A birchbark-style canoe rests at the near shore of a quiet lake, framed by tall pines and leafy trees, with a dark conifer shoreline across the water and a pink-and-orange sunset sky. The card's own caption names the scene as a greeting from Aniwa, a small community in Langlade County in northern Wisconsin, a region known for its lakes, pines and resort fishing country. The view is a typical mid-century tourist greeting rather than a specific identifiable lake.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Hello there:
Am having a grand time that kind
of [illegible] getting [illegible]
may be [illegible] are the [illegible]
and we are the out [illegible]
and to the out [illegible]
[illegible] thing [illegible] care
Mary
White border; visible linen/canvas texture; printed number 37602 in the lower right corner of the image.
Postmark: WAUWATOSA WIS JUL 20 6 PM 1936. Divided-back "POST CARD" stock with 1¢ green Washington stamp; linen-textured card with white border (front); pencil dealer mark "2.03" at top center; light edge wear and toning.
Cite this card
Canoe on a lake at sunset, Aniwa, Wisconsin, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/canoe-on-a-lake-at-sunset-aniwa-wisconsin-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.
