supply high quality post cards, calendars, guide books and souvenirs.
Established in 1958 with just a limited quantity of post cards, the company soon became well 
known in Michigan.  Over the years the company has continued to expand and improve both 
the quality and quantity of the products offered."

     -About Us, from the Penrod/ Hiawatha Company's website  www.penrodhiawatha.com .
 
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If you seek canoes to rent...

Take a fall color tour on our Michigan waterways!

            Few experiences can compare with the thrill of adventure that awaits as the canoe
            silently rounds each bend of the river and unfolds a new panorama in Michigan's
            great out of doors.  For those who wish, canoes may be rented for several hours 
            or a several day trip with adequate camping facilities along the way.
                                                                        
                                                                        -Postcard photo produced by Penrod Studios,
                                                                          Berrien Center, Michigan, c.1960. 

The Michigan Association of Paddlesport Providers lists many areas still open in October!

                                                 www.michigancanoe.com
                                         

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If you seek a Speed-E-Postcard...

                    Postcard of the Mackinac Bridge with Nancy and John, September 4, 2011.

    Kalamazoo friends John and Nancy were up north recently, and stopped in at
    Indian Village in St. Ignace.  Amidst the souvenirs and artifacts sits a little stuffed
    bear in a box, outfitted with a motion sensor.   As you walk by, he asks, "Would you
    like to have your picture taken?"

    You can choose from several background scenes and click! your picture is captured on
    your very own customized postcard (2/$5.00).

    They said that the bear wastes no time snapping the pictures, so you have to hurry to
    compose yourselves in front of the camera!

                                                       
This Speed-E-Postcard was created just for you at Indian Village, 499 N. State St., St. Ignace, MI

         Thank you Nancy and John for sharing your postcard with CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN!

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                      ROADSIDE AMERICA:  Your online guide to offbeat tourist attractions
                                                      Indian Village - St. Ignace, Michigan

                                                www.roadsideamerica.com/story/14379                                                 
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If you seek a magical island...

                                                 BUS RIDING ON MACKINAC ISLAND
Only Greyhounds on Mackinac Island are the four-legged kind.  This is the bus you'll ride there.
                               -Postcard from the 1960s by Benjamin of Mackinac Island.

The first settlers named Benjamin ran the blacksmith shop on Mackinac Island, starting in 1885.

Descendants purchased a photography and gift shop in 1950 and made it their own!
The Benjamins also produced their own line of postcards like the one seen above.
Benjamin Photo and Gift Shop is still in the same location on Main Street.  Visit their
charming website for vintage and new postcards, photographic prints, and books on
Mackinac Island history.

                                                   www.benjaminofmackinac.com

                                                                           ~

                                        The postcard is postmarked August 4, 1969:

                           "Dear M.H.M.--  Remember this?  Have had a ball at H.A.'s
                            wedding-- a beautiful affair here on The Island.  Been here 2
                            days.  Leaving shortly for a couple of days of trout fishing at 
                            Jim's & then back to Kazoo.   Love, D."


                                                                           ~

Send a virtual postcard to anyone with an email account for free by clicking on the link
to the website of Mackinac Island Tourist Information Ltd.

                                   www.mackinac.com/content/gallery/index.html
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If you seek some wooden shoes...

                           From a postcard folio:  West Michigan, The Water Wonderland State,
                           Dexter Press, West Nyack, N.Y., c.1960.

                  Wearable Wooden Shoes website has a variety of shoes for you to order!
                  The shop is located in Nelis' Dutch Village in Holland, Michigan.

                 shopping.dutchvillage.com/dvwearablewoodshoes/dvwoodshoeshop.htm

                               Holland, Michigan:  Nelis' Tulip Farms, from a postcard folio:
                               West Michigan, The Water Wonderland;  Water Wonderland
                               Card Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, c.1960.

