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  • Tags: Basset Island

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Color photograph of West Bay from Bay Street, ca. 1975.

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Two black and white photographs of a group at the shore on Grand Traverse West Bay, 1860-1900. Marion Island is in the background.

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Black and white photograph of the Apple Tree on Basset Island. Basset Island is the former name of Power Island.

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Black and white postcard of an overview of Ford Island (Marion Island) taken from the Freidrich Tower on Old Mission Peninsula, c. 1920's.

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A black and white photograph of the small outlet of Basset Island in the Grand Traverse Bay, plus a color postcard of picnickers on Marion Island (Power Island).

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Color photograph of a quiet view of West Bay from Bay Street, with railroad tracks in the foreground, ca. 1975.

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Boat at the dock on Marion Island. The attraction on the island was a dance hall. The hall was actually located on Basset's Island which is now part of Marion Island. The dance hall is long gone.

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Henry Ford on the dock of the We-Que-Tong Club. Ford's brother-in-law Milton Bryant owned the Grand Traverse Auto Ford dealership. Ford made many trips to Traverse City to visit and eventually owned Marion Island.

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Postcard view of Marion Island probably taken from Old Mission peninsula. (Note the American Drug advertising sign.)

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Three aerial photos of Marion-Basset Island/Ford Island/Power Island.
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