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Pictures of sunken logs being recovered from the Betsie River in Benzie county. The process was called "deadheading" and started following the building of the Thompsonville power dam and continued into the 1940's when most of the logs were gone.

Train from Frankfort to Beulah in Benzie County beside the Betsie River.

Man & woman in boat down the Betsie River, with another man standing nearby.

Remains of the old Thompson sawmill on the Betsie River by the Interlochen Elementary School. It was the first mill in Interlochen and was later employed to produce electricity. Local legend has it being blown up by people unhappy with the water…

Picture of wooden bridge over the Betsey [sic] River.

1938 aerial pictures of parts of Green Lake Twp., Duck and Green Lakes.
1. Duck Lake, Youker Road and Horton Creek.
2. Youker Rd., Green Lake and the land that would become the airport.
3. Green Lake and peninsula.
4. Green Lake south end with…

"Water scene near Karlin Mich." is the title of this glass negative picture taken on the Betsie River downstream from Green Lake.