                          Nelis' Dutch Village, Theme Park and Shopping in Holland, Michigan:

                                                        www.dutchvillage.com

Visit the city of Holland, Michigan!  The downtown is listed in the National Register
of Historic Places, and has a beautiful park, and wonderful shops and restaurants.
Heated sidewalks and streets in the downtown retail district make your wintertime
shopping excursions a lot easier!  The world-famous Tulip Time Festival is in May.

Summer visitors enjoy Lake Macatawa, and nearby Ottawa Beach, on Lake Michigan.
Click on the link to the website of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for
information on Holland State Park, and related recreational opportunities.

                www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?type=SPRK&id=458
                                       
NOTE:
The Michigan Secretary of State's office included this notice with the drivers license renewal.
The Recreation Passport has replaced the state park sticker.  Read all about it below, and be
sure to check the "Yes" box on your license plate renewal notice when you get it in the mail,
or visit your local Secretary of State office, or click on the link below for further information.

 

                                                                                                                                                       
                                            www.michigan.gov/recreationpassport
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Visit our other postcard blog to see a vintage 1912 postcard from Volendam, Netherlands.

         Pat's Postcard Postings:  My Favorite Postcards from 50 Years of Collecting

                                       www.patspostcardpostings.blogspot.com
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If you seek some Michigan cherries...

The World's Cherry Capital, that is what they call Traverse City, with its annual 

        Cherry Festival and Blessing of the Blossoms.  

The Grand Traverse region boasts the greatest cherry production in the world.

                        Beautiful cherry queens, like the one pictured, reign each year in exciting,

                         spectacular and colorful festival events, viewed by thousands each July.                

                                                                        -Color by Phil Balyeat 

-Postcard postmarked 1974; distributed by the Color Postcard Co., Traverse City, Mich.

CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN was late in posting for this year's Cherry Festival~ sorry!

The 2012 National Cherry Festival will be July 7-14, 2012, in Traverse City.

                                            visit.cherryfestival.org  

Here's a bunch of cherry-related websites, freshly picked from Google:

~ HISTORY OF THE CHERRY INDUSTRY IN TRAVERSE CITY  

      www.traversecity.com/

~ BENJAMIN TWIGGS ~ Legendary Cherry Products since 1966

      www.benjamintwiggs.com/store

~ CHERRY REPUBLIC

      www.cherryrepublic.com

~ CHERRY STOP

      www.thecherrystop.com

~ U-PICK CHERRIES 

      www.traversecity.com/

The U-Pick website and the History of the Cherry Industry website are courtesy of the

Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau.  Type topic into their Site Search.

                                 Sweet and sour cherry tree orchards dot the landscape of 

Benzie County.  Considered an ideal location for cherry orchards,

Benzie County is heavily involved in cherry production.

-Photo by Reynold Stafford

-Published by Northlight Studios, Buelah, Michigan

  -Postcard from the 1970s  

Cherry Pie at the Cherry Hut in Beulah, Michigan has been a tradition since 1922.

-Postcard by Penrod/Hiawatha Co., Berrien Center, Michigan

THE CHERRY HUT

www.cherryhutstore.com  

Cute website!

First time visitors:  don't forget to take your Cherry Hut menu with you.

Step outdoors and have yourself photographed with a Cherry Jerry

face while standing in front of the restaurant!  Hundreds do it every year! 

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If you seek some gifted youth...

             Trumpeters in front of Kresge Auditorium, National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan
                   Postcard distributed by The Camera Shop, Traverse City, Michigan, 1960s

                 "Oh, sound the call!"  Interlochen Arts Camp is now open for the 2011 season!
                  Interlochen has been "Guiding America's Gifted Youth" since 1928.

