Postcard of Oval Beach overlooking Lake Michigan in Saugatuck, Michigan. The postcard features the entrance to Oval Beach, a small sign with the beach name on it as well as the phrase "Owned and operated by the Village of Saugatuck." A procession of…

Black and white postcard of Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Michigan. The beach is busy and the waves are soft. The stairs on the dunes are discolored and are saturated in a rainbow of color. The handwriting on the back of the postcard reads: "Oval Beach,…

Photograph of an active beach featuring people sunbathing, swimming, and a large red container labeled "Paddleboards" in the midst of the excitement. The sky appears to be a dark blue-grey color making the lake and sky nearly indistinguishable. Circa…

Photograph of a sunny day at Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Michigan. The beach is sprinkled with sunbathers and two multi-colored umbrellas in the foreground. To the right of those umbrellas lies a bright red paddleboard container which reads:…

Paola Doyle was raised in Oak Park and Oakbrook, Illinois and spent her childhood summers in Saugatuck. In this interview, Paola remembers visiting her grandparents' cottage near Mt. Baldhead during the summers as a child, and bringing her own…

Paola Onesto was raised in Chicago. Her family was among the first to buy land and build lakeshore summer cottages in Saugatuck. Her family home was completed in 1921, and Paola recounts generations of family members spending their summers on the…

Photograph Pat and Frank in swimming suits holding their son Mike who is standing on a wooden railing on the beach. Behind them are four other people sitting or laying out towels.

Photograh of sisters Esther Paton Eddy and Barbara Paton Eddy with grandson Ben Plummer on a log on the beach.

Black and white photograph of Pegli Beach. People are seen walking along on a boardwalk on the left of the frame, and buildings and mountains are visible in the background.

Pensacola Beach, Florida. The image was taken from the pier.

Photograph of a few groups of people sitting on towels while talking and sunbathing at the beach. There is a rusty barrel located behind the group at the forefront of the photograph and young men can be seen running near the dunegrass in the…

Photograph of the Eddy clan at the beach. There are two women with a group of about six small children standing at the edge of the water facing the camera. In the foreground seven adults are seated in the sand facing the water.