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Camp Arcadia on Hamlin Lake, Ludington, MI, 1907

Card type
Printed photo

About this postcard

A view across the water toward a wooded shore dotted with small white cottages and camp buildings. The printed caption calls the scene "A Beauty Spot of Hamlin Lake" and names the cluster "Camp Arcadia on the Upper Hamlin." Hamlin Lake lies just north of Ludington, and in the early 1900s its shores drew summer visitors to cottages and camp grounds reached by boat and rail from town. A line in the message mentions a lake voyage, fitting the resort traffic of the period.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Very glad to get line after your lake voyage. Hope you are well + happy. E. V. Myers. Aug. 6. 1907.

PostmarkedLudington, MI, August 6, 1907
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Anna V. McGorem.

1501 Wilson Ave. Chicago

FromLudington, MI

Postcard record

Postmarked, Ludington, MI
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. Anna V. McGorem., 1501 Wilson Ave., Chicago
Place mentionedLudington, MI, MI
Place sent fromLudington, MI
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesUndivided-back era card with white border; handwritten place line "Ludington, Michigan" at bottom and sender/date ("E. V. Myers. Aug. 6. 1907.") at top; heavy ink smudging over the upper-left of the image; the handwritten word "Lake" completes the printed caption "Camp Arcadia on the Upper Hamlin" (the separate lower printed caption reads "A BEAUTY SPOT OF HAMLIN LAKE"). Postmark: LUDINGTON AUG 6 1907. Undivided back ("This Side for Address Only"), 1¢ Franklin stamp, white-bordered halftone print; light toning and edge wear.

Cite this card

Camp Arcadia on Hamlin Lake, Ludington, MI, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/camp-arcadia-on-hamlin-lake-ludington-mi-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.