Grand Haven is a city in the state of Michigan and the county seat of Ottawa County, located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River, for which it is named. The Potawatomi and Ottawa Native Americans lived in the area for centuries and used the river as a trade route into the interior of Michigan.
The city dates its European-American founding to French colonial settlers. A fur trading outpost called Gabagouache was first established by Madeline La Framboise and her husband Joseph. After the war of 1812, the area became more settled by Americans. The first permanent resident was a Presbyterian minister, William Montague Ferry, who founded in 1834 the first church and neighboring town of Ferrysburg. Residents named the town as “Grand Haven” in 1835. Ferry founded the city’s first bank in 1851 in the Ferry & Son building on Harbor Drive and also started a school, Ferry Elementary, which continues to operate. The city was incorporated in 1867.
The Grand Haven port community is an active beach resort with boating, fishing, sailing, etc. along with connecting a state park, campgrounds, and recreational area. The city has 100 miles of bike trails, a state beach, boardwalk, two lighthouses, a pier, a wharf, and a Great Lakes port. It is a destination point for residents of inland cities of West Michigan, as well as many the other side of the state.
This card, published by “A Peters, captures a dock on a rough lake in the moon light. It is post marked in 1909 and is in good condition with minor wear on the corners and edges. The image is clean and clear as is the reverse. The sender is “certainly having a fine time.”
The colors on the images are a more neutral B&W than the scan.
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