Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich.)
Police
Douglas police officers Laurence Monique and Jack Wicks leaning on their police cruiser in August 1953.
Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of History as part of the Stories of Summer Project.
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Copyright Undetermined
Outdoor recreation
Boats
Black and white photo of three teams of rowboats. Each boat has several people in it, each with their own ore. In the front boat, a man sits on the helm, and in the back boat, there is someone standing.
Black and white photo scan of two women and a man on a row boat that has Saugatuck on the side. In the back of the image is the Mt. Baldhead Motel and several boats. On the reverse: "Saugatuck-Douglas Chamberof Commerce, Saugatuck, MI." In the bottom left, it reads "Joe Armstrong, Allegan, Michigan."
Families
Black and white photo of a large group of people. Seven individuals sit on the steps of a porch, six stand on the porch, and one man stands next to the porch with his hand on the railing. On the reverse: "Painting the Old Hospital." Names are also written on the back in cursive.
Children
Black and white photo of a man, two women and four children of various ages. Three children and one woman sit on the dock, while the others are in a small boat in the front of the frame. There are other boats on the water in the background. On the reverse is written, "Need Not Return" in the top left corner. Near the bottom right, there is an address. It appears to be the back of "On the Water."
Restaurants
Menus
A scan of the front cover of Cafe' Sir Douglas. There is a pine tree in the lower left.
Golf
A black and white photo of three men and a woman that are all dressed professionally who are seated around a table with trophies on it. The woman smiles and the man in the suit appears to be writing something down while the man next to him watches. There is an indiscernible flag that is flying in the background. On the rear: Stamped to the paper are “Don Heuchen St. Louis” “38689” and “JUL 19 1963”. Handwritten below and to the left of the various stamps is: “Heuchan. Golf. Westshore. 1963. Westshne G.C. St. L. at Douglas” There is one more line of text, but it is difficult to make out.
A photo of a group of teens on a pontoon. Three women and three men clad in bathing suits look down at something out of frame, while the center man looks at the camera and smiles. On the back a caption reading, “This motley crew rented the pontoon boat in [unknown] + came down to Douglas beach. Pretty sure it was 1956. Our navigator was aided by Budweiser.” It then lists all of the individuals on the boat, before continuing with the caption, which reads “None of us was 21. We did replenish the beer supply in [town]. Glad it was a calm day. We got the boat back by dark. I’m sure the boat owner never again rented to teens.”
A photo of a woman putting a golf ball towards Hole 18 of a course. Two other women and one man watch as she plays, but only the woman in the middle has a golf club. On the back is stamped “Don Heuchen Photographer PA. 5-3624” and then an address. Below that, there is a 45424 Jul 23 1965. Handwritten to the left, "Westshore G.C. St. L at Douglas golf joust."
A photo of three men and one woman playing golf together. The woman has putted her ball towards the hole, where a man holds the flag. Another man crouches, and the other man casually rests on his golf club. On the back is inscribed “St. Louis at Douglas Golf Joust. From Left Potter [unknown], kneeling/unknown, Susan Switzer Fons, Jerome Switzer on the right.” It also has Don Heuchen’s record stamps and address, as well as the date.
A photo of three boys and one girl. One boy kneels in the dirt and holds a hammer. The other three children sit on the stairs to an enclosed porch. One holds her hands over her ears, one looks at his hands, and the other looks at the boy while holding something in his right hand. On the back, "Don Heuchan Jul 4 1954 St. Louis" is stamped in red. Below that, “BUZ MARY CHARLIE + Johnny Dempsey” and “Heuchen kids cottage AT 109 Lakeshore” are written with irregular capitalization.
Allegan County (Mich.)Beaches
Photograph of a mother and father with two daughters and two sons in swimming attire on the beach. They are posing as a group with a small dachshund. On the back of the photo is written "Heuchan family circa 1954-55. From left - Buz Heucha, Charlie Heuchan, Heather H. (seated, as well as Pete [,y mother]) little sister, Mary. Dad, Don Heuchan, standing. He, the Commercial Record "Shnelines" author, and sometime captain of 'Island Queen' & 'Queen of Saugatuck.'"
Warren Valleau (Audio interview and transcript), 2018
Douglas (Mich.)
Oral history
Audio recordings
Warren Valleau was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and visited his grandfather's farm in Saugatuck as a child. He recalls his father's work transporting produce, and in foundries in Grand Rapids, as well as his grandparents' associations with artists along the lakeshore.
Valleau, Warren
Documenting the Histories of Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas, Kutsche Office of Local History
In Copyright
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Howard Schultz (Audio interview and transcript), 2018
Howard Schultz was born in Douglas, Michigan in 1935. Howard recalls growing up during wartime on the lakeshore.
Schultz, Howard
Travis Randolph (Audio interview and transcript), 2018
Travis shares memories of Saugatuck from the 1950s, '60s, and '70s.
Randolph, Travis
Jane Osman (Audio interview and transcript), 2018
Waitresses
Jane discusses working as a waitress in the Saugatuck Douglas area at the Frosted Mug and, later, the Red Wood. She discusses her relationship with the restaurants' owners and the atmosphere of working as a server at that time
Osman, Jane
Duane Newmeyer (Audio interview and transcript), 2018
Gay men
Sexual minorities
Duane Newmeyer describes his young adulthood in Saugatuck and Chicago as he met his husband Erwin. Considerable discussion of time in the dunes and at the Blue Tempo.
Newmeyer, Duane
Joy Muehlenbeck and Jerry Muehlenbeck-Elsinga (Audio interview and transcript), 2018
Sisters Joy Muehlenbeck and Jerry Elsinga describe adjusting to Saugatuck as young women after living in Chicago. Considerable discussion about the Pavillion and education in Saugatuck in the 60's and 70's.
Muehlenbeck, Joy
Muehlenbeck-Elsinga, Jerry
Barbara Kizonas (Audio interview and transcript), 2018
Camping
Beaches
Barbara Kiszonas grew up on the South side of Chicago but shares memories of spending summers in Saugatuck-Douglas as a camper and as a camp councilor.
Kiszonas, Barbara
Jeanmarie Hays Arnold (Audio interview and transcript), 2018
Sailing
Jean Arnold describes growing up Douglas with many memories of various jobs she held as a teenager. She also describes her encounters with the LGBT community in the 70's
Arnold, Jeanmarie Hays
Saugatuck (Mich)
Allegan County (Mich)
Frozen baked products
Food--Storage
Black-and-white photography
Black and white photograph of two semi-trailors which have "Pies, Lloyd J. Harriss" advertised on the side. They are parked outside the Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company loading dock in Saugatuck, Michigan. The one on the left has a truck attached and the trailor on the right is parked for loading purposes. An employee is standing in the middle and appears to be reviewing a clipboard of information. The photograph is taken from an angled view to the left.
Philips, L.
Digital file contributed by L. Philips as part of the Stories of Summer project.
Black and white photograph of two semi-trailors parked outside the Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company loading dock in Saugatuck, Michigan. The one on the right has a truck attached and the trailor on the left is parked for loading purposes. The photograph is taken from an angled view to the right.
Black and white photograph featuring numerous stacked boxes from the Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company. The sides of the boxes are labeled as having "6 - 8" Frozen Pies" and the photograph appears to be taken inside a refrigerator storage facility.
Farming
Black and white photograph of the Heinze Homestead from a driveway view. There are chickens exploring alongside the dirt drive in the front yard and a tree is partially blocking the view of the house.
Foster, Raymond
Digital file contributed by Raymond Foster as part of the Stories of Summer project.