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Village of East Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1891, Minutes, beginning on April 16, 1891 - December 21, 1891

East Grand Rapids - Village - Minutes of 1891 - first minutes kept by Hobart B Miller, livery owner - handwritten from home of J H Poisson.pdf
Village of East Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1891, Minutes, beginning on April 16, 1891 - December 21, 1891. Handwritten minutes. Hobart B. Miller, corresponding secretary

SS Major Amasa Brown Watson on the west side of Reeds Lake. The first Lakeside Club (1895 - 1902) with its regal towers and balconies in the forefront.

lakeside club with SS Major Watson circa 1900.jpg
1895 - 1902 It met its demise by fire on August 3, 1902.
The Lakeside Club was established in January 1895. In early February 1895 its articles of association were filed with the Kent County Clerk. Those involved with the incorporation included Boyd…

SS Florence - Steamer on Lake Harbor, Mich. Postcard postmarked 1924

Florence - Steamer on Lake Harbor Mich postmarked 1924 - published by the Heyboer Co GR Mich - for book.jpg
The SS Florence was John Honore Poisson's first large steamboat. It plied Reeds Lake from 1883 to 1901. It was sold to a party in Muskegon, Michigan in 1902 and sailed on Mona Lake.

"Lake Harbor Park is a 189 acre park located on Lake Harbor Road,…

SS Florence, double decker

Copy (4) of Florence c1882-1902.jpg
The SS Florence, originally a single deck steel hull steamboat was lengthened and widened by her owner Captain John Honore Poisson, in 1890. She plied Reeds Lake until the Captain's death in 1901. John's son, Joseph Poisson helped captain this boat.…