                                                         www.interlochen.org

                         Postcard Photo by Al Hyams, "Captured Moments" Photography,
                         Frankfort, Michigan  49635                   -postcard from the 2000s

                    2011 Concerts and Events at Interlochen:  www.presents.interlochen.org

                                                      RECOMMENDED READING:
                                                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

                                                      

     PINE NUTS, Recollections of Summers at Interlochen

by Thom Feild

Copyright 2006, Thom Feild Design, LLC, 

Printed in Michigan,

Paperback, 157 pp., with map

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                                An uproarious and often poignant memoir set in the woods of

                                Northern Michigan, at the most famous and beloved summer

                                arts camp in the world:  Interlochen.  

                                                                                              -back cover of Pine Nuts

                         Click on this link to Thom Feild's website, and read more about Pine Nuts:

                                                             www.pinenutsthebook.com

                         Thom Feild's delightful tribute to the "shrine of the muse divine" features

                         Interlochen's Theatre Arts Department, where Thom spent summers as a

                         camper, and later as an instructor.  It's a nostalgic and fun read, filled with

                         stories "of the theatre clan's backstage business and emotional escapades

                         that make this one truly entertaining playbill".  

                                                                                       -quotation excerpt from back cover

                                      AMAZON is the best place to purchase PINE NUTS.
                               Enter Pine Nuts by Thom Feild into Amazon's website search:

                                                         www.amazon.com/books

                                While at Amazon, read the five 5-star reviews of Pine Nuts:

              "Ahhhh Memories"...  "Pine Nuts left me smiling"...   "lights...campers...Magic!"

              OR... If you are fortunate to be at Interlochen in person:  1) stop in at Scholarship

              (bookstore) and buy a copy of PINE NUTS by Thom Feild;  2) go around the

              corner to the Melody Freeze and pick up a soft serve;  3) find a nearby bench, and

              enjoy a taste of Interlochen.. sprinkled with PINE NUTS!

                                                     Montage of Postcards and a Snapshot 

                                                                      (1940s - 1960s)

                                                                   (click on to enlarge)

                                               Oh, sound the call to dear old Interlochen:

                                                 Land of the stately pine.

                                               Where stalwart hands and loyal ever greet you.

                                                 Faithful to Auld Lang Syne.

                                               Old friends you'll meet,

                                                New ones you'll greet,

                                               A welcome you'll ever find.

                                                So, sound the call to dear old Interlochen!

                                               Shrine of the muse divine.

                    

                                                                       "SOUND THE CALL"

                                                                        Words by T. Henry Francis 

                                                                        Music by Edwin Franko Goldman (1878-1956)

                                                                        Interlochen Bowl March, 1934

                   Photos by Al Hyams -- www.capturedmomentsphotography.com -- card # 107
    Stone Student Center waterfront on Lake Wahbekanetta (Green Lake) provides a beautiful
    recreational setting for the Minnesota Building-- a gathering place for faculty, staff and guests.
    Interlochen Center for the Arts in Northwest Michigan, is home to the renowned Interlochen
    Arts Academy, Interlochen Arts Camp and Interlochen Public Radio.  It is located on 1,200
    wooded acres between Lake Wahbekanetta and Lake Wahbekaness (Duck Lake).

                       The Wishing Well, a popular meeting place on the central campus of the
                                             National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan
                                                  
                                                                   -postcard from the 1960s, Mark K., Inc., Findlay, Ohio

                       Proceeds from the Wishing Well benefit the Interlochen Scholarship Fund.                                                                                       

                                                                        

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If you seek a sleeping bear...

   EMPIRE, MICHIGAN, The park of the village of Empire is beautifully situated between
   Lake Michigan on the West and South Bar Lake on the East.  This favorite recreation spot
   is visited by both resorters and residents.  -Postcard in Ektachrome by Jack D. Rader, 1960s.

Located in Leelanau County, Empire is the gateway to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Links to related websites:   www.empirechamber.com   &   www.leelanau.com

Two online books might be of interest.  Just click and read!

