What now……..?

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I find that now with the ‘Farming in Northern Macomb County’ book having been sent to the publisher, my attention turns to “what now”! For many years I have been very interested in the great lakes lighthouses all around Michigan. I have tried to get too many of the lighthouses and photograph them for myself. A great many I managed to capture, but there was always ones I was unable to get too. Being that my thought process always seems to turn to anything of a vintage nature, I realized I would have to put aside my own images of the lights and work with older images, of which I had a some in the form of postcards.

Arcadia has another series of books, called ‘Postcards of America’ series. These books are very similar to the previous books, with the exception that Arcadia wants the majority of images coming from vintage postcards. Game on! Now, with a nod from Arcadia, I spend time searching out postcard images of the many lighthouses in the great lakes. Where the total scope of this book will be going is in the very early stages of thought, as what to be included and what not to include will take some time. Being able to put my love of lighthouse into book form is a very exciting venture that I am looking forward to.

Here are two vintage postcards, that will be a part of this venture;

Mission Point, in Grand Traverse County, on Lake Michigan, circa 1930’s
Point Betsie Light Station, Frankfort, on Lake Michigan

When seen in modern images of Point Betsie Light Station, these scruffy little bushes completely cover the front facade of this lighthouse, a photographic image of this angle is near impossible.

While I wait for the edits to come from Arcadia, were I will have to turn my focus back to Farming…. which they have now moved the publication time up to August from October. This interest of lighthouses is a subject that I am very excited about and will soon make my focus, I hope you will enjoy coming along on this ride, as I research these very valuable lights and how important they have been to the shipping industry in the great lakes.

On that ‘wee note’ till next week.

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Linda Osborne Cynowa has lived in the Washington Township community since 2007. She moved to this area because of its beautiful hills, stunning scenery, and fruit orchards. Linda’s background is in photography, genealogy, and with a lifelong love of history, found herself working in a voluntary capacity with the Romeo Community Archives at the Romeo Kezar Library. She researched the many historic homes and families in the Romeo and Washington area, which led to a keen interest and knowledge of the area’s history. With a love of the Arcadia Publishing ‘Images of America’ books, she was always bothered that Washington Township wasn’t represented. When inquiring about this, she was told, “You haven’t written it yet”! With the encouragement of the Archivists at the Community Archives, a proposal was submitted for consideration. In September of 2019, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP became part of the ‘Images of America’ series.

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