"Uncle Dan" Whipple at age 100. Dan was a Civil War veteran and a colorful character in the Traverse city area. The second picture shows him at 108. He was born March 1st 1800.
Aerial view of the Park Place Hotel and downtown Traverse City. The event was the dedication of the beacon on the top of the new hotel. This picture ran in a Chicago newspaper. An arrow shows the location of the beacon.