Beautiful Glen Arbor Township:  Facts, Fantasy and Fotos, by Robert D. Rader and the
Glen Arbor History Group, 1977.  Historian Kathleen Stocking writes about the dunes:

              "They change, yet they don't change.  They are like jewels, evocative of
              eternity, of ancient processes in the earth.  Their form changes, but their
              substance does not.  They stay in the memory, those millions upon millions
              of tiny pieces of quartz and feldspar."    -Kathleen Stocking, p. 89. 


                www.manitouislandsarchives.org/archives/ebooks/bgat/bgat-web.pdf

A Nationalized Lakeshore:  The Creation and Administration of the Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore, by Theodore J. Karamanski, National Park Service, 2000.

                          www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/slbe/index.htm

     SLEEPING BEAR DUNES   -Postcard from a folio, West Michigan, The Waterwonderland 
     State, published by Dexter Press, West Nyack, N.Y., c. 1960.

We love the Pure Michigan ads at CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN, and find ourselves grabbing a
hankie whenever these evocative 30-second spots are aired on radio and television.

View Our Ads - Pure Michigan Travel

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If you seek a feel-good movie...

                 GOOGLE ME THE MOVIE, by Jim Killeen, 2007.

                    -Postcard designed by the filmmaker's mother, 

                        and sent out as a party invitation, 2009.

A priest, a swinger, and an actor walk into a Texas bar... 

Sounds like the opening line of a joke, but the story is true.  That unlikely trio

was joined by four others-- all named JIM KILLEEN.

Jim Killeen, born and raised in Birmingham, Michigan, studied theater at Wayne

State, and moved to California to pursue his dream of a film career.  He soon 

found himself to be just another out-of-work actor living in Los Angeles.

One night, everything changed when he hatched the idea for a documentary film.

"It all started when I Googled my name... " is the opening salvo for his independent

film, Google Me The Movie.

Jim Killeen Googled six other Jim Killeens, and not only contacted them by phone,

but sought them out on their home turf.  With a film crew in tow, Jim traveled to

Ireland, Scotland, Australia, and all over the United States.  But that's not all folks...

He invited the Jims to join him in Killeen, Texas, for the city's centennial celebration,

and flew them all there, expenses paid.  Not bad for an out-of-work-actor-turned-filmmaker!

They took part in a chili cook-off, went to a rodeo, and were honored by the mayor, who

proclaimed a "Jim Killeen Day".  Now, about that Texas bar...

Google Me The Movie is a funny, serious, and often moving account of the lives of the

Jim Killeens-- what they share, what is unique to each, what is their philosophy of life,

and what makes them happy.  DNA testing was done to find out if they were actually

related to one another.  The results were interesting...

Watch for filmed segments on location in Beverly Hills, Michigan, and East Lansing.

Movie contains discussions of mature subject matter.

                    www.googlemethemovie.com    

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If you seek an inn on the river...

                                    
    ST. CLAIR INN, St. Clair, Michigan, Postcard from the 1960s, L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
    Entrance and driveway to St. Clair Inn.

The St. Clair Inn, in downtown St. Clair, Michigan, is about 50 miles north of Metro Detroit, and
is a great getaway for lunch or a weekend.

Built in the 1920s, this landmark hotel has vintage English Tudor charm with modern amenities.
Dine outside and watch the busy boat traffic on the St. Clair River.  The St. Clair Inn is perfect
for conferences too.
                                    www.michigan.org/Property/Detail.aspx?p=B16750

    ST. CLAIR INN, St. Clair, Michigan, Postcard from the 1960s, L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
    The St. Clair Inn with its ideal location on the world's busiest waterway, has become famous
    as the perfect vantage point for viewing America's Lifeline.

Read more about lake freighters by clicking on MIDWEST CONNECTION:

Bringing the Great Lakes to Your Fingertips!

                                  www.midwestconnection.com/glshpng/shipping_home.htm  

                                           Happy Summer!   -CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN 

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If you seek Saarinen's genius...

