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  • Collection: Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Go to Cruisin' Around item page

Black and white interior pages of Cruise entertainment publication featuring an article entitled, "Cruisin' Around: On the Road with Michael Ivan." The article highlights a new gay resort near Saugatuck, known as Douglas Dunes, and describes the…
Go to Cruisin' the Bookstore item page

Two interior pages of Cruise entertainment publication featuring a "Cruisin' the Bookstore" book review and advertisements for historic LGBTQ bar and nightclubs. The publication features black, white, and bright yellow lettering. The left side of the…
Go to Cruisin' the Stars Horoscopes and Douglas Dunes Christmas Party item page

Black and white interior pages of Cruise entertainment publication featuring horoscopes entitled "Cruisin' the Stars" as well as an advertisement for the First Annual Christmas party at Douglas Dunes Resort. The party has a listing for a benefit show…
Go to Douglas Dunes Resort Guest Information item page

Tan and brown colored infromational pamphlet for guests of the Douglas Dunes Resort. The front cover reads "Welcome To...Douglas Dunes Resort, P.O. Box 365/Blue Star Highway Douglas, Michigan, 49406 (616) 857-1401." The guest information details…
Go to Douglas Dunes Informational Flier item page

Informational flier for potential guests of the Douglas Dunes resort located just minutes from Lake Michigan in Douglas, Michigan. The letter describes the different amenities offered at Douglas Dunes including an outdoor heated swimming pool,…
Go to Dressel/Builard Civil Rights Amendment item page

Advertisement flier for supporting the Dressel/Bullard Civil Rights Amendment Bill for Michigan, which is "against discrimination in employment and housing due to sexual preferences." Additionally there is information on contributions, a gourmet…
Go to The Dunes Volleyball Tournament item page

Advertisement flier for the 2nd Annual Invitational Volleyball Tournament at The Dunes resort in Douglas, Michigan, which took place on June 12-13, 1982. The flier includes information about tournament registration as well as booking rooms for the…
Go to Douglas Dunes Flier item page

Advertisement flier for Douglas Dunes resort located off Blue Star Highway in Douglas, Michigan. The flier reads: "Douglas Dunes *Honors All* Bartenders, Waiters, & Bar Owners. Oct. 11, 12 & 13 1982." The flier also includes the prices of rooms and…
Go to Twin Gables Hotel Postcard item page

Postcard featuring the dining room within the Twin Gables Hotel in Saugatuck, Michigan. The tables shown are white and there is a small wooden bar located behind the tables. The back of the postcard is blank aside from the small typed description in…
Go to Douglas Dunes Resort Postcard item page

Black and white photo postcard of Douglas Dunes Resort featuring three outdoor scenes. The first is a picture of the pool, the second below it is of the outdoor patio and dining area, and the bottom photograph is of the parking lot and motel rooms.…
Go to Douglas Dunes: Michigan's Escape item page

Publication from Douglas Dunes resort titled "Michigan's Escape" dated May 7, 1982 and labeled Volume 1, Issue Number 6. It features the front and back cover pages which include advertising for the first annual beach party, Mr. Legs contest, and a…
Go to The Berry Cove Country Club item page

An advertisement for the Berry Cove Country Club in Saugatuck, Michigan. It features an illustration of the upper half of a naked man with a towel or bandana around his neck. Membership is advertised as being a dollar and in the bottom right hand…
Go to The Commercial Record - September 3, 1964 item page

Volume ninety-six and issue thirty-six of the community newspaper, The Commercial Record, serving Saugatuck-Douglas since 1869. This issue is dated September 3, 1964 and has a series of different stories, sports news, changes in labor day weekend…
Go to The Commercial Record - July 22, 1976 item page

Issue number thirty of community newspaper, The Commercial Record, dated July 22, 1976 and written in its 109th year of serving the Saugatuck-Douglas community. The front page features an article on the devastating fire which broke out at The Blue…
Go to The Commercial Record - November 4, 1970 item page

Interior page of the Saugatuck-Douglas community newspaper, The Commercial Record, dated Friday, November 4, 1960. Articles feature the Junior Garden Club hosting a campout, a ban of All-Star teams of the Al-Van League, and the price reduction of a…
Go to The Blue Tempo Newspaper Advertisement item page

Newspaper advertisement for The Blue Tempo Jazz Club in Saugatuck, Michigan. It also features Ray Murphy's Jazz Group whose modern jazz and dancing takes place every Saturday night and country music featuring Glenn Owens of Allegan every Friday and…
Go to The Commercial Record - July 30, 1964 item page

Volume ninety-six and issue thirty-one of the community newspaper, The Commercial Record, serving Saugatuck-Douglas since 1869. The newspaper is dated ast Thursday, July 30, 1964 and has a variety of articles covering the winners of Venetian Events…
Go to The Blue Tempo "The House of Music" item page

Front cover advertisement for The Blue Tempo "The House of Music" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The background photograph is a sepia-colored image of a crowded beach, which is most likely Oval Beach on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Go to The Blue Tempo Presents "Old Town" item page

Jazz poster for A Touch of Chicago's "Old Town" performed every weekend at The Blue Tempo in Saugatuck, Michigan. The advertisement mentions a jam session every Sunday and there is a phone number listed at the bottom which says "Call 857-2629." Circa…
Go to All-Star "Jazz Festival" at The Blue Tempo item page

Advertisement flier featuring the All-Star "Jazz Festival" held at The Blue Tempo club in Saugatuck, Michigan. The flier is a more simplified version which is advertising Ira Sullivan's performance at The Blue Tempo club on September 22. Circa the…
Go to Ira Sullivan at The Blue Tempo item page

Advertisement flier featuring jazz musician, Ira Sullivan, playing at The Blue Tempo "House of Music" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The description reads: "Chosen out of America's Top Jazz Musicians to do the Charlie "Bird" Parker Memorial Record Album…
Go to The Blue Tempo Resorter Letter item page

Typed letter from The Blue Tempo Resort addressed to potential resorters ahead of their stay in Saugatuck, Michigan. The letterhead reads "The Blue Tempo, House of Music" in cursive lettering. The letter covers the rates for a stay in The Blue Tempo…
Go to All-Star Jazz Combo item page

Advertisement flier featuring the All-Star Jazz Combo playing at The Blue Tempo "House of Music" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The flier reads: "6 nights weekly. Jazz sessions Saturday, Sunday 3 P.M. 'Till 9." Also listed are the members of the band and at…
Go to Coral Gables Ballroom item page

Black and white photograph of the Coral Gables Ballroom located along the waterfront in downtown Saugatuck, Michigan. The ballroom is full of dining tables covered in white tablecloth and features an amazing shoreline view of where the Kalamazoo…

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