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Postcard of the week

Once again I'm featuring a view of the present day Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island - but it was the Moral Re-armament Assembly at the time this photograph was taken, which I would guess was sometime in the early 1950's, prior to when Small Point (B&B) was moved from its original location to where it rests today.

You can see the steeply gabled roof of Small Point just below and left of the center of the photo. If you click on the picture, a larger version will open for easier viewing. Small Point was one of three cottages on what became the MRA campus and if I remember correctly, the last one to be moved from the campus.

This postcard is also interesting in how vacant the land in front of the dorms (now the Mission Lodge) is just a few decades ago. You can clearly see St. Anne's church and beyond that, the white beach where the marina stands now. The large green area between the Chippewa Hotel and the Grand Hotel is now the Jewel Golf Course. A simple postcard, but also a glimpse into Mackinac in the 1950's.

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Comment by Mike Forrester on March 10, 2010 at 7:06am: Irene, thanks for the feedback! It's great to have such 'insider' knowledge!

Comment by Irene Schwab Cowley on March 9, 2010 at 10:51pm: Oh wow! What a wonderful photo! Taken probably the summer of '58, as the 'hyphen' was complete. Prior to that the two residence buildings behind the Great Hall and dining rooms were separate buildings - 'A' building facing the harbor and 'B' building facing Lake Huron. During the winter of '57-58, the connector building was completed. We kids called it 'the Hyphen' - we thought we were very smart! It has an extra floor - that taller section you see.
And this was before the 'barn' was moved to the west side of the Theater.
Yet, that section in front of Mission Lodge ('C' building) has really filled up! The green field that is now the "Jewel" course was the Grand Hotel Golf Course (just 9 holes) then.
Thanks for the memories!