              SAARINEN HOUSE WINDOW (1928-1930), Eliel Saarinen, Architect (1873-1950) 

                              Photograph:  Andrea Eis;  Postcard Design:  Catherine Schrenker

In 1922, Finnish architect Eliel Sarrinen entered a competition to design the Tribune Tower 

in Chicago.  He came in second.  With the money for second prize, Saarinen was able to 

establish himself in the Chicago area, and bring his wife and children over from Finland to 

settle in the United States.

If Eliel Saarinen had won that competition, he would have never accepted a teaching post

at the University of Michigan, or met art patrons George Booth and his wife Ellen Scripps

Booth.  Chicago's loss was Michigan's gain. 

The Booths invited Saarinen to design an educational community on the site of an old farm

in Bloomfield Hills.  Designed in 1925, Saarinen's buildings and beautiful 300-acre campus

was named "Cranbrook".  It is home to the Cranbrook Art Academy, Art Museum, Science

Institute, and private schools for girls and boys.

Visit the Saarinen House, the home Saarinen designed and built as the family residence.  It is 

a classic example of the Arts and Crafts Style, where architecture and interior design converge

into one vision for the perfect living environment-- Saarinen's vision, Saarinen's genius.

Don't miss the surrounding gardens!

www.cranbrook.edu

An exquisite guide to the Saarinen House is presented in PDF form:

www.cranbrookart.edu/museum/images/saarinen/saarinen_guide.pdf

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If you seek a cherry pie...

 

THE CHERRY HUT IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2011 SEASON!  On US-31 in Beulah, Michigan

                                                                                                     -postcard purchased at the store

     It all started in 1922 as a roadside pie stand run by the

     Kraker family, who owned a cherry orchard.  Today,

     The Cherry Hut is a destination for tourists and locals

     from miles around! 

     Their cherry pie is served up with a large dollop of 

     nostalgia, and ice cream too!  The Cherry Hut has a

     full menu-- dine in or eat outside under the red and

     white umbrellas, and catch the Crystal Lake breezes.

      

     

   When you spot the "Cherry Jerry" smiley face sign as you round the curve on US-31,

   you know you're at the right place!

  

   Check out the Cherry Hut website for their menu, store hours, and take-out cherry products.

   Watch the video on how The Cherry Hut makes its famous jam.

                                                     www.cherryhutstore.com

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"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you."

Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice.        -The State Motto of Michigan

                       Welcome To 

           CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN:

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The postcard montage at the left is a grouping of

postcards that were featured individually in earlier

postings.  Scroll down and click on Blog Archive.

MICHIGAN.GOV All About Michigan

www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-29938_30245-2606--,00.html

PURE MICHIGAN Official Travel & Tourism Site

www.puremichigan.org

PURE MICHIGAN Television & Radio Ads

www.michigan.org/Topics/Pure-Michigan-Ads/Default.aspx

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MICHIGAN

www.whimichigan.com

                                                  

If you seek a glass of wine...

     Main Street, Paw Paw, Michigan, 1906, (note electric utility and telephone poles).  

Paw Paw is the County Seat of Van Buren County.  This beautiful region is often referred to as

"Michigan's Fruit Basket", and is replete with roadside produce stands in the summer and fall.

Grapes have been grown in this area since the 1860s.  Paw Paw is home to the oldest winery 

in Michigan-- the St. Julian Wine Company.  The Meconi family from Italy started making wine 

in the "new world" in 1921, and established the company in 1936.  St. Julian's is one of the 40 

largest wineries in the United States. 

                                            

                                          http://lautertu.ehost.com/id4.html

                                                      

                                                      www.pawpaw.net

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If you seek a water wonderland...

                                       GREETINGS FROM WEST MICHIGAN
                                               (Postcard folio from the 1960s)

                   The West Michigan Tourist Association is still based in Grand Rapids:

                                                           www.wmta.org
                    
                     Blogging is possible only when our computers are in running order!
                     If you seek a good computer repair place, specializing in Apple,
                     Circumspice Michigan recommends CompuCraft, also in G.R.:
          

                                                        www.compucraft.net
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If you seek a chicken dinner...

