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Vintage Views Along the West Michigan Pike

Vintage Views Along the West Pike:From Sand Trails to US-31 is a pictorial history of Michigan's most famous road. The historic West Michigan Pike, originally M-11, was the first continuous, improved road between Michigan City and Mackinaw City. This route along the Lake Michigan coast opened West Michigan to automobile travel and tourism. The book depicts the adventure and romance of motoring on Michigan s most prominent early highway. Vintage postcards, photographs, maps, and ephemera illustrate this journey as you time-travel through the beautiful West Michigan landscape and quaint towns to hotels and cabins, tourist camps and state parks, and other stops along the road.

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Mailed from osprey, Florida to Mrs. Jo Norman of Battle Creek, Michigan on March 16, 1970:
Hi Jo! Thursday!
Does this look sort of natural? it's a Western Motel. I am in Juniper now. We are going to Bradenton tomorrow. It is sort of cool but nice in the day time. We won't be gone too long. Say Hi to all.
Love, Elsie

The sandy woodland areas in West Michigan provide an ideal habitat for trillium. This one was at Markin Glen Park in Kalamazoo, MI, where the low-lying woodland is carpeted with trillium each spring.

These stunning bird's eye views offer rare and beautiful glimpses of West Michigan's rivers, lakes, and shoreline from the lofty perch of photographer Marge Beaver's camera lens. Beaver's breathtaking four-season photographs transform our view of Michigan into a magical land. From the working harbors and lights along Lake Michigan, to the playful inland lakes, to the fruit- covered orchards, spectacular flowers, and fun-filled festivals, these are images of Michigan as you've never seen her before. All of these, plus arresting photographs of winding highways, snake-like rivers, and city harbors make this book a collector's item for anyone who loves Michigan.
Marge Beaver has been one of the Midwest's premiere aerial photographer for the past twenty years. Her aerial photos have graced the covers of over 15 books and magazines. She lives in Muskegon, Michigan.