(Donated by Thomas Rowen) Depicts an Indian (Chief Pontiac or one of his tribe?) looking out over Orchard Lake towards Apple Island. These paintings used to hang on the walls in the old Wilkins Hotel at the corner of Pontiac Trail and Orchard Lake Road. They came into my possession many , many years ago when the Wilkins Hotel closed and became The Meeting Place.
Native American (Chief Pontiac?)
Object ID: 2013-030-001
Collection: Orchard LakeSubjects: Oil Painting
Daniel Whitfield photo image
Object ID: 2013-020-001
Date: 1823-1898
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Schools
Daniel Whitfield photo 1823-1898
Fresh Air Camp
Object ID: 2013-020-002
Date: 1907
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Wayside Signs
The Detroit Free Press began the Fresh Air Camp in 1906 to give underprivileged Detroit children the experience of two weeks of recreation in the countryside. Most were on their first trips away from home, their first rides in new modes of transportation – interurban trolleys, automobiles, buses – which brought them to a whole new world in only an hour. Until 1962 the camp gave children sunshine, fresh air, fun and good food. Generations of village residents shared in play and entertainment with the visiting children.