    CHICKEN CHARLIE'S, INC.

                                                                Kalamazoo, Michigan  

                                                            Your Host-- Charles Schwarz

                                             One of Michigan's most outstanding restaurants 

                                                       CHICKEN - STEAKS - SEA FOOD

                                                                       Air-Conditioned

                                                   More than an acre of paved parking space 

Sorry!  Restaurant closed.  Chicken Charlie's was a restaurant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, that

was popular with families in the 1950s.  It was located on the corner of Whites Road and South 

Westnedge Avenue.

Chicken Charlie's had memorable cole slaw-- sweet, tangy, and very finely shredded.  

The restaurant decor featured "picture windows" that were actually huge blow-up photos of exotic locales such as Cypress Gardens.  They were set into the wood-paneled wall complete with recessed lighting.  Click on the card to enlarge it and you will see one of these windows.

This postcard is a Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card,  c. 1952.  

In case you are waxing nostalgic about some favorite spots in Kalamazoo that are no longer around...

                                               www.vanishedkalamazoo.com 

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If you seek a fishing village...

                                               FISHING DOCKS AT LELAND, MICHIGAN

      Thousands of tourists visit this quaint fishing village at Leland, Michigan every summer.
      Located in Leelanau County, "Fishtown" is a favorite gathering spot for artists from all
      over the country.  Next to the fishing village is a beautiful sand beach on Lake Michigan.

                                                                                                          Color by Phil Balyeat

                      Postcard distributed by The Camera Shop, Traverse City, Michigan

             This postcard was postmarked 1968, sent from Okemos, Michigan to Kalamazoo.

                                                      
                                                             www.lelandmi.com
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If you seek an Art Deco skyscraper...

                                                                                     (click on to enlarge postcard)
                          
                             The Guardian Building  is a must-see when visiting Detroit!

                             This 40-story skyscraper is one of the finest examples of Art Deco
                             architecture in North America.

                             Designed by architect Wirt Rowland, it was completed in 1929.
                             The Guardian Building is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

                                                      www.guardianbuilding.com

                                  http://wsupress.wayne.edu/books/962/Guardian-Building
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If you seek an emerald isle...

    PORT OF ST. JAMES

on Historic

BEAVER ISLAND

                                                                                                                -Bob Miles Photography 

                                                                                                  Postmarked 1970

                                            Dear Pat,

                                            Having a great time staying in a motel.  Trees are

                                            huge here and still lots of color.  I won $2.40 in a

                                            Buck-up game.  Love, Mom   

                   

                   Beaver Island, "America's Emerald Isle", is the most remote of all the inhabited

                   islands in the Great Lakes.  A large percentage of the 600 year-round residents 

                   are of Irish descent.  The Beaver Island Boat Company starts its ferry season on

                   April 1st...

                                                              

                                                                 www.beaverisland.org

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If you seek the muse divine...

  NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP

Interlochen, Michigan

         This is the famous Interlochen Bowl during the season's final concert.  Here over 1,000

         campers perform Liszt's Les Préludes before a huge audience.                                       

                                                                                                                          -camp photo                                          

                       This postcard was sent by a camper to her parents on August 12, 1966.

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Oh, sound the call

To dear old Interlochen,

Land of the stately pine.

Where stalwart hands

And Loyal ever greet thee,

Faithful for Auld Lang Syne.

Old friends you'll meet,

New ones you'll greet,

A welcome you'll ever find.

So sound the call

To dear old Interlochen,

Shrine of the muse divine.

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                                                                www.interlochen.org

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Postcards of a Pleasant Peninsula

   (Postcard folio from the 1960s by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N.Y.)            

Welcome to CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN:  Postcards of a Pleasant Peninsula

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The State Motto of Michigan will explain the title of this blog: 

Si quaeris peninsulam ameonam, circumspice.

"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you."

Please enjoy the eclectic nature of this collection and check back often for new postings.