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Esther Langworthy

Rail road section crew on a hand car at the Interlochen depot.
Interlochen was platted in 1890 where the M&NE and C&WM railroads crossed. It quickly became a lumber town and later after the lumber was gone, served the resorts, cottages, State Park…

An Interlochen area farm. This could be located Green Lake.

Campers sailing on Green Lake. c.1947
Camp Pennington was a private girl's camp started by Parker and Jeanne Pennington on Green Lake from 1943-1950. After 1950 it became a traveling camp of around 100 campers and camped the western U.S each summer…

Shoreline of Green Lake at the Hotel Pennington.

Start of a canoe trip. David Pennington is the young boy by the canoe. c.1946
Camp Pennington was a private girl's camp started by Parker and Jeanne Pennington on Green Lake from 1943-1950. After 1950 it became a traveling camp of around 100…

Glenn Wilson Sr. standing by the wheel of the steam powered tractor at harvest time.

This ad ran in the National Music Camp brouchure. Camp Interlochen and the Music camp ran side by side for many years.


Camp Interlochen, 1919-1943, was an early private girls camp on Green Lake run by Parker and Christina Pennington.

Pony engine in a logging area near Interlochen.
Interlochen was platted in 1890 where the M&NE and C&WM railroads crossed. It quickly became a lumber town and later after the lumber was gone, served the resorts, cottages, State Park and camps that…

Interlochen village school before it burned.
Interlochen was platted in 1890 where the M&NE and C&WM railroads crossed. It quickly became a lumber town and later after the lumber was gone, served the resorts, cottages, State Park and camps that…