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

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.

Pictures of people with fish caught in Green Lake near Interlochen. Most are from the area near the Betsie River inlet in the N.W. portion of the lake by the Diamond Park subdivision.

Betsie river bridge at Green Lake inlet.
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Sigurd Baver and team "Deadheading" (recovering sunken logs) on the Betsie River near Wallin in Benzie county.

Lumberjacks riding logs on a log drive down the Betsie River. Note each man has a peavy for rolling or pushing the logs to prevent or break up a log jam. This tool is very similar to a cant hook but is longer and has a spike in the end for pushing…

Camp Interlochen staff and Pennington family members. The second picture is of a girl near the bridge over the Betsie River probably berry picking.

Boaters on the Betsie River near Karlin titled: "Waters serene near Karlin."

1964 Aerial picture of the north end of Green Lake. The Little Betsie River coming from Duck Lake , the Music Camp sewage lagoons and Bridge Lake are shown.

1. Manistee and Northeastern Railroad train tracks through the pines (present State Park).
2. Hotel Pennington launch headed to Peninsula Point on Green lake.
3. Betsie River Bridge at the inlet to Green Lake.
4. Logs at the Wylie cooperage
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