THE GRAND DINING ROOM by John Penrod

THE GRAND DINING ROOM - in the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan, is one of the world's famous resorts.  Gourmet and classic American cuisine, service by a proficient and sensitive staff and magnificent views, make for a most memorable dining experience.
                       
                                                                         -Photo by John Penrod, c. 1965
                                                                          ©PENROD/HIAWATHA® Co.,
                                                                           Berrien Springs, Michigan  49102
                                                                           Postcard Number 6545

What started as a hobby in the 1950s, scenic photography became John Penrod's career path. It lead him to capture all the beautiful places in Michigan in his camera lens.  He then turned his photographs into postcards for the tourist trade, and became a legend in his own time.

Click on this link to read about John Penrod's wonderful life as photographer par excellence:

                    TWIN CITY CAMERA CLUB - Shadows and Highlights, page 2

                              twincitycameraclub.com/ShadowsHighlights2a.htm
                                                                       

~~~~~~~~~ CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN:  Postcards of a Pleasant Peninsula ~~~~~~~~~                  

If you seek a fisherman's shrine...

                  NATIONAL TROUT MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN, KALKASKA, MICHIGAN  
Fisherman Shrine, located in the main district of Kalakaska, Michigan.  The fountain, symbolic
of Michigan's Official State Fish, the Brook Trout, is 18-feet high and and the Brook Trout is
17-feet long.  Fountain has wash stones from nearby Torch Lake, and Michigan Petoskey stones
in the base.  The National Trout Festival is held annually, the last weekend in April, in Kalkaska.

                                                                                   -Color by Jim Crawford, 16889-C
                                                                                    Distributed by The Camera Shop,
                                                                                     Traverse City, Michigan
                                                                                   -Postcard postmarked August 6, 1968

If you seek some real fine fishing, click on the link to the Michigan Department of Natural
Resources for information on the upcoming fishing season in our fair State.

                                                      www.michigan.gov/dnr

               ~~~~CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN:  Postcards of a Pleasant Peninsula~~~~                                                                        

If you seek a Winter Wonderland...

                                                                     -Photograph by A.C. Shelton, Postcard c.1960                                                                      
          Snow has returned to Michigan!  Our Water Wonderland is now a Winter Wonderland!

                                                                          -Photograph by A.C. Shelton, Postcard c.1960

     ~~~~~~~~~ CIRCUMSPICE MICHGIAN:  Postcards of a Pleasant Peninsula ~~~~~~~~~