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Title |
Wayside Sign – Lakes and Attractions at the Orchard Lake Trolley Stop |
Object Name |
Sign, Informational |
Description |
The heart of the lake country was well-served by the trolleys in the early 1900s. No stop in the entire Detroit United Railway (DUR) trolley system was more popular than the Orchard Lake stop located here, where the parallel tracks of the Grand Trunk Railroad and the DUR trolleys crossed Seminary Road. Day-trippers from Detroit and elsewhere could walk to Orchard Lake for activities like swimming or fishing, or walk to Pine Lake to take a steam ferry to the Interlaken Hotel. The trolleys also brought cadets to the Michigan Military Academy for their classes and drills, until the academy closed in 1908. |
Date |
2013 |
Subjects |
Historical markers Hotels Transportation |
Collection |
Wayside Signs |
Catalog Number |
2013-070-007 |
Search Terms |
Interlaken Hotel Pine Lake Orchard Lake Detroit United Railway DUR Wayside Signs MotorCities National Heritage Area |